Event Date: 17 October 2026
This event is: in-person
The capacity limit for this event is 400
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Event Date: 17 October 2026
This event is: in-person
The capacity limit for this event is 400
Location ● Sponsors ● Pre-cons ● Schedule ● Speakers ● Volunteers ● Contact ● Sponsorship Plans
CountdownOrlando's 19th Annual Day of Data (SQL Saturday) is a FREE one-day training event for IT professionals and students interested in data platforms.
This event offers high-quality technical training on a variety of data-related topics such as:
Free registration is required, you can opt-in for lunch or bring your own, whatever works for you! This year we will have five tracks containing five one-hour sessions.
The official website is: https://dayofdata.org/orlando
The event is taking place at:
Seminole State College
100 Weldon Blvd
Sanford, Florida 32746 USA
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There is a code of conduct for this event that all attendees are expected to follow. Please report violations to the organizers If you need to report a Code of Conduct violation, please contact the organizers and send a copy to coc@sqlsaturday.com
This event adheres to the generic data privacy policy. Please be aware that by registering, you give permission for organizers to share data with sponsors. Sponsors are required to adhere to their own data privacy policy in using this data.
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For sponsor information, follow this link.
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Pre-Cons will be held on Friday October 16th.
Join us in person for a hands-on day building SQL AI apps with Microsoft’s experts!
Get ready for an exciting in-person session: SQL AI App in a Day, hosted by Microsoft Corporation & SQL Orlando Community Group. Dive deep into SQL and AI, and build your skills from the ground up with hands-on experience. Perfect for data enthusiasts wanting to level up fast. Don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity to learn, connect, and create!
Build AI‑Powered Applications Using the SQL Language You Know and Trust
AI‑powered applications start with trusted data — and SQL remains the most trusted way to work with it.
SQL AI App in a Day is a hands‑on workshop for SQL developers, data professionals, and DBAs who want to build AI‑powered applications using T‑SQL and the SQL Server engine. You’ll extend the skills you already have to enable intelligent retrieval and grounded generative AI — without moving your data or compromising security.
In this workshop, you’ll use T‑SQL as the control plane for AI, keeping data private, governed, and protected inside your SQL environment.
Microsoft invites you to join this one‑day workshop and learn how to bring AI to your applications using the language, security model, and controls you already trust.
Why SQL for AI?
For decades, SQL has been the most trusted way to work with business‑critical data. This workshop shows how that trust carries forward into the AI era:
AI doesn’t require abandoning SQL — it builds on it.
What you’ll learn
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:
Security and trust, built in
A key focus of this workshop is showing how AI can be used responsibly and securely:
You’ll leave understanding how to design AI solutions that meet enterprise security, privacy, and compliance expectations.
Who should attend?
This workshop is ideal for:
Teams who want to use AI with languages and tools they already trust
Reserve your spot and learn how to build modern, AI‑powered applications using T‑SQL and the SQL Server engine — enabling intelligent retrieval, RAG‑based experiences, and secure AI integration without sacrificing control or trust.
Abdullah Mamun is a program manager at Microsoft with a deep expertise in the SQL Server engine space. With more than 20 years of experience in the field, Mamun has established himself as a leading authority on SQL Server features and troubleshooting. In his role at Microsoft, Mamun is responsible for overseeing the development of key SQL Server features and ensuring that they meet the needs of broad SQL Server customer base. Abdullah is also a well-respected speaker in the SQL Server community, having presented at numerous industry events such as Live 360, SQL Saturdays.
David Pless - Principal Program Manager - Microsoft Corporation
David Pless is a Principal Program Manager in Azure Data at Microsoft, where he focuses on SQL Server on Azure, storage engine, performance engineering, storage architecture, and Azure Arc. With nearly three decades of experience in the data platform industry and almost twenty years at Microsoft, David has worked across consulting, support, technical sales, and product engineering roles.
A Microsoft Certified Master (MCM), David specializes in SQL Server performance tuning, high availability and disaster recovery, Azure SQL, and cloud modernization. He is a frequent speaker at SQL Saturdays, Microsoft events, industry conferences, and user groups, where he shares practical lessons learned from helping customers run and optimize mission-critical SQL Server workloads at scale.
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Please note the event is taking place in Eastern Daylight Savings time UTC -5
The schedule shown below is updated by Sessionize to match your computer's time zone setting.
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The call for speakers is now closed.
Here is a list of speakers for this event:
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Volunteers are very important to a successful event. Please contact the organizer to volunteer.
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The organizers of this event are:
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You can see a list of previous events for this location here
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Day of Data Orlando will be held on the campus of Seminole State College on October 17th, 2026.
Day of Data Orlando is organized by the SQL Orlando Users Group, a 501c3 non-profit organization. This year we plan to deliver five tracks with each having five one-hour presentations and a final end of day gathering for giving away prizes. Our normal attendance is in the range of 250-300, but based on recent events we are forecasting 200+ attendees (420+ registrations in 2024).
This year, we are offering only one sponsorship plan - Exhibitor. If you have any other options or ideas in mind that are not listed below, please contact us. We will do our best to accommodate your request!
All sponsors will be listed on our Day of Data event page and announced to attendees during the event. All sponsorship fees must be paid in advance of the event. Attendees receive a raffle ticket for each sponsor, we encourage sponsors to bring one or more prizes valued at at least $100 and display it prominently at your table.
The following add-on options are available. Must be bundled with a sponsorship above. Please contact us if you want to sign up for one of these and we can send you a single payment link.
