Conferences / SQL Konferenz
SQL Konferenz 2025
Feb 24–26, 2025 · Congress Park Hanau, Hanau, HE, Germany
- Conference
- SQL Konferenz Database
- Dates
- Feb 24, 2025 – Feb 26, 2025
- Venue
- Congress Park Hanau
- Place
- Hanau, HE, Germany
- Format
- In person
- Status
- Past
- Attendance
- —
- Website
- sqlkonferenz.de
- Recorded
- 6 sponsors · 95 speaker appearances
- Notes
- Moved from autumn to February. PreCon Feb 24, MainCon Feb 25-26. Speakers from the Sessionize agenda on sqlkonferenz.de/agenda ('Agenda 2025'; 75 MainCon sessions; PreCons not included). Affiliations from Sessionize taglines where they name an employer. Sponsors: the tiered lists on the partners page; the page also carried an older block repeating 2024 partners, which is not counted here. Prices exclude VAT; a limited 'Private Preview' of 100 tickets was offered.
Ticket prices
| Ticket | Price | Valid until | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PreCon (Private Preview, 100 tickets) | €449 | — | plus VAT | web.archive.org |
| PreCon (General Availability) | €499 | — | plus VAT | web.archive.org |
| MainCon (Private Preview, 100 tickets) | €799 | — | plus VAT | web.archive.org |
| MainCon (General Availability) | €999 | — | plus VAT | web.archive.org |
| FullCon (Private Preview, 100 tickets) | €1,099 | — | plus VAT | web.archive.org |
| FullCon (General Availability) | €1,299 | — | plus VAT | web.archive.org |
Sponsors 6
Gold 4
- itgain Consulting · Gold Partner
- oh22data AG · Gold Partner
- Redgate · Gold Partner
- Solisyon · Gold Partner
Silver 1
- BI or DIE · Silver Partner
Community 1
- Tabular Editor · Community Supporter
Speakers and talks 95
| Speaker | Company | Role | Talk | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| André Kamman | — | Talk | My top tips for continuous learning without spending every minute of your free time on it | Slides |
| André Kamman | — | Talk | An introduction to DBT | Slides |
| Angela Henry | — | Talk | Understanding DAX, It's All About the Context | Slides |
| Atte Sukari | Cloud1 | Talk | Serving delta tables via api | — |
| Ben Weissman | — | Talk | Wolfi and Ben do something with Fabric and Databases | Slides |
| Charley Hanania | QS2 AG | Talk | The Parquet File Format - Under the Hood | Slides |
| Christoph Seck | — | Talk | Knowledge Graphs - a crash course | Slides |
| Clemens Vasters | Microsoft | Talk | From Observations to Actions: Real-Time Intelligence with Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Constantin "Kostja" Klein | Syntax Systems GmbH & Co. KG | Talk | Developers paradAIse: Azure SQL dAItabase | — |
| Craig Porteous | Advancing Analytics | Talk | Data sharing without the USB sticks - an intro to smart Data Sharing | Slides |
| Daniel Hutmacher | Structured Concepts | Talk | From substitutions to public keys - an introduction to cryptography | Slides |
| Danny de Haan | — | Talk | Kerberos: A deep dive into delegation & SQL Server | Slides |
| Des FitzGerald | — | Talk | One Bite at a time: Accelerating your migration journey to Azure SQL. | Slides |
| Elena Drakulevska | — | Talk | What Does Inclusivity Mean to You? A Collaborative Conversation on Building Better Workplaces | — |
| Elena Drakulevska | — | Talk | Accessible Insights and Inclusive Design | — |
| Emilie Rønning | Quarks | Talk | Take off on your data transformation journey with Microsoft Fabric | — |
| Emilie Rønning | Quarks | Talk | Make your solution sparkle with the medallion architecture | — |
| Erik Esmaty | DYMATRIX GmbH | Talk | Working Smarter: Streamlined automation and development | — |
| Erin Stellato | Microsoft | Talk | Using AI to drive efficiency: Copilot in SSMS | — |
| Erin Stellato | Microsoft | Talk | 21 in '25 | — |
| Erwin de Kreuk | — | Talk | The Crucial Role of Data Quality in Your Data Estate | Slides |
| Frank Geisler | GDS Business Intelligence GmbH | Talk | KQL Kickstart: Dein Einstieg in die Kusto-Abfragesprache | — |
| Fretz Nuson | Microsoft | Talk | Fabric DW AMA | — |
| Fretz Nuson | Microsoft | Talk | Exploring Deployment Patterns in Fabric: Best Practices and Strategies | Slides |
| Gabi Münster | — | Talk | Govern your Data in Fabric and Beyond | — |
| Gellert Gintli | Microsoft | Talk | X-Ray your Fabric Landscape with FUAM | — |
| Gianluca Sartori | — | Talk | Time Series with Azure Data Explorer | Slides |
| Giulia Cancian | — | Talk | Saving the Day with Data: Powerpuff Girls of BI, Automate, and Apps! | — |
| Grant Fritchey | Redgate | Talk | Learning PostgreSQL as a SQL Server User | Slides |
| Grant Fritchey | Redgate | Talk | How Automation Helps With Data Compliance | — |
| Gregor Reimling | — | Talk | Top 10 Azure Security Best Practices | Slides |
| Heini Ilmarinen | — | Talk | Crash course to version control for the data professional | Slides |
| Heini Ilmarinen | — | Talk | A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words | Slides |
| Hugo Kornelis | — | Talk | Approximate functions: How do they work? | Slides |
| Jerome Klein | — | Talk | Daten Import und Visualisierung in Power BI für Anfänger | — |
| Jess Pomfret | — | Talk | Managing replication with dbatools | Slides |
| Johan Ludvig Brattås | — | Talk | Securing and Automating Your Fabric Real-Time Intelligence Assets | Slides |
| John Martin | — | Talk | Integrating API Sources into your Data Lake with ADF, Synapse, and Fabric Pipelines | — |
| Jose Manuel Jurado Diaz | Microsoft | Talk | Query Store and Azure SQL Copilot, who is the fairest in the land? | — |
| Jovan Popovic | Microsoft | Talk | Fabric DW AMA | — |
| Jovan Popovic | Microsoft | Talk | Whats's new in Fabric DW | Slides |
| Juan Moreno Romo | Microsoft | Talk | Query Store and Azure SQL Copilot, who is the fairest in the land? | — |
| Julia Førde | — | Talk | What Does Inclusivity Mean to You? A Collaborative Conversation on Building Better Workplaces | — |
| Julia Førde | — | Talk | From Data Engineering to Predictive Analytics: A Journey with Azure Databricks and Azure ML | Slides |
| Kevin Thomas | Microsoft | Talk | X-Ray your Fabric Landscape with FUAM | — |
| Kirsten Zawierucha | — | Talk | Daten visualisieren – Einheit oder Individualität? | Slides |
| Lewis Prince | Purple Frog Systems | Talk | Fast and Efficient Text Analysis using Azure's Language Cognitive Service | — |
| Lonneke Opsteegh | — | Talk | The three layers of dashboard design | Slides |
| Marc Lelijveld | — | Talk | Changing the way how we interact with data in the Era of AI | Slides |
| Marcel Franke | Microsoft | Talk | Fabric & Databricks - better together | Slides |
| Marisol Steinau | — | Talk | Beyond the Basics: Advanced SCD2 Implementation for Compound Dimension Tables | Slides |
| Marisol Steinau | — | Talk | What Does Inclusivity Mean to You? A Collaborative Conversation on Building Better Workplaces | — |
| Markus Raatz | Ceteris AG | Talk | OneLake Shortcuts in Fabric ersparen uns das Analytics-Projekt | Slides |
| Matthias Niehoff | codecentric AG | Talk | Data Aware Architectures als Basis für KI & Analytics | Slides |
| Melanie Krumbein | — | Talk | SQL Server AlwaysOn Cluster automatisiert bereitstellen | Slides |
| Michael Werner | Be-terna GmbH | Talk | Sperrenanalyse mit Extended Events | Slides |
| Milos Radivojevic | Entain | Talk | Database Development in a 24/7 Environment | Slides |
| Mladen Prajdic | — | Talk | Sql Server Audit - who did what when? | Slides |
| Niko Neugebauer | — | Talk | Azure SQL Observability | Slides |
| Oliver Engels | oh22data AG | Talk | X-Ray your Fabric Landscape with FUAM | — |
| Oliver Engels | oh22data AG | Talk | Mastering Spark Notebooks: A Guide for Data Engineers | Slides |
| Olivier Van Steenlandt | X²O | Talk | Database Deployment Automation using Database Projects & Azure DevOps | Slides |
| Patrick Heyde | — | Talk | FinOps in Azure - mit BI-Vorgehen die Kosten Optimieren zum Bedarf | Slides |
| Paulina Jędrzejewska | — | Talk | Saving the Day with Data: Powerpuff Girls of BI, Automate, and Apps! | — |
| Pieter Vanhove | — | Talk | Confidential computing with Always Encrypted using enclaves | Slides |
| Rafael Dabrowski | oh22data AG | Talk | Integrate data quality into your processes | Slides |
| Reitse Eskens | — | Talk | Azure SQL Copilot, what the query is this!? | — |
| Rob Sewell | — | Talk | What makes a good commit? Good Practices for Data Professionals | Slides |
| Rob Sewell | — | Talk | Rollenwechsel – Übersetzung von Themen zur psychischen Gesundheit | Slides |
| Roger Unholz | BSgroup Data Analytics | Talk | Find Your LEGO! Building an AI-powered image search with Fabric and Power BI | Slides |
| Roman Tesolkin | Avanade | Talk | Sky Analytics: Turning Raw Drone Logs into Visual Stories with Power BI | Slides |
| Roman Tesolkin | Avanade | Talk | What Does Inclusivity Mean to You? A Collaborative Conversation on Building Better Workplaces | — |
| Rune Ovlien Rakeie | Tietoevry | Talk | Securing and Automating Your Fabric Real-Time Intelligence Assets | Slides |
| Sai Prudhvi Neelakantam | — | Talk | From Data Engineering to Predictive Analytics: A Journey with Azure Databricks and Azure ML | Slides |
| Samudra Bandaranayake | oh22information services GmbH | Talk | What Does Inclusivity Mean to You? A Collaborative Conversation on Building Better Workplaces | — |
| Samudra Bandaranayake | oh22information services GmbH | Talk | What is best for you? Parquet or AVRO | — |
| Sander Stad | — | Talk | Saying no is OK | — |
| Sarath Sasidharan | Microsoft | Talk | Fabric DW AMA | — |
| Sarath Sasidharan | Microsoft | Talk | Govern your Data in Fabric and Beyond | — |
| Sarath Sasidharan | Microsoft | Talk | Exploring Deployment Patterns in Fabric: Best Practices and Strategies | Slides |
| Sasa Popovic | — | Talk | Unlocking the Power of Azure SQL & Microsoft Fabric - from SQL to Insights | Slides |
| Simon Gravel | — | Talk | Daten visualisieren – Einheit oder Individualität? | Slides |
| Stefan Kirner | — | Talk | Von Azure Data Factory zu Fabric: Ein Leitfaden für die erfolgreiche Migration | Slides |
| Tillmann Eitelberg | oh22information services GmbH | Talk | Mastering Spark Notebooks: A Guide for Data Engineers | Slides |
| Tillmann Eitelberg | oh22information services GmbH | Talk | Integrate data quality into your processes | Slides |
| Tom Martens | Munich Re | Talk | Data visualization using Deneb (meaning Vega and Vega-Lite) | Slides |
| Torsten Ahlemeyer | arelium GmbH | Talk | täuschen & tarnen - wie Admins und Entwickler zu tickenden Zeitbomben werden | Slides |
| Torsten Strauß | — | Talk | Query Tuning in Azure SQL | — |
| Traci Sewell | — | Talk | Continuing those uncomfortable Mental Health conversations | — |
| Traci Sewell | — | Talk | Rollenwechsel – Übersetzung von Themen zur psychischen Gesundheit | Slides |
| Uwe Ricken | db Berater GmbH | Talk | How Automation Helps With Data Compliance | — |
| Uwe Ricken | db Berater GmbH | Talk | Leveraging JSON in Microsoft SQL Server | — |
| Valerie Junk | — | Talk | Get Creative with Power BI: Make these core visuals shine! | Slides |
| Vitalija Bartusevičiūtė | — | Talk | Navigating Data Seas: Diving into Databricks with Orcas | Slides |
| Wolfgang Strasser | — | Talk | Wolfi and Ben do something with Fabric and Databases | Slides |
Sources
- https://sessionize.com/sql-konferenz-2025
- https://sqlkonferenz.de/agenda/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250324004607/https://sqlkonferenz.de/agenda/
- https://sessionize.com/api/v2/bxnlww60/view/Sessions
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250208215248/https://sqlkonferenz.de/partners-sponsors/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250113180257/https://sqlkonferenz.de/registration/