Join us at Power BI Summit & SQLBits conferences next week!
We are very excited about next week’s Power BI Summit and SQLBits conferences. Our team will present a few sessions at each conference and we wanted to recap the full list of sessions in a single blog. Also, we wanted to encourage all of you to join the sessions to learn about current & future product capabilities, and ask any questions during interactive Q&A.
Power BI Summit (March 7th-11th 2022, Virtual Conference)
Power BI Summit is the biggest Power BI conference. It is a multi-day event bringing speakers from the Microsoft Power BI team’s product group and community experts and MVPs from all around the world. This conference is run virtually, and you can attend from anywhere, all you need is an internet connection and a computer.
There will be more than 100 sessions at this conference. All Power BI topics are covered in this conference, from beginner to advanced. There will be sessions for Power Query, DAX, Dataflows, Visualization, Power BI Desktop, Power BI report server, Mobile experience, Embedded, Power BI Premium, Architecture, governance. There will also be some discussion table talks.
Sessions led by our team will include:
| Session Title | Session Details | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Gateways for On-prem and VNet Connectivity | Data gateways enable connecting to your data sources which are either on-premises or secured by an Azure VNet from online services(like Power BI, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow and Logic Apps) . They provide a secure means for accessing a wide variety of enterprise data sources along with the flexibility to meet individual needs as well as the needs of your organization. During this session we will give you an overview on the latest data gateway features and also what’s planned. |  Miquella de Boer |
| Low-Code Data Preparation using Power Query Dataflows | Business users spend significant time preparing data. Power Query and M are Microsoft’s data connectivity and preparation technologies integrated across many products (Excel, Power BI, Dataverse, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure Data Factory, etc.), providing market-leading experiences for importing, reshaping, and combining data from 100s of sources, including enterprise-grade, Big Data, files, and other sources. Join us to learn about current and upcoming new capabilities to Power Query Dataflows. |  Miguel Llopis |
| Power Query Deep dive: Query evaluation & Query folding | Power Query is a data preparation tool that allows you to get and transform your data from virtually any data source. It is found inside products such as Excel, Power BI, Power Apps and many others but…how does it work? how does it evaluate things internally? This session will showcase the core concepts on how things get evaluated in Power Query, demystify some of these concepts and provide you with some clear tools on how take advantage of things such as query folding and other features that will allow you to better understand how things get evaluated in Power Query which will ultimately help you optimize your query. |  Miguel Angel Escobar  Jorge Gomez Basanta |
In addition to the above sessions led by our team, there are several other sessions related to Citizen Data Integration areas that are led by other world-class experts from Microsoft, MVPs and Community. Please check out the full sessions list for more details: Power BI Summit Agenda
SQLBits (March 8th-12th 2022, London)
SQLBits is back in London for 2022 on the 8 – 12 March at ExCel, with the new five day format, for a marathon of top quality training from global specialists. At a time of change, if you want to learn about the new paradigms in data platforms, SQLBits is the place. Join us in-person or virtually. The choice is yours.
SQLBits is the largest Data Platform conference with over 300 sessions over 5 days . Born out of the hunger to share the latest developments, solutions and best practice, whilst forming a network of data professionals behind some of the most exciting developments on the Modern Data Platform. SQLBits provides you with the education, skills and solutions from the people that have created the products, and are leading the field worldwide. This is your chance to meet the people that design and build the products you use and depend on.
Sessions led by our team will include:
| Session Title | Session Details | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Gateways for On-prem and VNet Connectivity | Data gateways enable connecting to your data sources which are either on-premises or secured by an Azure VNet from online services(like Power BI, PowerApps, Microsoft Flow and Logic Apps) . They provide a secure means for accessing a wide variety of enterprise data sources along with the flexibility to meet individual needs as well as the needs of your organization. During this session we will give you an overview on the latest data gateway features and also what’s planned. | Miquella de Boer (In-person session) |
| Low-Code Data Preparation using Power Query Dataflows | Business users spend significant time preparing data. Power Query and M are Microsoft’s data connectivity and preparation technologies integrated across many products (Excel, Power BI, Dataverse, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure Data Factory, etc.), providing market-leading experiences for importing, reshaping, and combining data from 100s of sources, including enterprise-grade, Big Data, files, and other sources. Join us to learn about current and upcoming new capabilities to Power Query Dataflows. | Miguel Llopis (Virtual session, with Live Q&A) |
In addition to the above sessions led by our team, there are several other sessions related to Citizen Data Integration areas that are led by other world-class experts from Microsoft, MVPs and Community. Please check out the full sessions list for more details: Sessions | SQLBits
We look forward to engaging with you at these two wonderful conferences, listening to your feedback and being part of your Data Integration journey!