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Aaron Saidi
Senior Product Manager, Microsoft
I am a PMP Certified Senior Product Manager, dedicated to driving excellence and fostering a growth mindset. At Microsoft, I have managed key activities for the Azure SQL DB organization, including rhythm of business (RoB) sessions, semester planning, and Feature Readiness reviews (FRRs), ensuring seamless execution and continuous improvement.
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Abhishek Narain
Principal PM Manager @Microsoft
Abhishek is a Principal PM Manager at Microsoft, specializing in the Data Integration stack within Microsoft Fabric, particularly Data Factory. With a rich background as a Consultant and Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, Abhishek has extensive experience in Azure technologies, including IoT, Big Data, and PaaS services. He has played a pivotal role in assisting Partners and ISVs in architecting scalable applications on Azure, leveraging his deep technical expertise and strategic insights.
- Company Name
- Microsoft
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Amanjeet Singh
Principal program manager (Fabric Customer Advisory team), Microsoft
Amanjeet has been an employee of Microsoft for over six years, and he is currently a principal in Fabric customer advisory team. He works directly with customers who are pushing the scale and performance boundaries of Microsoft Fabric. In his role, he is responsible in helping customers designing Fabric architecture and addressing technical roadblocks. He also works closely with Fabric OneLake product group in driving feedback; prioritising customer asks; and influencing product roadmap.
Prior to joining Fabric CAT, Amanjeet was a senior architect in the team which published prescriptive guidance for deploying landing zones on Azure; well-architected framework; and Enterprise scale analytics.
Before joining Microsoft, in a career spanning 14 years, he held various technical positions at Woolworths (Australia) and Insurance Australia Group (Australia). -
Anna Hoffman
Product @Microsoft
Principal Group Product Manager on Microsoft's SQL Engineering team. Host of Data Exposed. GT Engineering Undergrad + Data Science Masters.
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Anu Venkataraman
Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Anu, a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, boasts over 14 years of extensive experience in the IT industry. Prior to Microsoft, she worked in Google as Senior Cloud Engineer. Her expertise spans leading Big Data projects, orchestrating Hadoop and Spark cloud migrations, and empowering large enterprise and strategic clients to harness the full potential of data and analytics through diverse Big Data technologies. Anu is also co-authoring a book titled "Dataproc Cookbook" for O'Reilly. Beyond her professional endeavors, she finds fulfillment in community engagement, dedicating time to mentor aspiring professionals and women in technology.
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Bradley Schacht
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Fabric CAT
Bradley Schacht is a Principal Program Manager on the Microsoft Fabric product team based in Jacksonville, FL. Bradley is a former consultant, trainer, and has authored 6 SQL Server and Power BI books, most recently Learn Microsoft Fabric. As a member of the Microsoft Fabric product team, Bradley works directly with customers to solve some of their most complex data problems and helps shape the future of Microsoft Fabric. Bradley regularly speaks at events such as the Fabric Community Conference, SQLBits, Future Data Driven Summit, PASS Summit, SQL Saturdays, Code Camps, and user groups across the country including locally at the Jax Data User Group. He is a contributor on SQLServerCentral.com and blogs on his personal site, BradleySchacht.com.
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Chris Hyde
Owner and Principal Consultant, Hydrate Technologies LLC
Chris Hyde (he/him) is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He works as an independent SQL Server BI and DBA consultant and is the leader of the Albuquerque local Azure Data Technologies group. He loves loud music and cricket, but not usually at the same time.
- Company Name
- Hydrate Consulting LLC
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Darren Portillo
Product Marketing for Microsoft Purview
Marketing professional within the Microsoft Purview Data Governance team
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Davide Mauri
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
Principal Program Manager in Azure SQL, with a career in IT spanning since 1997, Davide Mauri has been a driving force in the field, earning the prestigious Data Platform MVP status for 12 consecutive years. His passion lies in development, particularly in C#, Javascript and Python, and managing data at scale. Currently, he serves as the Principal Program Manager for Azure SQL Database, focusing on developers and AI. He champions the developer's perspective within the product group, ensuring that Azure SQL Database remains the premier choice for developers, both now and in the future, by integrating cutting-edge AI and developer-focused innovations.
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Frank Geisler
GDS Business Intelligence GmbH
Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider for Data & AI. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Data Engineer Associate, and DevOps Engineer Expert. Frank builds advanced BI solutions with SQL Server, Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI, and designs Azure infrastructures with PowerShell and Bicep.
He is the author of bestselling books including Power BI für Dummies, Azure für Dummies, Docker für Dummies, and Pro Serverless Data Handling with Microsoft Azure. A frequent speaker, Frank has presented at PASS Summit, SQL BITS, FabCon and SQL Server Konferenz.
In 2004, he co-founded PASS Deutschland e.V., serving on its board for many years. He also leads the Microsoft Data Community Regional Chapter Münsterland, driving growth and knowledge-sharing in the data community.- Company Name
- GDS Business Intelligence GmbH
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Freddie Santos
Microsoft - Senior Program Manager | Microsoft Fabric CAT
Freddie Santos is a seasoned IT and Data Platform professional with over 23 years of experience.
He has a strong background in Data Analytics, Big Data, and high-performance transactional databases, collaborating with diverse stakeholders to implement, support, and optimize customer workloads.
Freddie has extensive expertise in technologies such as Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, and more.
Currently, he is a Product Manager on the Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse team, where he drives innovation in data management, analytics, and database security, ensuring robust protection and compliance for enterprise data solutions.- Company Name
- Microsoft Corporation
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Heidi Hasting
Consultant
Heidi Hasting is a Business Intelligence professional and former software developer with over seven years experience in Microsoft products. She is an ALM/DLM enthusiast and Azure DevOps fan and co-founder and organiser of the Adelaide Power BI User Group. Heidi is a regular attendee at tech events including Azure Bootcamps, DevOps days, SQLSaturdays, Difinity and PASS Summit.
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Idris Motiwala
Principal Product Manager
I'm a Principal Product Manager at Micrsoft's Azure Data SQL organization with over 25+ years of experience in Information technology, product management and providing software solutions to startups, enterprises and government organizations.
- Company Name
- Microsoft
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Joey Dantoni
Principal Cloud Architect
Joseph D'Antoni is a Principal Cloud Architect, and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and VMware vExpert with over 20 years of experience working in both Fortune 500 and smaller firms. He is a frequent speaker at major tech events like Microsoft Ignite, PASS Summit and Enterprise Data World. He blogs about all topics technology at joeydantoni.com. He believes that no single platform is the answer to all technology problems. He lives in Malvern, PA and holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from Louisiana Tech University and an MBA from North Carolina State University, and is the co-author of the Microsoft book "Introducing SQL Server 2016"
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Johan Ludvig Brattås
Suffers from chronic curiosity
Johan Ludvig Brattås is a director at BDO, and a dedicated community guy. He has worked with MS SQL server since late 1999, mostly with BI in one form or another. Since 2015, most of his work has been in the cloud working on data platform services such as Snowflake, Databricks and Synapse.
Combining his passion for MS SQL Server with his passion for sharing knowledge, he started speaking at various events in the SQL Community. This is also a way to give back to the community for all the things he has learned over the years. When not working, Johan Ludvig either spends his time with his kids, playing with new technology or teaching celiacs how to bake glutenfree food.- Company Name
- BDO
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John Kerski
Director, Client First Technologies
John leverages his 10+ years of technical and government leadership experience to help Federal Agencies, and private sector clients utilize Microsoft products to their fullest potential. His certifications with Microsoft products offers customers a high rate of return when looking to invest in Microsoft solutions.
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John Morehouse
Principal Consultant
John Morehouse is a Principal Consultant with Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting living in Chesapeake, Virginia. Honored to be a Microsoft Data Platform MVP & former VMWare vExpert, having over 2 decades of technical experience, John now focuses on solving crucial business problems with Microsoft SQL Server oriented solutions. John has a passion around speaking, teaching technical topics and giving back to his community whenever possible. He is a blogger, avid tweeter, and a frequent speaker at conferences and user groups whenever possible. If you want to find John, you can find him on Twitter (@sqlrus) or on his blog, http://sqlrus.com.
- Company Name
- Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting
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Kev Chant
Data Platform professional
Data Platform professional based in the Netherlands. Microsoft Certified Trainer and Data Platform MVP.
Many years experience with Microsoft Data Platforms. Along the way gained various Microsoft Certifications.
Held various roles over the years. Over that tome gained real-life experience with various Microsoft Data Platform offerings and ALM solutions such as Azure Devops and GitHub.
Involved with Microsoft technical community in various ways. Including blogs, videos, events and sharing various repositories in GitHub. -
Kristyna Ferris
Solution Architect at P3 Adaptive
Kristyna Ferris is a solution architect at P3 Adaptive. Her experience includes implementing and managing enterprise-level Power BI instance, training teams on reporting best practices, and building templates for scalable analytics. Passionate about participating and growing the data community, she enjoys co-writing on Data on Wheels (dataonwheels.com) and speaking at various events. She also a co-organizer for Lexington Data Technology Group.
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Lauren Faber
Principal Product Manager - Power BI Copilot
Lauren Faber is Principal Product Manager for Power BI working on Power BI Copilot. She received her master's in information systems management from Brigham Young University in 2018. Prior to joining Microsoft, she interned at Walmart Labs and a start-up as a software engineer. She was initially a member of the Power BI Customer Advisory Team working with customers to showcase their journeys with Power BI, and lead customer Power BI events to gather information on customer needs around the globe.
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Mathias Thierbach
Data Platform MVP, Power BI Contributor, Fabric DevOps
Mathias Thierbach is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and enterprise technology leader focused on bringing modern DevOps practices to the Microsoft analytics and cloud ecosystem. He is the creator and maintainer of pbi-tools, an open-source project that pioneered source control and DevOps for Power BI solutions, and the inventor and community contributor of TMDL, the emerging open standard definition language for Power BI semantic models.
Through his open-source work and community engagement, Mathias helps organizations adopt Git-based workflows, CI/CD automation, and scalable deployment strategies across Fabric, Power BI, and Azure. Beyond tooling, he shares practical insights from his journey as both an engineer and a leader—building high-performing teams and bridging the gap between business value and engineering excellence.- Company Name
- navidata.io
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Matt Gordon
Practice Director, Data & Analytics at Apps Associates
Matt is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and has worked with SQL Server since 2000. He is the leader of the Lexington, KY Data Technology Group and a frequent domestic and international community speaker. He's an IDERA ACE alumnus and Redgate Ambassador. His original data professional role was in database development, which quickly evolved into query tuning work that further evolved into being a DBA in the healthcare realm. He has supported several critical systems utilizing SQL Server and Azure SQL and managed dozens of 24/7/365 SQL Server implementations. As a consultant, he works with customers large, medium, and small to migrate to the cloud, make their data estate operate efficiently, and find the right tools and solutions within the Microsoft Data Platform.
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- Apps Associates
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Mayur Jain
Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Mayur is a senior program manager at Microsoft building AI-powered data experiences in Microsoft Fabric.
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Michaela Isaacs
Technical Program Manager @ Microsoft Fabric
Michaela Isaacs is a Technical Program Manager on the Microsoft Fabric Data Integration team, focused on empowering organizations to seamlessly move, transform, and orchestrate data through multi-cloud solutions.
At FabCon US, Michaela will share practical insights and strategies for mastering Fabric Data Factory—from moving and transforming data to building efficient, metadata-driven pipelines powered by AI.- Company Name
- Microsoft
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Mike Carlo
Data Platform MVP, President Carlo Solutions, Fabric & Power BI Contributors
Act like the Business think like IT
I'm very passionate about data and analytics. I've spent a massive amount of time learning Power BI. Through this learning process I felt that others may also be interested. Thus, I created a website, a knowledge repository for all things Power BI, ( powerbi.tips ). This site is uniquely set up for people to read and learn about data modeling and visualizations within Power BI.- Company Name
- Carlo Solutions & PowerBI.tips
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Miles Cole
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
Miles is a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, while a Spark specialist by role, he has deep knowledge and experience with everything lakehouse to data warehouse design, tuning, CI/CD automation, and API development.
He started off his career writing VB script to automate business processes and reporting then eventually Power BI was released and he quickly became shadow IT. After successfully implementing Power BI and starting a BI center of excellence, he was on-boarded into IT and given the opportunity of building his companies’ first cloud data warehouse. Now after dozens of implementations and an ever-growing love of all things Spark and OSS, he loves to share what he's learned and talk modern data architectures.- Company Name
- Microsoft
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Minni Walia
Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
Minni is a Principal Program Manager with the Microsoft Fabric Customer Advisory Team (CAT), specializing in Real-Time Intelligence capabilities within Fabric. With over 20 years in tech, she has extensive experience in developing applications and data platforms. She spent more than a decade as an Enterprise Architect before transitioning into data analytics and engineering roles at Microsoft. She is a blogger, speaker and Microsoft Certified Trainer.
- Company Name
- Microsoft
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Mohammad Ali
Microsoft Director of PM
Mohammad Ali is a GPM for the Power BI product
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Monica Calleja
Product Manager @Microsoft
Product Manager @Microsoft
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Monica Morehouse (Rathbun)
Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting
Monica Morehouse (Rathbun), a Microsoft MVP for Data Platform, resides in Virginia and brings two decades of experience across various database platforms, with a particular focus on SQL Server and the Microsoft Data Platform. She is a frequent speaker at IT industry conferences, where she shares her expertise on performance tuning and configuration management for both on-premises and cloud environments. Monica leads the Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group and is passionate about SQL Server and its community, she is dedicated to giving back in any way she can. You can often find her online (@sqlespresso) offering helpful tips or blogging at sqlespresso.com.
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Nick Doughty
Senior Product Manager, Microsoft
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Pat Mahoney
Microsoft Fabric Customer Advisory Team (CAT)
Pat Mahoney is a former Data Platform MVP and Community Super User for Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate. After being a citizen developer in the pharma industry for a long time, he is now a member of the Microsoft Fabric CAT team. He also has a blog and YouTube channel under the name of HoosierBI with content focused on Power Query, DAX/modeling, and custom visuals.
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Prashant G Bhoyar
7 x Microsoft AI MVP| 4 x Microsoft Business Applications MVP| Keynote Speaker| Author| Leading AI Architect | Microsoft Certified Trainer, AI Architect at AIS
Prashant G Bhoyar is a Microsoft AI & Business Applications MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Currently, he works as an AI architect in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Applied Information Sciences (www.ais.com). Prashant is a leading AI Architect and trusted advisor specializing in Azure OpenAI, Conversational AI, Applied AI, AI Agents, Intelligent Business Process Automation, Azure AI, Microsoft Power Platform, Copilot Studio, and Microsoft 365. He co-authored "PowerShell for Office 365" and was the technical reviewer for "Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration." Prashant is on the leadership committee for AI Fest, AI & ML User Group, Northern Virginia Data Platform User Group, and DC Metro Microsoft 365 User Group. As a renowned international speaker, he frequently presents at technical conferences. Additionally, Prashant was awarded the "Antarctic Service Medal of the United States of America" for his outstanding service in Antarctica.
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- Applied Information Sciences, Inc
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Raki Rahman
Principal Software Engineer - SQL Server @Microsoft
We manage SQL Server Telemetry for all SQL Engines in the world - both inside and outside Azure.
Our team ingests all of the performance/operational telemetry in real-time. With this telemetry, we are building one of the largest analytics systems on the planet out of any cloud hyperscaler.- Company Name
- Microsoft
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Reid Havens
Founder - Analytic Endeavors | Havens Consulting
As the founder of both (Havens Consulting & Analytic Endeavors) and a Microsoft MVP, Reid is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience in technology, organizational management, and business analytics. With a Master's Degree in Organizational Development and a background in consulting for Fortune 10, 50, and 500 companies, Reid has the knowledge and expertise to help your organization succeed.
In addition to his corporate experience, Reid is also a highly sought-after instructor, teaching Business Intelligence, reporting, and data visualization at the University of Washington and other universities. His passion for education extends beyond the classroom, as he has co-authored the DP-500 Enterprise Azure Analyst certification exam for Microsoft and developed numerous training curriculums delivered to companies around the world.- Company Name
- Analytic Endeavors
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Reza Rad
RADACAD, CEO
Reza Rad is a Microsoft Regional Director, an Author, Trainer, Speaker, and Consultant. He has a BSc in Computer Engineering; he has more than 20 years of experience in data analysis, BI, databases, programming, and development, mostly on Microsoft technologies. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP for 15 continuous years (from 2011 till now) for his dedication to Microsoft BI. Reza is an active blogger with over a thousand articles and co-founder of RADACAD. Reza is also co-founder and co-organizer of the Difinity conference in New Zealand, the Power BI & Fabric Summit (the biggest Power BI & Fabric conference), and the Data Insight Summit (Chicago, USA)
As a leading voice in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, Reza has authored 13+ best-selling books and trained thousands globally.
Reza is a sought-after speaker at major conferences, including Microsoft Ignite, PASS, FabCon, and the Business Applications Summit.- Company Name
- RADACAD
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Rui Romano
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Sanjay Raut
Program Manager in Microsoft Fabric CAT
Sanjay Raut is Principal Program Manager on Fabric Customer Advisory Team (aka Fabric CAT). Sanjay has been working on SQL DW /BI for more than a decade expanding from SQL DW and Synapse dedicated pool to SSAS tabular and Power BI. As a part of Fabric CAT he has been working closely with some of the big enterprises in Retail and Consumer Product Group. His recent work has been with Synapse Analyzer, the best practice report for Azure Synapse Dedicated Pool.
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Santhana Lakshmi Ponnurasan
Data Analyst | Power BI Specialist
Lakshmi is a Microsoft MVP (Data Platform) and a Certified Power BI Data Analyst, currently working in the Institutional Effectiveness department at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She is passionate about creating creative and innovative Power BI reports that not only make data pop but also provide actionable insights. She was a Finalist in the Microsoft Power BI DataViz World Championships 2025, showcasing her ability to combine technical expertise with storytelling. An engaging speaker, she frequently speaks about all things Power BI at user groups and conferences, and also shares tips and best practices on her Medium blog.
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Sara Lammini Rodriguez
Product Manager at Microsoft
Product Manager at Microsoft
- Company Name
- Microsoft
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Scott Votaw
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Shafiq Mannan
Principal Product Manager, Purview Unified Catalog. Microsoft Purview
Experienced product manager specializing in data quality and data governance solutions, with over 10 years of expertise in data quality management and data management.
- Company Name
- Microsoft Corporation
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Shreyas Canchi Radhakrishna
Microsoft, Product Manager
Shreyas Canchi Radhakrishna is a Product Manager on the Data Science and AI team in Microsoft Fabric focusing on AI Skills. He also has past experience in hyper scale systems that execute large scale workloads at low cost.
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Stephanie Bruno
Data Witches
Stephanie is the co-founder and grand high witch at data-witches.com. She is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP who specializes in turning complex data into clear insights using Fabric and Power BI. Known for her practical, approachable style, she shares her expertise through blogging, GitHub tools, and speaking at conferences. She’s passionate about helping others grow their data skills and believes in the power of community and collaboration.
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- Data Witches
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Stephen Godderidge
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Steve Campbell
Co-Founder @ Analytic Endeavors, MVP
Steve co-owns Analytic Endeavors, a consultancy founded by himself and Reid Havens. Working in the data platform and BI space, they deliver enterprise data solutions for clients across industries, including non-profit, education, and public sectors. Analytic Endeavors specialize in delivering streamlined data pipelines, scalable shared models, and actionable report solutions.
Steve has a background in data analytics and consulting and is a Microsoft data platform MVP. He has run global Microsoft data analytics consulting teams, specializing in deploying and implementing enterprise data solutions, self-service business intelligence, and data governance.
He is also the owner of Sunny BI, providing Power BI and Fabric training services to individuals and organizations who want to learn and leverage the power of data visualization and analytics.- Company Name
- Analytic Endeavors
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Sukhwant Kaur
Program Manager in SQL database in Fabric Team @Microsoft
I am a Product Manager with the SQL database in Fabric team at Microsoft. My focus is on the entire product management lifecycle, from working with development teams and user experience to collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive customer satisfaction by ensuring our products not only meet but exceed customer expectations.
Prior to joining Microsoft, I held various full time/consulting roles as a technology leader for over two decades in software lifecycle development, system integration, and enterprise architecture design. My expertise extends to Data Strategy, Analytics, and Web Content Management. Throughout my career, I have successfully led numerous projects, both small and large, from inception through to implementation. I am a proponent of the servant-leader philosophy, committed to continuous learning and empowering others to excel in their endeavors.- Company Name
- Microsoft
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Vengatesh Parasuraman
Principal Program Manager (Security Specialist) at Microsoft Fabric
I specialize in helping our customers on various security features that we build to protect their data estate in the analytical platform and work with cutting edge product teams to constantly improve our suite of products to meet our customers' ever increasing security demands. I have over 18 years of experience in building and securing analytical platforms.
- Company Name
- Microsoft
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Venkata Satya Pradeep Srikakolapu
Senior Program Manager
Building world class data products & solutions