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Passionately curious about Data, Databases and Systems Complexity. Data is ubiquitous, the database universe is dichotomous (structured and unstructured), expanding and complex. Find my Database Research at SQLToolkit.co.uk . Microsoft Data Platform MVP

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing" Einstein



Saturday 30 September 2023

Microsoft Build - AI Day in London

 


There  is a one day free event in London on 19 October 2023 to help developers discover new opportunities with AI and advance their knowledge and skills to deliver more value faster with AI and Microsoft Azure. I am excited to be attending the event and helping out.

The event is at ExCeL London and the event agenda is full of interesting sessions

Opening Keynote: Learn what developers need to know about AI today, and explore new paths forward in your organization and career.

Breakout Sessions: Dive into topics like:

  • Building and scaling cloud-native apps
  • Generative AI using Azure OpenAI Service
  • The power of cloud and AI into your workflow
  • Integration of security throughout your code and cloud workflow.
  • Integrating Azure AI and Azure Kubernetes Service
  • Building and maintaining Copilot with Azure ML and GPT-4
  • Building intelligent Apps with GitHub Codespaces
  • Developing in the cloud with Microsoft Dev Box

Immersive Workshops: Bring your device and join a 75-minute immersive workshop on topics like building flexible, intelligent apps with OSS on Microsoft Azure and GitHub Copilot, learn how to use OpenAI models using Azure OpenAI, and how to automate your cloud application testing.

Connection Hub: Connect and learn with one-to-one meetings with experts, and spaces to collaborate with other developers and industry leaders to help solve your technical questions.

Evening Mixer: Come together with speakers, industry leaders, and the developer community to continue your conversations, mix and mingle, and have a little fun.

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Sunday 10 September 2023

The Data Saturday Oslo Event

I was really excited to go and speak at Data Saturday in Oslo on #35 on 2 September 2023 on the Business Benefits for good governance.  Oslo is an amazing city and the Saturday venue was in the heart of the Campus Fjerdingen | Høyskolen Kristiania, Chr. Krohgs gate 32, 0186 Oslo

It was great to see all the room with Norse names

I spoke after lunch at 14:15 in Vanaheim, one of the nine worlds that are situated around the world tree Yggdrasil.

My session slides are on Github

The event was packed full of amazing session content with the day being a true community event.  I would recommend the event to anyone in the future and hope i have to opportunity to speak there again in the future.