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A one of a kind live event about all things data.

 

Join us for a half day of conversations at Microsoft Create: Data and connect with the experts and community to learn and discuss everything data - from the upcoming trends, to best practices and data for good. 

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A one of a kind live event about all things data.

 

Join us for a half day of conversations at Microsoft Create: Data and connect with the experts and community to learn and discuss everything data - from the upcoming trends, to best practices and data for good. 

A one of a kind live event about all things data.

 

Join us for a half day of conversations at Microsoft Create: Data and connect with the experts and community to learn and discuss everything data - from the upcoming trends, to best practices and data for good. 

Agenda

June 23

8:00–8:10AM

Welcome

Grab your coffee or tea, log in.

Check out our easy and healthy recipes right in our resources section below! Coming soon

Adi Polak

8:10–8:30AM

Keynote: Driving a Data culture in a world of Remote Everything

In order to build an organizational data culture, yet do this with a remote workforce, BI needs to be woven into the fabric of the organization. Individuals have had to adapt to working digitally and independently. Join Arun and Heather to learn about capabilities that can accelerate adoption of a data culture in your organization.

Arun Ulagaratchagan,

Heather Newman

8:30–8:50AM

Apache Spark and Open Source Insights


Development and Open Source continue to educate us when it comes to data. How has the changes in Big Data and AI impacted technology, and how will we use it?

Holden and Cheryl share in this session what’s new with Spark and some of the best practices and how you can keep yourself up-to date in this space.

Holden Karau, Cheryl Adams

8:50–9:10AM

Picking the Right Distributed Database

Databases are a critical part of any business. But, how do you pick the right one given the multitude of options at your disposal and new ones coming up quite frequently. Should you stick to good-old RDBMS, opt for NoSQL variants, or go multi-model? Is there really a right answer?

Tim Berglund, Abhishek Gupta 

9:10–9:30am

Using SQL with Delta Lake

Delta Lake is an open-source storage management system (storage layer) that brings ACID transactions and time travel to Apache Spark and big data workloads.

The latest and greatest of Delta Lake 0.7.0 requires Apache Spark 3 and among the features is a full coverage of SQL DDL and DML commands.

Learn from Jacek and Jasmine as they demonstrate much can be achieved from SQL alone while working with Delta Lake.

Jacek Laskowski, Jasmine Greenaway 

9:30–10:00AM

Panel: Data for Good

 


Join four inspiring and accomplished leaders in the data space for this Data For Good panel. They share their perspectives about what good data is and how it relates to actually doing good. Take away learnings on how data tools can help us in keeping our data healthy.

Adi Shacham-Shavit, Eve Pardi, Ruth Yakubu, Anna Hoffman 

10:00–10:20AM

Closing Keynote: The Journey to Modern Warehousing

Saveen has seen Microsoft go on a wild Big Data journey to get to the technology shift that is Azure Synapse Analytics. Join Simon and Saveen as they talk through the journey to modern analytics and how the barriers have been lowered for big data adoption

Saveen Reddy, Simon Whiteley

10:20–11:10AM

Hands-on Workshop: Intro to Serverless SQL

In this workshop with Simon and Adi, you'll learn about Data Analytics, SQL, and Data Visualization - most importantly, you will gain hands-on experience with running interactive queries using Azure Synapse SQL Serverless!

We'll reward you with limited Azure Heroes Badgers upon completion of the workshop!

 

Adi Polak, Simon Whiteley

10:20 - 11:10AM

Hands-on Workshop: Intro to Serverless SQL 

Earn yourself an Azure Heroes Builder badge(r) upon completion of this workshop!

To empower and inspire you to complete this workshop, we will be rewarding workshop participants with the exclusive Azure Heroes Builder blockchain-based badge(r). This is a verifiably scarce and publicly-visible reward. So, be sure to join us, learn a great skill and be rewarded. 



Azure Static Web Workshop 


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12:00–12:30PM  Community On Air - Open Mic Networking Breakouts 

A Serverless Odyssey


Join us for a conversation centred around the future of serverless – how distinct will “serverless” remain as a concept and what are the bigger, broader trends that it will align to?

 

Connect with Jeremy, Peter and Simona to chat about the recent serverless survey, learnings from curating two of the most relevant newsletters and running a serverless podcast for over a year.

 

Seats are limited. Please register here.


Facilitated by Jeremy Daly, Peter Cooper and Simona Cotin 

Serverless Days - The Journey of a Community


Conferences are more than just a vehicle for knowledge sharing. Now more than ever we realise how essential the networking and community aspects are to the experience of a great conference.

 

In this session we’ll share how we grew ServerlessDays globally with community, diversity and inclusion in mind and want to hear from you, what you think makes a community truly amazing.


Seats are limited. Please register here.

Facilitated by Ant Stanley, Lian Li, Floor Drees

The Citizen Developer Movement in a Serverless Environment


With low-code and no-code software applications, many citizens are empowered to design and build powerful applications which can help a great social cause.

 

We want to hear your inspiring stories and hear how you get a good balance between low-code and serverless technologies, the considerations when choosing the kind of architecture in a serverless environment. 


Seats are limited. Please register here.

 


Facilitated by Linda Nichols, Jeff Hollan 

Serverless Storytelling: Visualize complex ideas in relatable ways!


Did you know that 65% of the population have a visual learning capability? And that visual information is not only easier to understand but more likely to be recalled later?

 

Join Nitya and Chris, come up with new visual metaphors for well-known concepts and incorporate visual storytelling into the serverless developer journeys. Bring some index cards, a pen and your unfettered imagination. 


Seats are limited. Please register here.

 

 


Facilitated by Nitya Narasimhan, Chris Nwamba 

Developer hacks and tools we wished we knew sooner

Developer hacks and tools we wished we knew sooner

Found that one amazing keyboard shortcut that cuts your development time in half? Realised you can set up a service to do boring or complex tasks for you?

 

In this breakout session with Chris Heilmann and Marie Hoeger, let's share how we can build things right and share our favourite titbits of information about the tools we use. Bring along your questions and enthusiasm. 

 

Seats are limited. Please register here.

 


Facilitated by

Chris Heilmann,

Marie Hoeger 

Microsoft ❤s OSS

Arrival & Check-In

Want to help improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of developers with just one pull request? Join Anthony Chu and Craig Shoemaker and learn how you can make a difference in Azure Functions.

 

From the runtime to reference materials, Microsoft has open sourced scores of code and docs repositories and we’d love to have your contributions!


Seats are limited. Please register here. 



 


Facilitated by

Craig Shoemaker,

Anthony Chu

Speakers

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Adi Polak

Senior Software Engineer &

Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

@AdiPolak

He/Him

Arun Ulagaratchagan

Corporate Vice President of Power BI Engineering, Microsoft 

@arunulag

She/Her

Heather Newman

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

@heddanewman


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Holden Karau 

OSS Spark Dev

@holdenkarau

She/Her

Cheryl Adams

Data architect and Senior Content Developer, Microsoft

@ctechdiva

He/Him

Tim Berglund

Senior Director of Developer Advocacy, Confluent

@TLBERGLUND

He/Him

Abhishek Gupta

Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

@abhi_tweeter

He/Him

Jacek Laskowski

Business Owner, Software Engineer, and Consultant

@jaceklaskowski

She/Her

Jasmine Greenaway

Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

@paladique

She/Her

Adi Shacham-Shavit

EVP Engineering, Clear Blockchain Technologies

@adishsh

She/Her

Eve Pardi

Azure Data Engineer, Avanade

AI MVP

@EvePardi

She/Her

Ruth Yakubu

Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

@ruthieyakubu

She/Her

Anna Hoffman

Data & Applied Scientist, Microsoft and Host of Data Exposed

@AnalyticAnna

He/Him

Saveen Reddy

Group Program Manager, Microsoft

@saveenr

He/Him

Simon Whiteley

Director of Engineering, Owner of
AdvAnalyticsUK, Microsoft Data Platform MVP

@MrSiWhiteley

He/Him

Robert Steele

Software Engineer, Serverless Advocate 

@antempus

What you will experience

Microsoft Create: Data is the next Microsoft Create virtual event series following Microsoft Create:Frontend and Create: Serverless. 


Everyone is Welcome!
We are dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive and harassment-free environment for our attendees. Diversity of background, experience, and culture will provide everyone with new and fresh perspectives.

 

Please review our code of conduct and be ready to participate in a productive and fun event.

 

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Learn: Explore Serverless SQL Capabilities

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Learn: Identify the tasks of a data engineer in a cloud-hosted architecture

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Instructions for the march:

We're meeting at the southwest corner of Daley Plaza at 10am. Look for signs that say “Splash”. The march commences at 11am.

 

Be sure to bring lots of sunscreen, water, your favorite Pride accoutrements, and your smiling faces!

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In all of our interactions, we aspire to embody and champion the below values: 


Be Friendly and Welcoming

Listen with purpose and create space for others’ communication preferences.

Ask yourself how you can make someone else’s life easier.


Be Patient 

Remember that people have varying communication styles and preferences.

Recognize that not everyone is using their native language (meaning and tone can be lost in translation).

 
Be Thoughtful

Think about how others will interpret your words – productive, clear communication requires effort!

Remember that sometimes it is best to refrain entirely from commenting.

 
Be Respectful and Inclusive

Respect differences of opinion.

Seek to build bridges and understand, not condemn or criticize.

Make a conscious effort to include people who differ from you.


Be Open and Curious

Assume good intent and interpret others’ statements or questions in good faith.

Ask questions to understand, not denounce.

Focus on continuous learning - get better at the things you already know, tackle completely new things, and ask others about their expertise to deepen yours

 

In Summary:

Treat everyone with respect, kindness and empathy.

Use welcoming and inclusive language.

Be thoughtful in how you communicate in person and online. 

Don’t be destructive or inflammatory. 

Gracefully accept constructive criticism.

Listen with purpose, create space for communication preferences; honor them by shifting to accommodate.

 


Reach out to DevRelEvents@microsoft.com if you need anything at all!

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Microsoft is dedicated to empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

This includes Microsoft events where we seek to provide a respectful, friendly, professional experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, physical appearance, disability, age, race or religion. We do not tolerate any behavior that is harassing or degrading to any individual, in any form. Individuals are responsible for knowing and abiding by these standards. We encourage everyone to assist in creating a welcoming and safe environment. Please report any concerns, suspicious or disruptive activity or behavior via the Microsoft Runs on Trust website 

 


 

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Preamble
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This includes Microsoft events where we seek to create a respectful, friendly, and inclusive experience for all participants. As such, we do not tolerate harassing or disrespectful behavior, messages, images, or interactions by any event participant, in any form, at any aspect of the program including business and social activities, regardless of location.

 

Purpose
A primary goal of all the conferences and user groups that refer to this Code of Conduct is to be inclusive to the largest number of contributors, with the most varied and diverse backgrounds possible. As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and religion (or lack thereof).

This Code of Conduct outlines our expectations for all those who participate in the Microsoft event Create: Serverless, happening on September 30, 2020 and all related activities, as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.

We invite all those who participate in our event to help us create safe and positive experiences for everyone.

 

Open Culture Citizenship
A supplemental goal of this Code of Conduct is to increase open culture citizenship by encouraging participants to recognize and strengthen the relationships between our actions and their effects on our communities.

Communities mirror the societies in which they exist and positive action is essential to counteract the many forms of inequality and abuses of power that exist in society.

If you see someone who is making an extra effort to ensure Create: Serverless is welcoming, friendly, and encourages all participants to contribute to the fullest extent, we want to know.

 

Expected Behavior
Participate in an authentic and active way. In doing so, you contribute to the health and longevity of Create: Serverless.
Exercise consideration and respect in your speech and actions.
Attempt collaboration before conflict.
Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.
Be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants. Alert our Code of Conduct team or other staff if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of this Code of Conduct, even if they seem inconsequential.

 

Unacceptable Behavior
Unacceptable behaviors include: intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory or demeaning speech or actions by any participant in Create: Serverless online, at all related events and in one-on-one communications carried out in the context of community business.

Harassment includes: harmful or prejudicial verbal or written comments related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability; inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images (including presentation slides); inappropriate depictions of violence (including presentation slides); deliberate intimidation, stalking or following; harassing photography or recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

 

Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior
Unacceptable behavior from any Create: Serverless attendee, including sponsors and those with decision-making authority, will not be tolerated. Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.

If an attendee engages in unacceptable behavior, the organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including a temporary ban or permanent expulsion from Create: Serverless without warning.

 

If You Witness or Are Subject to Unacceptable Behavior
If you are subject to or witness unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please notify the Code of Conduct team or an organizer as soon as possible. You can find a list of staff and organizers to contact for each of the supporters of this code of conduct at the bottom of this page. Additionally, organizers are available to help attendees engage with local law enforcement or to otherwise help those experiencing unacceptable behavior feel safe.

 

Addressing Grievances
If you feel you have been falsely or unfairly accused of violating this Code of Conduct, you should notify one of the organizers with a concise description of your grievance. Your grievance will be handled in accordance with our existing governing policies.

 

Scope
We expect all participants (contributors, paid or otherwise; sponsors; and other guests) to abide by this Code of Conduct in all Create: Serverless activities and forums as well as in all one-on-one communications pertaining to these activities.

Contacts

 


Code of Conduct Team


During the event:

Lucie Šimečková (she/her)

Languages: Czech, English

Europe (CET time zone)

luciev@microsoft.com

@lulucieva

 

Rae Lyon (she/her)

Language: English

US Mountain Time Zone (MST)

ralyon@microsoft.com

@raerlyon

 

April Canillo (she/her)

Language: English

Eastern Standard Time (EST)

prilacanillo@gmail.com

@amcanillo

 

Sarah H Besisira (she/her)

Languages: English, French

Canada (PST time zone)

Sarah.kyaligonza@gmail.com

+1 250-258-8438 (WhatsApp, Telegram, voice)

@HalimaSarah5

 

Cynthia Zanoni (she/her)

Languages: Portuguese, English

Brazil (GTM-3 time zone)

cyzanon@microsoft.com

@cynthiazanoni

 

Glaucia Lemos (she/her)
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish and English
Brazil (GTM-3 time zone)
gllemos@microsoft.com
@glaucia_lemos86

 

Jan Schenk (he/him)

Languages: German, English

Europe (CET time zone)

jan.schenk@microsoft.com

+49 151 701 555 30 (Signal, WhatsApp, voice)

@jansche


 

At all times:
Global Code of Conduct Team @ Microsoft

opencode@microsoft.com
Microsoft Runs On Trust Website

 

License and attribution
The foundation for this Code of Conduct, the Berlin Code of Conduct, is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. It is based on the pdx.rb Code of Conduct.

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