Enhancing SQL Server Query Efficiency

Tom Taulli (@ttaulli) is the author of AI-Assisted Programming: Better Planning, Coding, Testing, and Deployment (https://amzn.to/48qeAa9). He has been programming since he was in high school, when he wrote computer programs for magazines (yes, in the 1980s, there were publications that had code listings!). When he got into college, he started a company that sold Windows software for exam preparation. He then founded other companies like Hypermart.net – which was the mid-1990s version of Shopif... morey – that was sold to InfoSpace.com.

Ana Voicu is a seasoned data engineer with a deep passion for databases, business intelligence, and data science. She specializes in developing enterprise-level Business Intelligence solutions across diverse industries, focusing on performance optimization, pattern recognition, efficient business process analysis, and interactive visualizations. Ana thrives on tackling database performance challenges, particularly those involving high data volume applications. Beyond her technical expertise, she... more has a strong enthusiasm for sharing her knowledge and insights with others, fostering a collaborative and continuous learning environment.

Currently an IT leader in Denver Colorado's FinTech sector Russ has focused on database engineering, modelling, administration, and BI since 1997. Russ is a passionate trainer and community volunteer presenting regularly at tech events and local user groups around the US. In 2019 much of Russ' focus turned to cloud based data lakes specifically on Google BigQuery, and the emerging world of large language models.

Bismark believes that education is no longer a one-time investment, but instead a lifelong pursuit and that great authors and mentors can play an invaluable role in finding and developing a fulfilling career. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering specializing in Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Distributed computing. He taught courses in robotics and computer vision as a student leader whiles in school, and interned and consulted for the British Counci... morel as a Software Engineer and Project Assistant. He currently works as a Business Intelligence and Big Data developer doubling up as a Data Scientist at Ecobank eProcess International S.A. developing machine learning models some of which includes the Customer360 model consisting of a customer segmentation model, customer churn model, and customer cross selling (product recommendation) model. He has enterprise level knowledge in data integration for BI & Data Management domain applications.

With 20 years of experience in the Microsoft eco-system, Jean-Sébastien assists clients in designing, building, developing and deploying Microsoft solutions in on-premise or Azure / Office365 environments. JS has skills, experience and certifications in Windows Server / .NET / SharePoint / SqlServer / Office365 / PowerPlatform. He also teaches these subjects as a Microsoft certified trainer for 13 years. He is also a Microsoft power-seller in the area of data and analysis and is therefore able t... moreo evangelize on different topics of business intelligence, from data warehousing to machine learning, through cognitive APIs and ChatBots.