Data Toboggan Slide Preparation at SQLBits

This year SQLBits Thursday 21 March 2024 , added User Group Bonus Sessions.  It was announced as

After the main sessions, two UK user groups are running sessions that you’re welcome to join:

-  London Fabric User Group - SQL Bits Special - Ask Me Anything Panel (Gate 4)

-  Data Toboggan - Ask the Fabric Experts (Gate 1)

Running from 18:00 - 19:00, each with a panel of experts ready to answer questions or discuss hot topics.

Data Toboggan Slide Preparation ran its FIRST in person User Group hosted by Richard Munn at SQLBits.

The panelist were  Richard Munn, Dr Victoria Holt,  Cathrine Wilhelmsen, Mark Pryce-Maher, Emilie Rønning and Andy Cutler taking questions from the audience.

James Reeves reported 

'Data Toboggan User Group Celebrates First In-Person Meetup

🎉 The Data Toboggan user community recently celebrated an exciting milestone: their first-ever in-person meetup. After connecting and collaborating online, members finally had the chance to gather face-to-face and connect with fellow data enthusiasts who share a passion for uncovering insights through data.

💡 A highlight of the gathering was a session focused on Microsoft Fabric, a comprehensive analytics and data platform. Attendees engaged in a lively discussion about how tools like Microsoft Fabric are revolutionizing the field of data analytics and shaping the future of the industry.

🙌 The organizers expressed their gratitude to everyone who made the meetup possible and to all who participated. The energy, enthusiasm, and sense of community at the event were truly remarkable. They look forward to more opportunities for the Data Toboggan user group to connect, both virtually and in person.' 

Data Toboggan Slide Preparation: Ask The Fabric Experts at SQLBits

We are really excited to announce that the Data Toboggan user group Slide Preparation will be holding its first ever 'in-person' event at #SQLBits thanks to their amazing community ethos.

Date: Thursday 21 March 2024

Details: https://www.meetup.com/data-toboggan/events/299548360/

If you're going to be at SQL Bits for the conference anyway just come along, but if you're not, there's a 'User Group Only' option on the SQL Bits event registration page - just select 'User Group Attendee - Thursday Evening', fill in your details, and select the Data Toboggan event on the next page. Registration is at https://events.sqlbits.com/2024

We’re thrilled and thankful to SQL Bits for letting us put on our first ever in-person meeting ! Join us for an ‘Ask Us Anything’ panel session - we’ve got some great contributors lined up and ready to answer your questions on anything #MSFabric, from Data Engineering to Governance, we’ve got you covered. 

Panel discussion - Microsoft Fabric and Azure Synapse

Data Toboggan - Slide Preparation has a Panel discussion on Microsoft Fabric and Azure Synapse

Thursday 27 July 2023 at 13:00 - 14:00  BST

Register for the user group event: https://bit.ly/3rG5PJD 

It's been a busy few weeks since the announcement of the new Microsoft Fabric at Build 2023. There's been a whole slew of blog posts, how-tos, videos and information generated - and it's a lot to go through !

Now that the dust is settling a bit on Fabric, it's time to step back and appraise the landscape - Is Fabric right for your Enterprise ? Is Azure Synapse still a thing ? What should we be looking towards in the short to medium term ?

The panel members are:

Dr Victoria Holt (Microsoft MVP)

Andy Cutler (Microsoft MVP)

Heini Ilmarinen (Microsoft MVP)

Mathias Halkjaer (Microsoft MVP)

Mark Pryce-Maher (Senior Program Manager - Azure Synapse)

Have a question ? Just let us know in the comments or chat and we'll see about getting an answer for you. You can even post questions during the meeting.