Category Archives: Business Intelligence

SQL Saturday NYC 2025 Conference, a Success!

Posted on May 11, 2025 by George Walters

Once again, the organizers and volunteers of SQL Saturday NYC created a wonderful experience at the Microsoft Times Square office! Continue reading →

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Key Highlights from Fabric Community Conference 2025

Posted on April 5, 2025 by George Walters

Fabric Community Conference 2025 just finished this past week. There have been a lot of updates since last year when I published this blog: https://george-walters.com/2024/05/10/microsoft-fabric-presentation-and-links-to-help-you/ Please review that blog for the basics around Microsoft Fabric, and how to migrate towards … Continue reading →

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Where are the free in-person events for Microsoft?

Posted on February 25, 2019 by George Walters

A friend of mine recently asked where to get free in-person training on the Microsoft cloud platform. We have tons of online training for free, so that’s easy enough. Microsoft has in-person events in various offices periodically. The Microsoft Technology … Continue reading →

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SQL Saturday Events – Yes, you should go

Posted on February 20, 2019 by George Walters

What are SQL Saturdays? Basically, a day of free training by qualified and enthusiastic people, surrounding the Microsoft data platform! Free? Yes. Sometimes the events charge for lunch. Know that the speakers generally are working on their own dime. Also, … Continue reading →

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Azure DataFest! March 1st, Burlington MA!

Posted on February 9, 2018 by George Walters

On March 1st, there will be an event, “Azure DataFest”, all day from 9-5 at Microsoft’s office at 5 wayside road, Burlington, MA. If you wish to attend, please go here. We are charging 22 dollars for this event plus … Continue reading →

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Upgrading to SQL 2016 (and 2017) and Windows Server 2016

Posted on August 8, 2017 by George Walters

A lot of engineering work has gone into easing upgrades for SQL Server and Windows at Microsoft. In general, a lot of breaking changes no longer happen especially around the database engine. But what about other components? What about Windows? … Continue reading →

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SQL Saturday! Albany July 29, 2017 – Come and learn Databases and BI!

Posted on July 23, 2017 by George Walters

SQL Saturdays are free training events, put on by volunteers who deliver great content to you, the audience, all around Microsoft SQL Server, and surrounding technologies. Continue reading →

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Power BI: Pro Versus Premium

Posted on June 20, 2017 by George Walters

I have been sharing Power BI with customers for some time now.  A quick tour is here. At a high level, Power BI lets you pull together one or more data sources, and create visualizations that are interactive. With our … Continue reading →

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