VIRTUAL - SotonDataCloud - 12th April - Azure Stack HCI + Power BI Datamarts

Welcome to Southampton Data Platform and Cloud Group.

This is the meetup for the VIRTUAL event.

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Registration will open two weeks before the event:
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 6:00 PM

Agenda
18:00: Welcome and Intros

18:00: Sameer Mhaisekar - AKS on Azure Stack HCI

19:00: Marthe Moengen - Power BI Datamart - What, How and Why?

19:30: Dennes Torres - Power BI Datamarts: How to use them

20:30: Raffle and finish

Session details:

1. Sameer Mhaisekar - AKS on Azure Stack HCI
After a brief introduction about Azure Stack HCI, the session will succeed deeper into deploying and leveraging AKS on Azure Stack HCI cluster for a consistent management of applications on prem and cloud native.

2. Marthe Moengen - Power BI Datamart - What, How and Why?
In this short session, we will go through the what, how and why of Power BI Datamarts.

We will introduce this feature briefly before going through a demo to show the ETL, modelling and ad hoc query tool that datamarts enable. To end the session we will have a look at when you should, and when you should not use Power BI Datamarts

3. Dennes Torres - Power BI Datamarts: How to use them
Power BI Datamarts was first announced almost an year ago and it's still cause lots os misunderstands. On this session we will explore where Datamarts fits on the data platform architecture and how this feature can improve your entire data environment.

About Sameer Mhaisekar:
I'm the founder organizer of Experts Live India, organizing physical and online conferences. I also host a tech/semi tech podcast, Experts Live India podcast.

I've been awarded Azure content hero and Azure community hero badgers by Microsoft.

About Marthe Moengen:
26-year-old digitalization geek from Oslo enjoying the sweet spot between analyst and developer.

About Dennes Torres:
Dennes is a DBA and Data Platform MVP living in Malta who loves SQL Server and software development and has more than 20 years of experience. He moved to Malta after more than 10 years leading devSQL PASS Chapter in Rio de Janeiro and now is a member of the leadership team of MMDPUG PASS Chapter in Malta organizing meetings, events, and webcasts about SQL Server. He is an MCT, MCSE in Data Platforms and BI, with more titles in software development. He can be found working for DTower Software and speaking in SQL Saturdays around Europe

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A massive thanks to our sponsor Spectrum IT. Without them, we would not be able to host this event for free. Spectrum IT kindly provide funding for the room, pizza and a £20 Amazon Voucher for in-person attendees. Jess Pomfret provides the book about dbatools as a raffle prize for virtual attendees.
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