Author Archives: George Walters
SQL Saturdays, and Future Data Driven Summit: Networking and Learning for Data Professionals
For over ten years, the author has participated in SQL Saturdays, free one-day training events for Microsoft data platform users, featuring technical sessions on SQL topics and networking opportunities. Recently, they presented at events in Albany, Syracuse, and Boston, also attending a virtual summit, promoting local tech event involvement. Continue reading
Microsoft Fabric! Presentation and links to help you!
The content provides a detailed overview of Microsoft Fabric and related terminologies, tutorials, and SKUs. Continue reading
The World of AI! GPT! Copilot! Microsoft has it!
This blog post by George Walters discusses the use of AI models like ChatGPT and Copilot in Microsoft 365 and other Microsoft products. It also introduces AI development tools such as Azure OpenAI, Microsoft AI Studio, and Microsoft Copilot Studio. The author used an AI Assistant in WordPress to improve the content of the post. Continue reading
CDOIQ Symposium at MIT
I have the pleasure of being chosen to staff the Microsoft booth at the CDOIQ Symposium in Cambridge, MA, from July 18-20th! It will take place at the Hyatt Cambridge/Boston Hotel. I posted on LinkedIn below, and there you can … Continue reading
Microsoft Fabric was announced at Build 2023! This is excellent stuff. I recommend you read Matt Roche’s blog below.
With an introduction like that, I should probably remind everyone that this is my personal blog, my personal perspective, and my personal opinions. Although I am a Microsoft employee, I am not speaking for or otherwise representing my employer with … Continue reading
SQL Saturday NYC 2023! A Success!
SQL Saturdays are an amazing, volunteer-led, conference held in various cities. The NYC 2023 SQL Saturday was great! Continue reading
MySQL on Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has the community edition of mysql available as a platform service for you to run your mission critical workloads while alleviating administrative overhead Continue reading
Presenting to others – Yes, you can.
Now that Covid has receded from the forefront, in-person events are getting back into the swing. October 2022! I had the great pleasure of presenting to both SQL Saturday Boston, as well as the Capital Area SQL Server user group … Continue reading
Azure SQL Vulnerability Assessment
The goal of this post is to show Azure SQL Database, and how the vulnerability scans available can help you baseline security, and how to remediate one of the items. Azure SQL Database is a great way to host your … Continue reading
Linkedin learning and Teams: Working remotely
I wanted to share some resources to help businesses out in this day and age. These links are both about managing and working remotely, as well as using Teams to facilitate videoconferencing. I have a previous post as well for … Continue reading
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