DPG Bulletin: May 08, 2018.

DPG Bulletin: May 08, 2018. DPS 2018 Session Voting + New Events in Hyderabad, Bangalore

DPS 2018 Session Voting

The big news is here. Data Platform Summit 2018 sessions are now ready for voting. Help us shape the content of this unique learning event.
This voting is for May release. More than 100 sessions across 8 tracks are awaiting your vote.
Vote & get a 10% discount code for DPS 2018 as token of gratitude.
Click Here to learn more.

DPG In-Person Event @ Microsoft Hyderabad (May 12) & Bangalore (May 19)

At Data Platform Day on May 12^th, in Hyderabad, experts will deliver sessions on Azure Cognitive Services, Machine Learning & SQL on Linux. Speakers include Prakash Tripathi (MVP), Avanish Panchal (DPG Core Team Member) and Biswa Mohapatra.
At Data Platform Day on May 19^th, in Bangalore, experts will deliver sessions on SQL Server Statistics, Artificial Intelligence for SQL Server Professional, MySQL & PostgresSQL as a Service in Azure. Speakers include Sandip Pani (DPG Core Team Member), Avanish Panchal(DPG Core Team Member) and Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) & Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) awardee, Amit Bansal.

How To Register for DPG In-Person Events

For Existing Users: Navigate to DataPlatformGeeks (DPG). Login with your credentials. Go to Free Events Section from the menu. Click on the event/webinar of your choice. Click To Attend. Do ensure that you have received the confirmation mail for the event you ‘Clicked to Attend’.
For New Users: Navigate to DataPlatformGeeks (DPG). Create your free account (One-Time Registration). Login with your credentials. Go to Free Events Section from the menu. Click on the event/webinar of your choice. Click To Attend. Do ensure that you have received the confirmation mail for the event you ‘Clicked to Attend’.

Are You Interested in Developer Technologies? Want to attend a free half-day training on Angular @ Microsoft Gurgaon on May 12? Click Here to learn more.

New Speaker Announcements @ DPS 2018

New Speakers @ DPS 2018 are being announced every week. New additions to the already star-studded line-up includes:

Casey Karst from Microsoft USA (Azure Data Bricks PM)
Tejas Shah (SQL Server Tiger Team, Microsoft)
Edwin M Sarmiento (MVP, MCM from Canada)
William Durkin (MVP from Germany)
Allen O Neill (MVP from UK)
Joe Young from Microsoft USA (Azure SQL DW Guru)
Damian Widera from Poland (MVP & DBA/BI Expert)
Abhishek Narian from Microsoft China (ADF Expert)
Patrick Flynn from Australia (MCM & SQL Server Master)
Devashish Salgaonkar (SQL Server Expert, Microsoft India)
Sandy Winarko from Microsoft China (PM)
Anupama Natrajan from New Zealand (BI Expert)
Ajay Jagannathan from Microsoft USA (Principal PM Lead)
Sourabh Agarwal from Microsoft USA (Principal Program Manager)
Nagaraj Venkatesan from Singapore (SQL Expert)

(Please click on the speaker names to read their announcements)

This is just WOW. 30+ speakers already announced. 20+ more to come. And this will be the best speaker pool any learning event in India will ever see.

DPG Recorded Webinars (Free)

If you want to watch recorded webinars, log in to the webinars section. You can also subscribe to our You Tube channel.
May/June Webinars are being planned. We are now choosing topics for May webinars. Would you like to suggest a topic? Let us know what would you like to learn. Click Here

Would You Like to Join Us & Volunteer in DPG Community Activities?

You always wanted to speak but never got an opportunity? Would you like to speak at DPG Free Events & Webinars? Check this out
Want to Become a Regional Mentor with DataPlatformGeeks? Learn More
Want to become a Brand Ambassador for Data Platform Summit 2018? Learn More

Join our Facebook & LinkedIn Groups

Facebook & LinkedIn. These are great knowledge sharing and Q&A platforms.

What else do we have on DataPlatformGeeks?

Hands-On-Labs | Videos Library | Recorded Webinars | Past Event Resources | Blogs

We Are on Mobile Now

DPG members can now connect on Telegram App. Join us there and get to know about DPG activities right on your mobile.

SQLMaestros Accelerators Are Happening Again

The popular SQLMaestros classroom & online training is coming back. If you are keen on SQL Server Performance Tuning subject, take a short survey and tell us what would you like to learn. Click Here.
Instructor for SQLMaestros classes is Amit Bansal

New SQL Videos

New SQL videos are available from Amit Bansal on “Troubleshooting SQL Server IO Performance/Bottleneck”. Log into video section and watch them. You can also subscribe to our You Tube channel.

A note from DPS Team:

Attend DPS 2018 only if you are serious about Microsoft Data Platform & you want deep technical content.

What Should Be Your DPS 2018 Strategy? Attend one or two pre-cons of your choice + the regular conference sessions. And this is exactly what your colleagues should be doing. Post the summit, you get all the conference material. Share your knowledge with your team members and learn from each other. We have designed five different packages for your convenience.