🚀 Data Platform Live! 2025

The data landscape is evolving faster than ever—and Data Platform Live! 2025 is where you get ahead of the change. This November, join industry experts, innovators, and practitioners at the Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando for a week of cutting-edge insights, hands-on learning, and community connection.

🌐 Why Data Platform Live!

Modern enterprises run on data—and 2025 brings new challenges and opportunities in analytics, AI, and cloud-native architectures. Data Platform Live! is designed to help you navigate this transformation with:

• Microsoft Fabric & Power BI Mastery – Learn how to unify your data estate and deliver insights at scale.

• SQL Server 2025 Innovations – From query performance to hybrid cloud integration, discover what’s next.

• AI-Powered Analytics – Put vector search, semantic modeling, and intelligent automation to work.

• Event-Driven Architectures – Unlock real-time intelligence across modern data platforms.

• Enterprise-Grade Reliability – Dive into disaster recovery, high availability, and hybrid data security with Azure Arc and Data API Builder.

🛠️ What You’ll Experience

Whether you’re modernizing architecture, scaling analytics, or building next-gen apps, Data Platform Live! 2025 delivers practical knowledge you can apply immediately:

• Hands-On Labs & Workshops – Gain skills in DevOps for data, query optimization, and advanced modeling.

• Fast Focus Sessions – Get bite-sized insights into the latest tools and techniques.

• Expert Panels – Hear from Microsoft MVPs, product teams, and seasoned practitioners.

• Community Networking – Connect with peers, mentors, and thought leaders shaping the future of data.
  

At Data Platform Live! 360 Orlando, the session “Indexing Internals for Developers & DBAs” will be led by veteran data professional Bradley Ball. With decades of experience—including serving as Lead DBA for the Office of the President—Bradley is on a mission to close the knowledge gap between developers and DBAs. He’ll unpack the inner workings of SQL Server indexing, revealing why it matters at every layer of application development and how mastering it can transform performance and reliability.

Ahead of Data Platform Live! 360, David Ramel sat down with Bradley Ball, Sr. Azure Engineer for Microsoft’s Azure FastTrack CXP PG, to dive into why understanding indexing is critical for both DBAs and developers. In their discussion, Bradley shared how indexing knowledge can empower developers, bust common myths, and prevent performance disasters before they strike.

The conversation explored key questions such as:

• What inspired Bradley to present a session on this topic?
  

• Why should developers—not just DBAs—understand indexing internals?
  

• What’s one indexing myth he finds himself correcting again and again?
  

• What hidden problems can poor indexing create that developers might overlook?
  

• How do you spot when an index is actually hurting performance?
  

• What’s the best way to explain tricky concepts like page splits and fragmentation so they click with newcomers?
  

• And finally, how can attendees deepen their knowledge and prepare to get the most out of Bradley’s session?

👩‍💻 Who Should Attend

If you’re a data engineer, BI professional, database developer, or solutions architect, this event is your destination to:

• Master the modern data stack.
  

• Build smarter, scalable, and secure data solutions.
  

• Stay ahead of trends in analytics, AI, and enterprise data platforms.

🎉 Beyond the Sessions

It’s not all work—Data Platform Live! 360 also brings fun activities, community events, and exclusive access to Universal Orlando. Learn, connect, and recharge while experiencing one of the most exciting destinations in the world.

📅 Save the Date: November 16–21, 2025
 📍 Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando

👉 Explore the full Data Platform Live! 360 agenda, speaker lineup, and activities—and get ready to transform the way you think about data!

👉 Learn More at Live! 360 Tech Con

Looking to expand your expertise in AI, big data, analytics, and next-gen development tools? Join us at Live! 360 Tech Con, November 16–21, 2025, in Orlando, FL. With six co-located conferences—including Data Platform Live!—you’ll get hands-on training and insights from industry leaders across data, cloud, DevOps, and AI.

Special Offer: Save $500 off standard pricing with code BIGDATA.