Conferences / DATACON Seattle
DATACON Seattle 2025 (with TechCon 365 & PWRCON)
Jun 23–27, 2025 · Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA, United States
- Conference
- DATACON Seattle Database
- Dates
- Jun 23, 2025 – Jun 27, 2025
- Venue
- Seattle Convention Center
- Place
- Seattle, WA, United States
- Format
- In person
- Status
- Past
- Attendance
- —
- Website
- techcon365.com
- Recorded
- 1 sponsors · 153 speaker appearances
- Notes
- DATACON (Microsoft data conference) co-located with TechCon 365 (Microsoft 365) and PWRCON (Power Platform); one shared pass covers all three. Workshops Mon-Tue 23-24 June, conference sessions Wed-Fri 25-27 June, expo Wed-Thu. Microsoft (Tech Community post) counted 150 speakers (57 from Microsoft), 49 workshops and ~226-240 sessions across all three conferences. Speakers: DATACON only, from the Sessionize "DATACON Sessions and Workshops" embed on the archived DATACON sessions page (data tracks: Azure Data Services, Azure SQL/SQL Server, Fabric, Power BI, data warehousing, governance, etc.); affiliation from the Sessionize tagline where it names an employer, plus Microsoft for 2 speakers named under "Microsoft-led sessions" in the Microsoft Tech Community post. Sponsors: the sponsor wall was a Whova widget that is not archived; only the title sponsor is recorded. Prices are the combined-pass prices shown on 6 June 2025 ("current price", regular price in notes).
Ticket prices
| Ticket | Price | Valid until | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-day workshop pass (Monday or Tuesday) | $875 | — | Regular price $895 | web.archive.org |
| 2-day workshops-only pass | $1,525 | — | Regular price $1,595 | web.archive.org |
| 3-day Gold pass (conference days) | $1,895 | — | Regular price $1,995 | web.archive.org |
| 4-day Platinum pass (1 workshop day + 3 conference days) | $2,475 | — | Regular price $2,550 | web.archive.org |
| 5-day Diamond pass (2 workshop days + 3 conference days) | $2,950 | — | Regular price $3,095 | web.archive.org |
Sponsors 1
Title / headline 1
- Microsoft · Title sponsor
Speakers and talks 153
| Speaker | Company | Role | Talk | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aditya Badramraju | Microsoft | Speaker | Azure SQL Database Hyperscale elastic pools - a deep-dive | — |
| Aditya Badramraju | Microsoft | Speaker | Azure SQL DB Hyperscale: The Definitive Modern Database Choice | — |
| Ajeta Singhal | Microsoft | Speaker | Real-Time Intelligence: Turning Streaming Data into Smart Decisions | — |
| Alex Rostan | Slalom | Speaker | Transform Your Business with Real-Time Intelligence: Microsoft Fabric Meets Dynamics 365 | — |
| Amar Digamber Patil | Microsoft | Speaker | 10 Free SQL Databases: Your Playground for AI, Advanced Analytics, and Next-Gen Applications! | — |
| Amar Digamber Patil | Microsoft | Speaker | Build AI Apps Smarter: Optimize SQL Database Costs & Performance in Fabric | — |
| Amar Digamber Patil | Microsoft | Speaker | Unleash the Power of SQL Database in Fabric: Innovate Without Limits Using the Free Trial | — |
| Andrea Mondello | WithumSmith+Brown | Speaker | How to Pitch Fabric to your Leadership | — |
| Armando Lacerda | — | Speaker | Fabric houses, when to go for Lakehouse or Warehouse (or both)? | — |
| Armando Lacerda | — | Speaker | SQL Server and AI, tomorrow has arrived | — |
| Arvind Shyamsundar | Microsoft | Speaker | Learn how to troubleshoot SQL Server like a Microsoft engineer would | — |
| Arvind Shyamsundar | Microsoft | Speaker | Azure SQL Database Hyperscale elastic pools - a deep-dive | — |
| Arvind Shyamsundar | Microsoft | Speaker | Azure SQL DB Hyperscale: The Definitive Modern Database Choice | — |
| Ben Miller | — | Speaker | The Ultimate Guide to Ola Hallengren's Maintenance Solution | — |
| Ben Miller | — | Workshop | PowerShell DBA Dream dbatools Workshop | — |
| Ben Miller | — | Speaker | SQL Server Configuration Best Practices | — |
| Ben Miller | — | Speaker | TSQL Best Practices Through Behavior Analysis | — |
| Bob Ward | Microsoft | Speaker | Getting started with SQL database in Fabric | — |
| Bob Ward | Microsoft | Speaker | AI and SQL ground to cloud to fabric | — |
| Bob Ward | Microsoft | Speaker | SQL Server 2025: The Enterprise AI ready database | — |
| Bradley Ball | Microsoft | Speaker | Indexing Internals for Developers & DBAs | — |
| Bradley Ball | Microsoft | Workshop | Introduction to Microsoft Fabric for the Data Professional | — |
| Bradley Ball | Microsoft | Speaker | Harness the Power of Microsoft Fabric and Notebooks | — |
| Bradley Ball | Microsoft | Speaker | Introduction to SQL Server Essential Concepts | — |
| Buck Woody | — | Speaker | Transform your business with integrated solutions using SQL database in Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Charles Feddersen | — | Speaker | Innovate without limits with Azure Data | — |
| Christopher Schmidt | Microsoft | Speaker | Supercharge your analytics with Microsoft Fabric Real Time Intelligence | — |
| Christopher Schmidt | Microsoft | Workshop | ETL, KQL, and RTI: Harnessing Data in Motion with Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Christopher Schmidt | Microsoft | Speaker | Roundtable Discussion - Microsoft Fabric Real Time Intelligence | — |
| Daniel Taylor | Microsoft | Speaker | Real Time Monitoring with Real-life Use Cases using Database Watcher | — |
| Daniel Taylor | Microsoft | Speaker | Migration Mystery Solved: Moving SSRS and SSAS to Power BI | — |
| David Patrick | — | Speaker | Building Your First CRUD App using Dataverse for Teams with Copilot | — |
| David Patrick | — | Workshop | Data Science Jump Start using Microsoft Fabric | — |
| David Patrick | — | Speaker | Copilot in Fabric - AI Data Science Help Tips and Tricks | — |
| David Patrick | — | Speaker | Best practices and Guidance when using Microsoft Dataverse | — |
| Denny Cherry | Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting | Speaker | Securing Azure PaaS Network Communications | — |
| Denny Cherry | Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting | Workshop | Database Administration for the Non Database Administrator | — |
| Denny Cherry | Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting | Speaker | Azure 101 | — |
| Denny Cherry | Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting | Speaker | Choosing the Right Data Store--An Overview of Azure Data Platform Choices | — |
| Dominick Raimato | — | Speaker | Harnessing Hidden Potential in Power Query | — |
| Dominick Raimato | — | Speaker | Ingesting REST API data with Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Dominick Raimato | — | Speaker | Extending Power BI with Power Automate | — |
| Drew Skwiers-Koballa | Microsoft | Speaker | Unified DevOps for Microsoft Fabric, Azure SQL, and SQL Server with next-gen SQL projects | — |
| Drew Skwiers-Koballa | Microsoft | Speaker | Deployments aren’t enough – databases deserve a development process | — |
| Ed Lima | Microsoft | Speaker | Build a Robust App with Fabric SQL Database, GraphQL API, and User Data Functions | — |
| Emilie Ronning | Sopra Steria | Speaker | Make your solution sparkle with the medallion architecture | — |
| Emilie Ronning | Sopra Steria | Speaker | Become a project management samurai with Azure DevOps as your katana sword | — |
| Gaston Cruz | Slalom | Speaker | Transform Your Business with Real-Time Intelligence: Microsoft Fabric Meets Dynamics 365 | — |
| Gaurav Babbar | — | Speaker | Secure, Compliant, and Connected: How Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales Manages Your Data and Insights | — |
| Hasan Savran | Progressive Insurance | Speaker | How much SQL do you need to know as developer? | — |
| Hasan Savran | Progressive Insurance | Speaker | Hold my beer; I know how to fix this with Copilot! | — |
| Hasan Savran | Progressive Insurance | Speaker | Performance tuning for Azure Cosmos DB | — |
| Hugo Kornelis | — | Speaker | Approximate functions: How do they work? | — |
| Hugo Kornelis | — | Speaker | Performance and execution plan improvements in SQL Server 2025 | — |
| Hugo Kornelis | — | Speaker | Now Where Did THAT Estimate Come From? | — |
| Hugo Kornelis | — | Workshop | Execution plans explained | — |
| Hugo Queiroz | Microsoft | Speaker | Everything you need to know about Data Virtualization in Azure SQL Database | — |
| Jack Tawil | HSO | Speaker | Delivering a Scalable, Secure Data & AI Platform | — |
| Jared Kuehn | HBS | Speaker | Roundtable Discussion - Theater Techniques to Improve your Presentations | — |
| Jared Kuehn | HBS | Speaker | Microsoft Fabric: Lessons from Year 1 | — |
| Jared Kuehn | HBS | Workshop | Intro to T-SQL Data Manipulation Language | — |
| Jared Kuehn | HBS | Speaker | Building a Data Culture | — |
| Jared Rhodes | EPAM | Speaker | Data Governance with Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Jared Rhodes | EPAM | Speaker | Microsoft Fabric and Azure Health Data Services | — |
| Jason Himmelstein | — | Speaker | Deep Dive on Power BI, Teams and SharePoint | — |
| Jason Himmelstein | — | Speaker | Roundtable Discussion - Leveraging your data with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Jason Himmelstein | — | Speaker | I want it NOW! The impact of Real Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric on Power BI | — |
| Jason Himmelstein | — | Workshop | Everything You Wanted to Know About Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, But Were Afraid to Ask. | — |
| Jean Joseph | Microsoft | Speaker | Harnessing the Power of Data Mesh: A Deep Dive into the Four Pillars of Modern Data Architecture | — |
| Jean Joseph | Microsoft | Speaker | Data Processing Architecture: Key Design Principles & Considerations | — |
| Jean Joseph | Microsoft | Speaker | Microsoft Fabric: Ultimate Data Security for Robust Data Warehousing | — |
| Jeffrey Garbus | Soaring Eagle Data Solutions | Speaker | Top 10 SQL Server tuning tricks you can use today. | — |
| Jeffrey Garbus | Soaring Eagle Data Solutions | Speaker | Indexing for Performance | — |
| Jeffrey Garbus | Soaring Eagle Data Solutions | Speaker | Worst code ever! Reviewing real-world examples that mandated refactoring. | — |
| John Kerski | Client First Technologies | Speaker | Leveraging Large Language Models with Power BI | — |
| John Kerski | Client First Technologies | Speaker | DataOps 101 – A Better Way to Develop and Deliver Data Analytics | — |
| John Kerski | Client First Technologies | Speaker | Avoiding the "Grey Box of Death": Automatically Checking For Broken Visuals in Power BI | — |
| John Sterrett | ProcureSQL | Speaker | Code Changes That Eliminate SQL Server Performance Complaints | — |
| John Sterrett | ProcureSQL | Speaker | Roundtable Discussion - SQL Server Performance Tuning | — |
| John Sterrett | ProcureSQL | Workshop | Advanced Data Protection Strategies with SQL Server: A Hands-on Workshop | — |
| John White | AvePoint | Workshop | Everything You Wanted to Know About Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, But Were Afraid to Ask. | — |
| John White | AvePoint | Speaker | I want it NOW! The impact of Real Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric on Power BI | — |
| Jose Manuel Jurado Diaz | Microsoft | Speaker | Mastering Elastic Database Pools: Best Practices and Troubleshooting from Microsoft Support | — |
| Jose Manuel Jurado Diaz | Microsoft | Speaker | PowerBI, DirectQuery and SQL Server. It is a good choice? | — |
| Jose Manuel Jurado Diaz | Microsoft | Workshop | Query Store and Azure SQL Copilot, who is the fairest in the land? | — |
| Juan Moreno Romo | Microsoft | Workshop | Query Store and Azure SQL Copilot, who is the fairest in the land? | — |
| Juan Moreno Romo | Microsoft | Speaker | Mastering Elastic Database Pools: Best Practices and Troubleshooting from Microsoft Support | — |
| Juan Moreno Romo | Microsoft | Speaker | PowerBI, DirectQuery and SQL Server. It is a good choice? | — |
| Kate Smith | Microsoft | Speaker | Accelerate Intelligent App Development with SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Kevin Feasel | Catallaxy Services, LLC | Speaker | Securing SQL Server | — |
| Kevin Feasel | Catallaxy Services, LLC | Speaker | Data Virtualization in SQL Server 2022 | — |
| Kirill Gavrylyuk | — | Speaker | Innovate without limits with Azure Data | — |
| Madhuri Yethirajam | Microsoft | Speaker | Unleash the Power of SQL Database in Fabric: Innovate Without Limits Using the Free Trial | — |
| Madhuri Yethirajam | Microsoft | Speaker | Build AI Apps Smarter: Optimize SQL Database Costs & Performance in Fabric | — |
| Makena Barickman | Microsoft | Speaker | SSMS 21 Spotlight: What's new and why it matters | — |
| Maraki Ketema | Microsoft | Speaker | Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric - Overview and Roadmap | — |
| Marius Moscovici | Metric Insights | Speaker | Cleaning Up the BI Mess: A Roadmap to Effective Reporting Governance | — |
| Mark Kromer | Microsoft | Speaker | Fabric Data Factory: What's New and Roadmap | — |
| Martin Schoombee | 28twelve consulting | Speaker | Working with OAuth 2.0 APIs in Azure Data Factory | — |
| Martin Schoombee | 28twelve consulting | Speaker | Building a framework for orchestration in Azure Data Factory | — |
| Matt Gordon | BJSS | Speaker | Skills to Pay The Bills: Using AI Skills in Fabric | — |
| Matt Gordon | BJSS | Workshop | ETL, KQL, and RTI: Harnessing Data in Motion with Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Matt Gordon | BJSS | Speaker | Revolutionizing Data in Motion w/ Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Matt Gordon | BJSS | Speaker | Real Time Monitoring with Real-life Use Cases using Database Watcher | — |
| Miguel Llopis | Microsoft | Speaker | Fabric Data Factory: What's New and Roadmap | — |
| Mike Smitheman | — | Speaker | Metric Insights: Insights Optimization Platform | — |
| Mou Rakshit | Avanade | Speaker | Real-Time Intelligence: Turning Streaming Data into Smart Decisions | — |
| Muazma Zahid | Microsoft | Speaker | 10 Free SQL Databases: Your Playground for AI, Advanced Analytics, and Next-Gen Applications! | — |
| Muazma Zahid | Microsoft | Speaker | AI and SQL ground to cloud to fabric | — |
| Muazma Zahid | Microsoft | Speaker | Unleash the Power of SQL Database in Fabric: Innovate Without Limits Using the Free Trial | — |
| Pam Lahoud | Microsoft | Speaker | Transform your business with integrated solutions using SQL database in Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Pam Lahoud | Microsoft | Speaker | Build AI Apps Smarter: Optimize SQL Database Costs & Performance in Fabric | — |
| Patrick LeBlanc | Microsoft | Workshop | A Comprehensive Guide to Direct Lake for the Pro Data Modeller | — |
| Patrick LeBlanc | Microsoft | Speaker | Deep dive into Direct Lake | — |
| Patrick LeBlanc | Microsoft | Speaker | Build an end-to-end data solution with Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Patrick LeBlanc | Microsoft | Speaker | Handling Big Data with Power BI | — |
| Peter Shore | — | Speaker | Infrastructure for Data Professionals: An Introduction | — |
| Peter Shore | — | Speaker | Wait Wait Do Tell Me: A Look At SQL Server Wait Stats | — |
| Peter Shore | — | Speaker | A Query Runs Through It: An Introduction to the SQL Server Engine | — |
| Philip Seamark | Microsoft | Speaker | Deep dive into Direct Lake | — |
| Philip Seamark | Microsoft | Speaker | Power BI Storage Modes: The Ultimate Showdown | — |
| Philip Seamark | Microsoft | Workshop | A Comprehensive Guide to Direct Lake for the Pro Data Modeller | — |
| Prabhjot Kaur | Microsoft | Speaker | Roundtable Discussion - Accelerate building ISV solutions using Microsoft Fabric and AI | — |
| Prabhjot Kaur | Microsoft | Workshop | Maximize efficiency in your data-driven projects by leveraging AI and Copilot technologies. | — |
| Prashant Atri | Microsoft | Workshop | Maximize efficiency in your data-driven projects by leveraging AI and Copilot technologies. | — |
| Prashant Atri | Microsoft | Speaker | Roundtable Discussion - Agentic AI - No code, low code and Pro code - Microsoft Fabric + AI better t | — |
| Prashant Atri | Microsoft | Speaker | Roundtable Discussion - Accelerate building ISV solutions using Microsoft Fabric and AI | — |
| Prashant Atri | Microsoft | Speaker | Generate self-service governance dashboard using Microsoft Fabric and Purview | — |
| Prashant Atri | Microsoft | Speaker | Oracle/SQL to Fabric Migration accelerator | — |
| Prashant Atri | Microsoft | Speaker | Realtime product review data analysis for Retail using Fabric RTI, Purview and Azure Open AI | — |
| Priya Sathy | — | Speaker | Innovate without limits with Azure Data | — |
| Raju Kumar | Microsoft | Speaker | Migration Mystery Solved: Moving SSRS and SSAS to Power BI | — |
| Reid Havens | Havens Consulting | Speaker | Avoid Data Silos! Best Practices for Implementing Shared Semantic Models | — |
| Reid Havens | Havens Consulting | Speaker | Visualization Magic in the Age of Numbers & Science | — |
| Reid Havens | Havens Consulting | Workshop | Design a Well-Architected Fabric Solution: A Medallion First Approach | — |
| Scott Shearer | — | Speaker | Beginners Guide to Power BI | — |
| Shireesh Thota | Microsoft | Speaker | Innovate without limits with Azure Data | — |
| Steve Campbell | Analytic Endeavors | Speaker | Deep Dive into Delta and OneLake: Unpacking the Storage Behind Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Steve Campbell | Analytic Endeavors | Speaker | Introduction to Version Control, GIT, and Power BI Developer mode | — |
| Steve Campbell | Analytic Endeavors | Speaker | The Power of Semantic Layers: Ensuring Reliable and Governed BI | — |
| Steve Campbell | Analytic Endeavors | Workshop | Design a Well-Architected Fabric Solution: A Medallion First Approach | — |
| Sunitha Muthukrishna | Microsoft | Speaker | Build a Robust App with Fabric SQL Database, GraphQL API, and User Data Functions | — |
| Tammiraju Prasanth | Quadrant Technologies | Speaker | Realtime product review data analysis for Retail using Fabric RTI, Purview and Azure Open AI | — |
| Tammiraju Prasanth | Quadrant Technologies | Speaker | Generate self-service governance dashboard using Microsoft Fabric and Purview | — |
| Tammiraju Prasanth | Quadrant Technologies | Speaker | Oracle/SQL to Fabric Migration accelerator | — |
| Tammiraju Prasanth | Quadrant Technologies | Workshop | Maximize efficiency in your data-driven projects by leveraging AI and Copilot technologies. | — |
| Tom Sullivan | — | Speaker | Delivering a Scalable, Secure Data & AI Platform | — |
| Treb Gatte | — | Workshop | Power BI Bootcamp for SharePoint Professionals | — |
| Twinkle Cyril | Microsoft | Speaker | Unleashing Modern Data Warehousing: Architecture, Insights & Future Innovations in Fabric Warehouse | — |
| Venkata Satya Pradeep Srikakolapu | — | Speaker | Unleashing Modern Data Warehousing: Architecture, Insights & Future Innovations in Fabric Warehouse | — |
| William Assaf | Microsoft | Speaker | Microsoft Database Docs - Learn about Contributing for your Career | — |
| Wilson Lee | Microsoft | Speaker | Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric - Overview and Roadmap | — |
| Yo-Lei Chen | Microsoft | Speaker | Accelerate Intelligent App Development with SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric | — |
Sources
- https://sessionize.com/datacon2025
- https://sessionize.com/techcon365seattle25
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250623131924/https://techcon365.com/Seattle/agenda/dcsessions
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250606013007/https://techcon365.com/Seattle/tickets
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/community-news-desk/microsoft-at-techcon-365-pwrcon-and-datacon-seattle-wa-june-2025/ba-p/4407277