About the event
JOIN! 2017 is the second edition of our conference dedicated to the SQL Server Data Platform.
Last year we hosted over one hundred participants.
This year we expect the event to be much bigger, so we choose a larger venue (Kinoteka in Palace of Culture and Science).
Among our speakers, you will see some notable and well-known experts in the SQL Server area – many of them Microsoft Certified Masters and MVPs (see Speakers).
This conference is specifically designed for:
– database administrators and developers
– software engineers
– architects and designers of database systems
– Business Intelligence developers
– data analysts
During the main conference, there will be 3 parallel tracks, covering Database Administration, Database Development and Business Intelligence.
In addition to the normal conference sessions, we would like to invite you to take part in full-day, post-conference training sessions delivered by the best experts in the industry. You can save by registering to both the main conference as well as one of the post-cons at the same time!
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Registration prices:*
CONFERENCE | POST-CONF | CONFERENCE + POST-CONF | ||
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Last minute | After 17.02.2017 | 1000 PLN / 250 EUR | 1000 PLN / 250 EUR | 1800 PLN / 450 EUR |
*All prices are net prices. VAT at 23% applies to all registrations.
Speakers

Kalen Delaney Conference & Post-con Speaker
SQL Server MVP

Klaus Aschenbrenner Conference & Post-con Speaker
Microsoft Certified Master
SQL Server MVP

Alberto Ferrari Conference & Post-con Speaker
Data Platform MVP

Chris Testa-O’Neill Conference & Post-con Speaker
Analytics and Data Science Team
Microsoft

Margarita Naumova Conference Speaker
Microsoft Certified Master
SQL Server MVP

Maciej Pilecki Conference Speaker
Microsoft Certified Master

Uwe Ricken Conference Speaker
Microsoft Certified Master
SQL Server MVP

Grant Fritchey Conference Speaker
SQL Server MVP

Rob Girard Conference Speaker
Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer
Tintri, Inc.

Chris Adkin Conference Speaker
SQL Server Solution Architect
Pure Storage

Valentin Bondzio Conference Speaker
VMware
Senior Staff Technical Support Engineer

Thomas Hütter Conference Speaker
Application Developer

Andrea Martorana Tusa Conference Speaker
Database Developer
Conference sessions
March 6th 2017
TIME | ROOM A (DBA) | ROOM B (DEV) | ROOM C (BI) |
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07:30 – 09:00 | Registration, coffee, cakes | ||
09:00 – 09:20 | Opening remarks | ||
09:20 – 10:20 | Kalen Delaney SQL Server – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow |
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10:20 – 10:40 | Coffee break / Breakfast | ||
10:40 – 11:55 | Margarita Naumova How much data loss is a “near zero” data loss (300) |
Klaus Aschenbrenner Joins in SQL Server – as easy as ABC!? (200) |
Chris Testa-O’Neill Working with the Cortana Intelligence Suite (200) |
11:55 – 12:15 | Coffee break | ||
12:15 – 13:30 | Grant Fritchey Azure SQL Database for the DBA (200) |
Kalen Delaney Memory Optimized Indexes (300) |
Thomas Hütter From SQL to R and beyond (200) |
13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch | ||
14:30 – 15:30 | Sponsor session – Tintri Rob Girard Virtual SQL Server & Tintri VM-aware Storage: The perfect combo! |
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15:30 – 15:50 | Coffee break | ||
15:50 – 17:05 | Uwe Ricken Investigate, analyze and solve common wait stats scenarios (300) |
Andrea Martorana Tusa APPLY operator in action (200) |
Chris Testa-O’Neill Working with Azure SQL Data Warehouse (300) |
17:05 – 17:25 | Coffee break | ||
17:25 – 18:40 | Rob Girard Deep Dive on pNUMA & vNUMA – Save Your SQL VMs from Certain DoomA! (400) |
Chris Adkin Practical Problem Solving With The In-Memory Engine (300) |
Alberto Ferrari Tabular vs. Multidimensional in SQL Server Analysis Services (300) |
19:00 – 21:00 | After Party |
March 7th 2017
Post-con sessions
Below you can find list of full-day training sessions at JOIN! 2017
- March 8, 2016
- 8 Wednesday (post-con)

Locking, Blocking, Versions: Concurrency for Maximum Performance
Full-day training session
Practical SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting
Full-day training session
Power BI (new version)
Full-day training session
Post-con Agenda (March 8, 2017)
08:00 – 09:00 | Registration, coffee, cakes
09:00 – 13:00 | Workshop session (with brakes)
13:00 – 13:45 | Lunch
13:45 – 17:00 | Workshop session (with brakes)
Conference Venue
Kinoteka (in the Palace of Culture and Science), Warsaw
1 Defilad Square, WarsawKINOTEKA Website
Located in the Palace of Culture and Science, the Kinoteka Theatre has existed since 2001, though it can’t help but recall the 50 years of history of the building it’s housed in. In its socrealist halls you’ll find the newest in sound and cinema technology, as well as comfortable seats. The theatre is host to several larger film festivals and special events throughout the year.
- Nearest rail stations:
- Warsaw Center Railway Station (0.20 km)
- Warsaw West Railway Station (4.10 km)
- Nearest airports:
- Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (8.20 km)
- Warsaw Modlin Airport (37.10 km)
Sponsors
Contact
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F.A.Q.
Here you can find answers to most frequently asked questions.
- What is this conference about?
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JOIN! 2017 is conference dedicated to SQL Platform.
The SQL Platform conference is specifically designed for:
– programmers and database administrators
– software engineers
– architects and designers of database systems - In what language will the sessions be presented ?
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The official conference language is English. All conference sessions will be held in English.
- Will there be WiFi available ?
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Yes, we will have a WiFi available for the conference attendees.
- Can I park my car at the venue ?
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Yes, there is a paid parking lot at the venue.
- When ?
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JOIN! 2017 takes place on March 6-8, 2017 (Mon.-Wed.).
- Where ?
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JOIN! 2017 will be held in Kinoteka of the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, at Defilad Square 1. Visit the venue page for more information about the venue.
- How do I get there ?
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Warsaw is very well connected, both within Poland as well as internationally.
Warsaw has two major airports: Okęcie Airport which serves traditional airlines flying to a huge number of destinations within Europe, and Modlin Airport (located 35km from the city center) which serves low-cost airlines flying to destinations in Western Europe. - I need a visa to enter Poland. Can you help ?
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Sure! As soon as you register and pay for your participation in the conference, contact us and we will prepare a visa invitation letter for you.
In the unlikely case that your visa application is refused, we will refund your conference fee in full (requires a consulate statement denying visa).Do you have any questions not covered by the above? Feel free to contact us!.