22-25 April 2026 
Tomaž Kaštrun
Tomaž Kaštrun is a SQL Server developer and data scientist with more than 15 years of experience in the fields of business warehousing, development, ETL, database administration, and query tuning. He holds over 15 years of experience in data analysis, data mining, statistical research, and machine learning. He is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP for data platform and has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since version 2000. He is a blogger, author of many articles, a frequent speaker at the community and Microsoft events. He is an avid coffee drinker who is passionate about fixed gear bikes. In 2018 he co-authored book "SQL Server 2017 Machine Learning Services with R".
Tomaž Kaštrun's Training Days
Applied Data Science with Azure Machine Learning in a daySQLBits 2023
Applied data science with Azure machine learning (AML) full-day training will deliver a thorough exploration and look into to use AML, how to build, deploy, and maintain predictive models with dedicated built-in tools, open-source frameworks and powerful Python SDK and PyTorch.
Spark for Data engineersSQLBits 2022
Spark is becoming a go-tool for many data engineers. Understading the architecture, data transformation, relational data, pipelines and orchestration will help you deliver better on-prem and cloud solution.
Enterprise analytics with SQL Server and in AzureSQLBits 2020
Focus of this one-day workshop will be building data-driven analytical solution for enterprise environment using Microsoft on-prem and in the cloud solutions.
Tomaž Kaštrun's Sessions
Common Data Science MistakesSQLBits 2024
Most common statistical and data science mistakes and traps we all try to avoid them!
Applied Data Science with Azure Machine Learning in a daySQLBits 2023
Applied data science with Azure machine learning (AML) full-day training will deliver a thorough exploration and look into to use AML, how to build, deploy, and maintain predictive models with dedicated built-in tools, open-source frameworks and powerful Python SDK and PyTorch.
Notebooks - standardized enterprise solution for better story telling.SQLBits 2022
Delivering clear business supported decision is key element for good storytelling. Notebook and formatted text and code can help your organisation tidy up reporting, daily operational tasks and also cleaner data management.
Spark for Data engineersSQLBits 2022
Spark is becoming a go-tool for many data engineers. Understading the architecture, data transformation, relational data, pipelines and orchestration will help you deliver better on-prem and cloud solution.
Analyzing database with XE and Query Store data using R / PySQLBits 2020
DBA and Data scientists should work together! Analyzing data gathered with XE and Query Store data using R or Python for better database insight and discovering hidden patterns.
Common Data Science MistakesSQLBits 2020
Taken from the 20+ years of field experiences, many common statistical and data science mistakes have been detected. Session will tackle couple of them.
Enterprise analytics with SQL Server and in AzureSQLBits 2020
Focus of this one-day workshop will be building data-driven analytical solution for enterprise environment using Microsoft on-prem and in the cloud solutions.
Common Data Science MistakesSQLBits 2024
Most common statistical and data science mistakes and traps we all try to avoid them!