BRSSUG is a free, no-registration-required user group for SQL Server, .NET, and data platform professionals in Baton Rouge, LA. We meet monthly at Jones Creek Regional Library.https://www.brssug.org/en-ushttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-09-09-thomas-leblanc/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-09-09-thomas-leblanc/The session shows an analyst how to use notebooks to perform the same actions as Dataflow Gen2. Looking at 4 areas: source, transformation, cleansing, and destination, examples include append/merge query to dataframe joins, text replace functionality, split and concatenate columns, as well as pivot/unpivot, data type changes, and removing duplicates. We will finish off with engine optimizations.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-08-12-burton-white/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-08-12-burton-white/Burton White, CEO of Excella, will discuss how AI is changing the roles, skills, and team structures needed to deliver successful engagements in the current federal landscape. All are welcome. Bring a friend!Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-07-08-kenneth-neal/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-07-08-kenneth-neal/Do you want to get involved with the Baton Rouge User Groups? Join us at our annual board meeting to give your input into the groups and even volunteer for a leadership position. We're looking for your ideas and help to make the groups what you want them to be.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-06-10-daryl-roberts/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-06-10-daryl-roberts/Join us to learn about vibe coding and help build a QR scanning app for SQL Saturday Day of Data. This will be interactive and live, so anything can happen! Learn about using LLMs and AI to build apps. This month's meeting is being sponsored by SQL Saturday Day of Data.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-05-13-john-kerski/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-05-13-john-kerski/Power BI Developer Mode changes how Power BI development works day to day. This session covers the PBIP file format and what it enables, how Developer Mode improves version control for Power BI projects, and practical tips for using it on a team.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-04-15-benjamin-claxton/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-04-15-benjamin-claxton/Benjamin Claxton explores the evolution from legacy SQL Server to cloud-native Google BigQuery, covering migration pressures, modern data engineering practices with CI/CD and DevOps, and how cloud warehousing, DevOps practices, and AI fit together as stages in a broader data modernization journey.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-03-18-brian-davis/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-03-18-brian-davis/Software development is NOT shrinkingWed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-02-25-andy-parkerson/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-02-25-andy-parkerson/Break free from browser IDE in Fabric Python and PySpark Notebooks! Learn to install Python and Spark, create your own local lakehouse, and develop Python and PySpark Notebooks in Visual Studio, VSCode, or whatever IDE you're used to. We'll start with a clean machine and download, install and configure everything we need. We will create a feature-rich notebook, and wrap up by deploying to Fabric.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-01-21-milad-fatolla-khanlou/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-01-21-milad-fatolla-khanlou/Amazon Product and Seller Analysis Dashboard is a personal project that implements a complete ETL pipeline, from data extraction to advanced analytical insights, using historical Amazon data stored and analyzed in Snowflake, loaded and visualized through a Power BI dashboard to support business analysis.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-01-14-thomas-leblanc/https://www.brssug.org/meetings/2026-01-14-thomas-leblanc/Copilot in Power BI streamlines data modeling and report-building through intelligent suggestions, natural language query generation, and context-aware insights. Developers can describe desired outcomes in plain English and Copilot will generate DAX formulas, visuals, and entire report structures.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT