Here is some news, videos, tips, and links the Procure SQL team would like to share!

Procure SQL made it out to their first trade show of 2024! Justin, Kon and John were at SQL Saturday Atlanta BI on February 10th.

Justin Cunningham gave a talk on Data Catalog: Visualizing Your Data Sprawl. John Sterrett gave a talk on Things to Know Before Going Independent.

The team is excited to be back on April 20th for SQL Saturday Atlanta. You can also catch them at SQL Saturday Austin on March 10th.

Someone’s Dream Job

Dream of being a researcher for the Microsoft data systems? Good, they’re hiring.

NASA’s Computer Glitch

ever wonder what it’s like to troubleshoot 1970’s tech that’s 15 billion miles away…

Data Sprawl

Interesting editorial about managing your metadata. This challenge gets harder when only 3% of company’s data meets data quality standards.

Power BI Desktop Projects

Martin Schoombee shares how DevOps and Report sharing gets easier with Power BI Desktop Projects. Power BI Desktop projects are going to open up many possibilities.

Microsoft Analytics Overview in Five Minutes

Justin created this video about the personas and tools behind Microsoft’s new shiny analytics tools.

Developers, Developers, Developers…

It’s time to make data the first choice in the technology stack, not an afterthought. Developers’ words not ours. We do agree with them though. 🙂

Working With Others

Aaron Bertrand has a very simple but great tip. Leave it better than you found it.

Free Azure and SQL Server Training in Austin, Texas!

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, SQL Saturday will be coming to Austin, Texas. This is a free training day around SQL Server, Azure, and the Microsoft Data Platform. If you would like lunch to be provided, it’s $20. We will also have two all-day deep dive training classes on performance tuning and Microsoft Analytics on Friday, March 8, 2024, for $125.

Need a Remote DBA or Data Architect?

Have you got questions? Need some help? Are you curious to know the cost of procuring a Remote Data Architect?