Gethyn Ellis

Do your Power BI reports place constant pressure on your production SQL Server? Are you struggling to deliver real-time analytics without overloading the systems your business depends on?

AI is rewriting the rules for data professionals. Discover the gains, the challenges, and the emerging risks, and learn how to stay relevant and resilient as AI reshapes our industry.

Berry Wand has a new job. As the Chief Data Officer for a leading police force, she is in charge of creating a data-driven corporate culture and has all the tools she needs to make it happen.

As organisations embrace multi-platform strategies and cloud adoption, PostgreSQL has emerged as a critical database technology, valued for its versatility, scalability, and open-source foundation.

Berry Wand has a new job. As the Chief Data Officer for a leading police force, she is in charge of creating a data-driven corporate culture and has all the tools she needs to make it happen.

SQL Server always works perfectly , right ? Well not always Locking yourself out of the server, lost backups, failed disks, typos in queries returning a quadrillion rows, data centres under water, bad query design. We've seen it all in our time as DBAs Take a break from all that hard learning stuff and have some fun hearing about some of the strange things that we have experienced in the combined 35 years we have been DBAs And more importantly, the lessons learnt from dealing with them. In between the laughter you will learn some useful ways to improve your code, ensure your database is secure and ways to avoid creating your own disasters And you never know there may be time for you to tell us your stories as well.

In the complex digital realm, ensuring data's security and its ethical handling is paramount. This session delves into robust data protection, effective governance, and leadership acumen, spotlighting OneLake, Purview, and contemporary data security strategies to promote seamless, secure operations.

Berry Wand was feeling upbeat. As the Chief Data Officer for a leading police force, she was in charge of creating a data-driven corporate culture and had all the tools she needed to make it happen. But she needed to figure out where to start; she had a vision, but it was the implementation that she needed help with. That was until she heard about a splendid conference talk that focused on building a data culture and how Power BI could support that process. Now, she had the chance to dig into the topic and learn how to make the most out of her data. She was excited to start, so she arrived at the talk with a sense of anticipation. During the session, Berry was immersed in a world full of potential. She picked up techniques and strategies she could apply to her job and tips and tricks she could teach her team. She learned about > Establish leadership support > Strategies for Overcoming resistance to change > Identify key data stakeholders > Build a data-driven mindset > Implement data governance > Invest in data infrastructure > Provide training > Encourage experimentation > How Power BI can help build that data culture The whole experience had been a revelation for her, leaving her feeling as if she had finally cracked the code of creating a data-driven culture in her organisation. As she left the conference venue, Berry felt energised and inspired. She had the blueprint for taking her data to the next level; all she had to do was put her newfound knowledge into action. It would not be easy, but it would be worth it.

Berry Wand was feeling upbeat. As the Chief Data Officer for a leading police force, she was in charge of creating a data-driven corporate culture and had all the tools she needed to make it happen.

Moneyball – Build a killer Fantasy Football Team with Power BI - PHIT Football Berry Wand is fed up with having a mediocre Fantasy Premier League team, making mediocre decisions and generally not in contention of winning any of the Fantasy Premier League that she enters.

Moneyball – Build a killer Fantasy Football Team with Power BI - PHIT Football Berry Wand is fed up with having a mediocre Fantasy Premier League team, making mediocre decisions and generally not in contention of winning any of the Fantasy Premier League that she enters. She does OK, but she’s always short of points when the title is being dished out. In this talk, we will look at how Berry can use the FPL APIs, PowerShell and Power BI to build an analytical solution allowing her to identify valuable players from a crowded field. Allowing her to answer the soccer equivalent of the famous Billy Beane question, “Do they get on base?” If you’re new to Power BI or just curious, about what I am going to talk about then this session is for you. We will talk about - Data sources - Loading into Power BI - Cleaning and transforming the data - Modelling the data - Adding some measures - Creating great visuals to show which players should be in our team and those that shouldn’t Come along and have some Power BI fun.