<p>SQL Saturday SD is a FREE, 100% volunteer ran, training event for IT data professionals. This event offers high-quality technical training on a variety of data-related topics such as:<br></p><ul><li>Data analytics,</li><li>SQL and No-SQL,</li><li>Database Administration,</li><li>DevOps,</li><li>Development,</li><li>Microsoft Azure,</li><li>Amazon Web Services,</li><li>Google Cloud Platform,</li><li>Databricks,</li><li>Data Science, and Machine Learning,</li><li>Business Intelligence and Analytics,</li><li>Women in Technology,</li><li>Personal Branding,</li></ul>
<p>...and more</p><p></p>
<p>This is a great opportunity for all data professionals or students to engage with their peers and learn from Microsoft MVPs and other local and international speakers, not to mention the great networking opportunities that this in-person event will offer. Don't forget to inform your friends and colleagues about the event!</p><p><br><a href="https://sqlsaturday.com/2024-09-14-sqlsaturday1092/">SQL Saturday San Diego 2024 (#1092)</a></p>

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SQL Saturday San Diego 2024

In this session Rony will demonstrate how traditional on premise databases like SQL Server can be transformed into a GenAI machine. Rony will describe the complexities of using the foundational model over enterprise data and will show how important is to create data models for large language models to optimally function and provide accurate responses. Rony will share the architectural considerations and the business specific use cases observed and how enterprises are adopting GenAI.

Can your database be turned into a GenAI machine?

Think geospatial intelligence is just about mapping data? Think again! In this session, we'll dive into the world of geospatial functions available in popular data platforms. We'll walk through a compelling real-world use case: predicting the percentage of students participating in the free and reduced lunch program using shape files and data from various government agencies. Learn how to leverage geospatial intelligence to enhance analysis, and, yes, even get tips on displaying your results in maps. Whether you're a beginner or looking to expand your geospatial toolkit, this session has something for you. Join us for a journey beyond the map!

More than Just Maps: Unleashing Geospatial Intelligence

Because however much you buff and shine the seats, wheels and body, how fast and how well your car drives depend on its engine's conditions.

As many SQL Server Administrators and Virtualization Administrators have (painfully) discovered, unless the underlying virtual infrastructure is well-configured and properly tuned, a virtualized SQL Server instance will severely under-perform against a similarly-sized physical SQL Server.

If you have found yourself caught in this State of "We shouldn't have virtualized" conundrum, don't despair. 

Attend this Session for the latest and most authoritative guidance on how to successfully virtualize your Mission-Critical, Monster-sized SQL Server on the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and VCF-based Public/Hybrid Cloud infrastructure.

This Session will attempt to present all the common pitfalls you need to avoid in your virtualization efforts, regardless of whether your virtualized Microsoft SQL Server virtualization is on-premise or in one of the various VCF-based Hybrid Cloud options available from AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, etc.

Oh, wait... all is well with your SQL Server virtualization experience? Come to the Session anyway. You will learn more than one new ways of optimizing performance even more for your SQL Server farm.

Come with questions. I need to earn my keeps.

Successfully Virtualizing SQL Server: It's Beyond Query Tuning

In today's data-driven world, ensuring privacy is more critical than ever. Join us for an insightful session that begins with an overview of key data privacy laws and requirements. We'll explore the challenges of re-identification - even in aggregated data - and dive into three different privacy-preserving methodologies: data suppression, differential privacy (adding noise into results), and synthetic data generation. You'll learn about tools and techniques available for each method and gain insight into their strengths and weaknesses.

Practical Solutions to Protect Data Privacy

Have you ever worked on a database used by more than one person?  ;-)  If so, then this session is for you!  In this session we'll talk about what happens when multiple processes compete for the same resources  (aka "Concurrency").  We'll break down SQL Server's isolation levels, and the trade-offs between concurrency and such scary-sounding things as "dirty", & "phantom" reads. There will be practical demo's and some real-life examples "from the trenches".   There are a lot of misconceptions out there about this topic, you may be surprised!  

Concurrency - "SQL Server Traffic Control" - Avoiding Data Collisions

There are many Managers in this world and every once in a while we come across a leaders.  We will go on a Journey as to what is a leader and what we can do to improve our ability to stay ahead of the curve and become a better leader.