Tech dive into an Azure backend for a Mobile+ app – 8th May 2018

This session focused on how to quickly build, deploy and scale running on any platform, with rigorous performance, scalability, security and compliance requirements. Speakers: Oliver Gomersall; Mobile Innovation Specialist (Azure) @ Microsoft Sergio Viana; Microsoft Solutions Lead @ Xpand IT Event sponsored and organised in collaboration with Microsoft.

Global Azure Bootcamp – 21st April 2018

A full day event on cloud technologies by Clive Ciappara, Evan Camilleri, Johan Zammit, Matthew Grech, and Ralph Attard. #IoT #ElasticPools #Blockchain #MachineLearning #SqlServer #GDPR Tech-Spark hosted the Global Azure Bootcamp 2018 event. Date: Saturday, 21st April 2018 Time: 09:00 to 17:45 Location: Microsoft Innovation Center, Skyparks, Luqa Agenda 09:00 Introduction and setting up 09:30 […]

Apache Spark on Microsoft Azure – 20th February 2018

Getting the best out of your big data by Michal Zylinski. Recent announcement on Azure Databricks service not only completes, but also makes Microsoft’s big data story more complex. Come to this session if you are new to Apache Spark framework, considering cloud large-scale data processing or simply would like to understand better current Azure data […]

Serverless Computing in Azure – 8th February 2018

Serverless Computing in Azure by Sagar Sharma. Serverless applications are transforming the ways that developers are solving problems by radically increasing productivity and reducing operational friction. In this session, we review the various technologies enabling this trend, including Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps and Azure Event Grid. We also cover how to use the enterprise […]

Scaling Databases – 14th December 2017

Tech-Spark’s end of year event by Ralph Attard. A technical presentation about Scaling SQL Server 2016 Databases with the below topics on the agenda: Partitioned Tables Vertical Partitioning Horizontal Partitioning Updatable Views Database Sharding Distributed Partitioned Views Event sponsored by Gaming Innovation Group (GIG).

Real-Time Dashboards using Power BI – 26th October 2017

A technical presentation about Power BI delivered by Peter Myers, a BI Consultant and Trainer from Australia. Following is the agenda: The A-Z of Power BI Dashboards Sharing Power BI content Delivering real-time Dashboards This event will finish off with networking and light refreshments. Event organised in collaboration to Microsoft, and sponsored by FinanceStack.

Stunning Visualizations using R + BI on Azure – 29th September 2017

A double event organised by Tech-Spark in collaboration with the MMDPUG: Markus Ehrenmüller-Jensen delivered a virtual session on “Creating Visualizations using R” and Andrew Sammut an in-person session titled “BI on Azure Cloud”. The schedule was as follows: 18.00 – 18.30 Registration 18.30 – 19.30 Session 1 – Create Stunning Visualizations with The Help of R by special […]

Blockchain – 4th September 2017

A Blockchain event by Mr Harry Tsavdaris, Digital Architect, Microsoft Digital Advisory Services. A Talk – Microsoft vision about Blockchain A Demo – Building Blockchain Test & Development environments on Azure. Mr Tsavdaris has worked on the following large scale, government projects: Malta – Mobile Application Strategy, Health Professionals Mobility, Tax Administration Application Modernization, Croatia – Enterprise strategy engagement […]

Cloud Encryption – 6th July 2017

Cloud Encryption presentation by Mr Mark Fenech, IT Audit Lead at Bank of Valletta. The below subjects were discussed: How IT is a tool for the business Cloud Principle Privacy and Encryption. The Speaker Mark Fenech leads the IT Audit Team at Bank of Valletta. With over 20 years of experience in the IT industry, Mark […]

Global Azure Bootcamp – 22nd April 2017

A full day event on cloud technologies by Clive Ciappara, Sagar Sharma, Edward Portelli, and Ralph Attard. 09:00 – Introduction and Setting Up 10:15 – Cloud Computing & Azure Functions by Clive Ciappara 11:30 – Cloud-first Enterprise integration solutions with Logic Apps by Sagar Sharma 13:00 – Lunch 14:00 – Demystifying Real Time Event Processing and Analysis […]