Kamil Nowinski

Kamil Nowinski

@azureplayer.bsky.social

Group Manager at #Avanade. Databricks Solution Architect Champion. Blogger, speaker, data geek. #azure #sqlfamily #SQLDay #DataRelayUK. He/him. My own opinions.

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Kamil Nowinski
@azureplayer.bsky.social

✅ Another cert from Databricks' stable is done. Just to prove to myself that I know all the latest and greatest, even when I don't use them all yet. But it's vital to know what is possible to advise our clients on the best solutions possible.

Kamil Nowinski
@azureplayer.bsky.social

🥁 I submitted my MVP Annual Review for 2026. ⏳ Now, the application is in the hands of Microsoft Product Group Leaders, with results expected in July 2026. 🙏 Let's wait patiently, and regardless of the outcome, I’m grateful for the community, collaborations, and all the conversations along the way.

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Brent Ozar
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Thinking back about this topic again on the heels of coming back from SQLBits: Why Aren’t People Going to Local and Regional In-Person Events Anymore? www.brentozar.com/archive/2025...

brentozar.comWhy Aren't People Going to Local and Regional In-Person Events Anymore? - Brent Ozar Unlimited®Steve Jones recently posted an update about SQL Saturday’s status, and it includes some news we need to talk about: However, this year the number may stagnate or even decline slightly. Running events…
Kamil Nowinski
@azureplayer.bsky.social

🎉 Honoured and Grateful - Microsoft MVP - 🚀 7 years! I'm thrilled to share that I’ve been re-awarded as a Microsoft MVP in the Data Platform category. This time recognised in the technical areas: - Data Integration - Microsoft Fabric 🫡 Thank you to the Microsoft MVP program. #mvpbuzz

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Paul Andrew
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This Wednesday, join us in #Derby for the monthly #EastMidlandsData #MeetUp Special guest @azureplayer.bsky.social will be talking to us about #MicrosoftFabric SQL Databases. www.meetup.com/eastmidlands...

meetup.com12th Feb 25| East Midlands Data | Derby | Speaker - Kamil Nowinski, Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup**___________________________________________________________________________________** **MeetUp Agenda** 18:00 - Arrive. Networking 18:30 - Guest Speaker Talk 19:30 - Bu

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Reitse Eskens
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January 29th 2025, join @azureplayer.bsky.social and me for an hour of Ingesting and transforming data in #MicrosoftFabric in the #LearnTogether series by #MicrosoftLearn. developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto... Follow the link for more information and sign up. Hope to see you there!

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Less than an hour before we are 🔴LIVE🔴 with #PowerBI & #MicrosoftFabric !! Celebrating 10 Years of Guy in a Cube! 🥳🎉 Bring all your questions! Get in early as we try to answer as many as we can, but there are always too many to answer all.

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📢🔴 Celebrate 10 years of Guy in a Cube & Join us live as we answer your questions about #PowerBI & #MicrosoftFabric! | Saturday, December 14th @ 9:30am Central 🔴📢 Join live on YouTube - guyinacu.be/live158

Kamil Nowinski
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📢 Use real-time eventstreams in Microsoft Fabric youtu.be/tBZy_FdbA9k In this episode of the @MicrosoftFabric series, I demonstrate how to efficiently establish real-time processing using a no-code approach, both with and without transformation. #mvpbuzz

youtu.beUse real time eventstreams in Microsoft Fabric | Lab 09Eventstream is a feature in Microsoft Fabric that captures, transforms, and routes real-time events to various destinations with a no-code experience. You ca...
Kamil Nowinski
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Another episode of old-new (restarted) series of #AskSQLFamily podcast on #YouTube! ⭐️ E15. Special guest: Kalen Delaney (@sqlqueen) youtu.be/qYNB0tGkPDQ 👉 Co-host: Damian Widera ⏰ New episode every 2 weeks.

youtu.beKalen Delaney - story about @sqlqueen twitter handle | Ask SQL Family 015Kalen Delaney has been working with SQL Server since 1987 when she joined the Sybase Corporation in Berkeley, California. Kalen has an independent international trainer and consultant since 1992. She has been a SQL Server MVP since 1993 and has been writing about SQL Server almost as long. Kalen has spoken at dozens of technical conferences, including every PASS conference in the US and multiple TechEd events in both the US and Europe. Kalen is the author or co-author of many books on SQL Server, including the series about SQL Server Internals. This talk has taken place during SQLDay conference in Wroclaw (Poland), on 16th May 2018 (Wednesday). Interviewers: Kamil Nowinski & Damian Widera. How long did take Kalen to update the book about SQL Server 7.0? What is Kalen’s advice about starting in IT market? Who did thanks to Kalen more times in the last three weeks than in the last few years? What kind of things Kalen loves to repair?Do you know the story about @sqlqueen twitter handle? You’ll find all answers out over here. *** Useful links: *** Transcript: https://azureplayer.net/asf015 Kalen's Twitter: https://x.com/sqlqueen Kalen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalendelaney/ *** Socials: *** - 📓 GitHub: https://github.com/NowinskiK/ - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/NowinskiK - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Azure_Player - 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAzurePlayer/ - 🏙️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamilnowinski/ - 🖼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamilnowgeek/ - ⭐️ Microsoft MVP Profile: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5003299 *** Hungry more? Learn with me *** - 👨‍🎓 Courses: https://learn.azureplayer.net/ - 🌏 Blog: https://AzurePlayer.net - ✉️ Newsletter: https://AzurePlayer.net/newsletter/
Kamil Nowinski
@azureplayer.bsky.social

🚀I'm incredibly honoured to be accepted for another (6th) year to Microsoft MVP Programme. 🏆 I'm super happy to be part of this amazing group of super-talented people. 🙌 A huge thanks to Microsoft for the recognition and the wonderful community worldwide for the support. #MVPBuzz

Kamil Nowinski
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📢 The next episode of my #MicrosoftFabric series on @YouTube delivered: 👉 Get started with data science in Microsoft Fabric 👨‍🎓 Lab 08 youtu.be/159Y9JuV-SY @MicrosoftFabric #DataScience #DataAnalyst #mvpbuzz

youtu.beGet started with data science in Microsoft Fabric | Lab 08In Microsoft Fabric, data scientists can manage data, notebooks, experiments, and models while easily accessing data from across the organization and collaborating with their fellow data professionals. In this lab, we will ingest data, explore the data in a notebook, process the data with the Data Wrangler, and train two types of models. By performing all these steps, you’ll be able to explore the data science features in Microsoft Fabric. The video is based on Microsoft Lab which supports "Get started with data science in Microsoft Fabric" module in Microsoft Learn (see links below). In this video, you'll learn how to: 00:00 Intro 01:22 Create a notebook 02:07 Get the data 04:05 Prepare the data 09:13 Train machine learning models 11:26 Explore your experiments 12:48 Save the model 14:29 Summary *** Useful links: *** Whole learning path: https://bit.ly/microsoft-fabric-learning-path Module: https://bit.ly/fabric-data-science Lab07: https://bit.ly/fabric-lab08 *** Socials: *** - 📓 GitHub: https://github.com/NowinskiK/ - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/NowinskiK - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Azure_Player - 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAzurePlayer/ - 🏙️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamilnowinski/ - 🖼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamilnowgeek/ - ⭐️ Microsoft MVP Profile: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5003299 *** Hungry more? Learn with me *** - 👨‍🎓 Courses: https://learn.azureplayer.net/ - 🌏 Blog: https://AzurePlayer.net - ✉️ Newsletter: https://AzurePlayer.net/newsletter/ If you're reading this, please leave a like and comment for the algorithm.
Kamil Nowinski
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Another episode of old-new (restarted) series of #AskSQLFamily podcast on #YouTube! ⭐️ E13. Special guest: James Rowland-Jones youtu.be/ccfTjQxSv2w 👉 Co-host: Damian Widera ⏰ New episode every 2 weeks.

youtu.beJames Rowland-Jones: How failure crafts your better future | Ask SQL Family 013James Rowland-Jones was a Principal Program Manager for Microsoft. He is passionate about delivering highly scalable solutions that are creative, simple and ...
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📢 The next episode of my #MicrosoftFabric series on @YouTube delivered: 👉 Get started with data warehouses in Microsoft Fabric 👨‍🎓 Lab 07 youtu.be/Z_HoGqR3pxw #MicrosoftFabric #DataWarehouse #SQL #VisualQuery #nocode #mvpbuzz

youtu.beGet started with Data Warehouses in Microsoft Fabric | Lab 06Data warehouses are analytical stores built on a relational schema to support SQL queries. Microsoft Fabric enables you to create a relational data warehouse in your workspace and integrate it easily with other elements of your end-to-end analytics solution. The video is based on Microsoft Lab which supports "Get started with data warehouses in Microsoft Fabric" module in Microsoft Learn (see links below). In this video, you'll learn how to: 00:00 Intro 02:34 Create a data warehouse 03:42 Create tables and insert data 05:06 Preview data 07:19 Define a data model 10:57 Query data warehouse tables 18:30 Create a view 21:38 Create a visual query 26:05 Visualize your data 30:14 Summary *** Useful links: *** Whole learning path: https://bit.ly/microsoft-fabric-learning-path Module: https://bit.ly/fabric-load-dwh Lab05: https://bit.ly/fabric-lab06 *** Socials: *** - 📓 GitHub: https://github.com/NowinskiK/ - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/NowinskiK - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Azure_Player - 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAzurePlayer/ - 🏙️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamilnowinski/ - 🖼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamilnowgeek/ - ⭐️ Microsoft MVP Profile: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5003299 *** Hungry more? Learn with me *** - 👨‍🎓 Courses: https://learn.azureplayer.net/ - 🌏 Blog: https://AzurePlayer.net - ✉️ Newsletter: https://AzurePlayer.net/newsletter/ If you're reading this, please leave a like and comment for the algorithm.
Kamil Nowinski
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Another episode of the old-new (restarted) series of #AskSQLFamily podcast on #YouTube! ⭐️ E12. Special guest: Rob Sewell (@robsewell.bsky.social) youtu.be/uCi_owtkYVs 👉 Co-host: Hubert Kobierzewski ⏰ New episode every 2 weeks.

youtu.beRob Sewell: What is his recipe for having a good speech? | Ask SQL Family 012Rob is a SQL Server DBA with a passion for PowerShell, Azure, Automation & SQL. He is an MVP & an officer for the PASS PowerShell VG & has spoken at, organised & volunteered at many events. He is a member of the committee that organises SQL Saturday Exeter, PSDayUK & also the European PowerShell Conference. He is a proud supporter of the SQL & PowerShell communities. He relishes sharing & learning & can be found doing both via Twitter & his blog. He spends most of his time looking at a screen & loves to solve problems. He knows that looking at a screen so much is bad for him because his wife tells him so. Thus, you can find him on the cricket field in the summer or flying a drone in the winter. He has a fabulous beard! This talk has taken place during SQLBits conference in London, on 22nd February 2018 (Thursday). What is his recipe for having a good speech? Where is a passion in his life? Check out which kind of toys Rob doesn’t take to abroad and why. Check that and also, why we had a lot of background noises during this chat (apologise for that). *** Useful links: *** Transcript: https://azureplayer.net/asf012 Rob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sqldbawithbeard Rob's Blog: https://sqldbawithabeard.com/ Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robmsewell/ *** Socials: *** - 📓 GitHub: https://github.com/NowinskiK/ - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/NowinskiK - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Azure_Player - 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAzurePlayer/ - 🏙️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamilnowinski/ - 🖼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamilnowgeek/ - ⭐️ Microsoft MVP Profile: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5003299 *** Hungry more? Learn with me *** - 👨‍🎓 Courses: https://learn.azureplayer.net/ - 🌏 Blog: https://AzurePlayer.net - ✉️ Newsletter: https://AzurePlayer.net/newsletter/ #AskSQLFamily
Kamil Nowinski
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Another episode of the old-new (restarted) series of #AskSQLFamily podcast on #YouTube! ⭐️ E11. Special guest: Grant Fritchey (@gfritchey.bsky.social) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIjy... ⏰ New episode every 2 weeks.

youtube.comGrant Fritchey: Why "Scary DBA" and what's his favourite Redgate tool? | Ask SQL Family 011Grant Fritchey is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP with over 20 years of experience in IT, including time spent in support and development. He has worked with SQL Server since 6.0, back in 1995. He has developed in Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, C# and Java. He is the author of the books SQL Server Execution Plans (Simple-Talk), SQL Server Query Performance Tuning (Apress) and co-author “Expert Performance Indexing”, “SQL Server MVP Deep Dives 2”, “Beginning SQL Server 2012 Administration” and “Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices”. Since 2009 he has been awarded as a Microsoft SQL Server MVP. In 2014 I was awarded as a Dunn & Bradstreet MVP. In 2011 I received the Tech10 Award in Rhode Island and joined Red Gate Software as a Product Evangelist in January. This talk has taken place during PASS Summit in Seattle, WA, on 3rd November 2017 (Friday). Do you wanna know why Grant is so-called Scary DBA? How is he sharing his working time between Redgate and PASS and who has given him 6-weeks sabbatical? What is his approach to teaching, speaking and working? What does mean work-life balance for him? Check this out right now. *** Useful links: *** Transcript: https://azureplayer.net/asf011 Grant's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GFritchey Grant's Blog: https://www.scarydba.com/ Grant on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-fritchey/ *** Socials: *** - 📓 GitHub: https://github.com/NowinskiK/ - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/NowinskiK - 📢 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Azure_Player - 👥 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAzurePlayer/ - 🏙️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamilnowinski/ - 🖼️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamilnowgeek/ - ⭐️ Microsoft MVP Profile: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5003299 *** Hungry more? Learn with me *** - 👨‍🎓 Courses: https://learn.azureplayer.net/ - 🌏 Blog: https://AzurePlayer.net - ✉️ Newsletter: https://AzurePlayer.net/newsletter/
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📢 The sixth episode of my #MicrosoftFabric series on @YouTube delivered: 👉 Ingest Data with Dataflows Gen2 in Microsoft Fabric 👨‍🎓 Lab 05 youtu.be/1tqb00dM_-s #MicrosoftFabric #datafactory #ELT #datapipelines #dataflow #nocode #mvpbuzz

youtu.beIngest Data with Dataflows Gen2 in Microsoft Fabric | Lab 05Data ingestion is crucial in analytics. Microsoft Fabric's Data Factory offers Dataflows for visually creating multi-step data ingestion and transformation u...