{"id":38376,"date":"2025-05-19T20:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/?p=38376"},"modified":"2025-05-23T01:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:45:38","slug":"sqlday-2025-wroclaw-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/sqlday-2025-wroclaw-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"SQLDay 2025 &#8211; Wroc\u0142aw &#8211; Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had the chance to attend SQLDay 2025 in Wroc\u0142aw, one of the largest Microsoft Data Platform conferences in Central Europe. The event gathers a wide range of professionals, from database administrators to data engineers and Power BI developers. The first day was fully dedicated to pre-conference workshops. The general sessions are scheduled for the following two days.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"189\" height=\"83\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38377\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this first post, I\u2019ll focus on Monday\u2019s workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Day 1 \u2013 Workshop Sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop day at SQLDay is always a strong start. It gives attendees the opportunity to focus on a specific topic for a full day. This year, several tracks were available in parallel, covering various aspects of the Microsoft data stack: from Power BI and SQL Server to Azure and Microsoft Fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dbi-services.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here are the sessions that were available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advanced DAX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This session was clearly targeted at experienced Power BI users. 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