Louis Davidson
The year around now
Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.
Appearances by year
- SQLSaturday
- DataTune
- Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2027 | FABCON & SQLCON 2027 (Microsoft Fabric Community Conference + SQLCON), Atlanta | Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon) | workshop | Fabric Data Warehouse: Metadata-Driven Transformations from Source to ReportUse Fabric Data Warehouse to take one dataset from an external source to a Power BI report. Using the foundation of T-SQL and INFORMATION_SCHEMA views, build a…Show lessUse Fabric Data Warehouse to take one dataset from an external source to a Power BI report. Using the foundation of T-SQL and INFORMATION_SCHEMA views, build a metadata-driven process to create mappings to standardize names and types, reject bad rows, capture history, and create a reusable base layer. | |
| May 2, 2026 | Day of Data Jacksonville #1128 | SQLSaturday | — | Relational Database Design FundamentalsData should be easy to work with in SQL Server if the database has been organized as close as possible to the standards of normalization that have been proven…Show lessData should be easy to work with in SQL Server if the database has been organized as close as possible to the standards of normalization that have been proven for many years, but are often thought of as old-fashioned. | |
| Mar 21, 2026 | SQLSaturday Atlanta AI & BI #1127 | SQLSaturday | — | BI versus Relational Design In relational database design, the main objective is to mirror the database structure as outlined in the requirements to ensure data integrity. | |
| Mar 6, 2026 | DataTune 2026 | DataTune | talk | Sharing is Caring and Writing is Sharing | |
| Oct 4, 2025 | SQLSaturday Orlando #1122 | SQLSaturday | — | BI versus Relational Design In relational database design, the main objective is to mirror the database structure as outlined in the requirements to ensure data integrity. | |
| Mar 8, 2025 | SQLSaturday Atlanta AI & BI #1102 | SQLSaturday | — | BI versus Relational Design In relational database design, the main objective is to mirror the database structure as outlined in the requirements to ensure data integrity. | |
| May 4, 2024 | SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1068 | SQLSaturday | — | Who Cares About Relational Database Design?It has been nearly 45 years since the concept of a relational database management system (RDBMS) was written down by Edgar Codd. If you work with any technology…Show lessIt has been nearly 45 years since the concept of a relational database management system (RDBMS) was written down by Edgar Codd. If you work with any technology besides databases, something written down 45 minutes ago may already be obsolete. | |
| Jan 18, 2020 | SQLSaturday Nashville #933 | SQLSaturday | — | Database Design FundamentalsData should be easy to work with in SQL Server if the database has been organized as close as possible to the standards of normalization that have been proven…Show lessData should be easy to work with in SQL Server if the database has been organized as close as possible to the standards of normalization that have been proven for many years, but are often thought of as old-fashioned. | |
| May 18, 2019 | SQLSaturday Atlanta #845 | SQLSaturday | — | Database Design FundamentalsData should be easy to work with in SQL Server if the database has been organized as close as possible to the standards of normalization that have been proven…Show lessData should be easy to work with in SQL Server if the database has been organized as close as possible to the standards of normalization that have been proven for many years, but are often thought of as old-fashioned. | |
| May 4, 2019 | SQLSaturday Jacksonville #820 | SQLSaturday | — | Database Design FundamentalsData should be easy to work with in SQL Server if the database has been organized as close as possible to the standards of normalization that have been proven…Show lessData should be easy to work with in SQL Server if the database has been organized as close as possible to the standards of normalization that have been proven for many years, but are often thought of as old-fashioned. | |
| May 4, 2019 | SQLSaturday Jacksonville #820 | SQLSaturday | — | Relational Design CritiqueThe process of designing a relational database is not overly complex, and may be done by almost anyone on the development team. The process requires one to take…Show lessThe process of designing a relational database is not overly complex, and may be done by almost anyone on the development team. The process requires one to take the time to understand the requirements, when they exist, and apply a straightforward set of transforms to produce table structures that meets the needs. | |
| Jan 12, 2019 | SQLSaturday Nashville #815 | SQLSaturday | — | Characteristics of a Great Relational DatabaseWhen queried, most database professionals would mention normalized as one of the most important characteristics that tell the difference between a good and bad…Show lessWhen queried, most database professionals would mention normalized as one of the most important characteristics that tell the difference between a good and bad relational database design (whether they know what the term "normalized" means or not.) Normalization is a key to great relational designs, but there is so… |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Feasel | 9 | — | 2026 |
| Jason Romans | 7 | 1 | 2027 |
| Matt Gordon | 7 | — | 2026 |
| Belinda Allen | 6 | — | 2027 |
| Chris Hyde | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Hasan Savran | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Preston Mesarvey | 5 | — | 2026 |
| Monica Rathbun | 4 | — | 2027 |
| Patrick LeBlanc | 4 | — | 2027 |
| Bradley Schacht | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Cecilia Brusatori | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Daniel Taylor | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Ed Watson | 4 | — | 2026 |
| Jared Rhodes | 4 | — | 2026 |
| John Kerski | 4 | — | 2026 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.