Kamil Nowinski

Founder & owner of AzurePlayer* blog. The originator of “Ask SQL Family” podcast.
Database Architect & passionate about Microsoft Data Platform and solutions.
Happy husband & father of two daughters.
Microsoft Data Platform MVP, MCSE, Data Engineer & Architect.
Speaker, member of Data Community Poland,
Co-organiser of Data Relay Conference (UK).
Living in Stevenage, working in London, UK.

Over 20 years of programming and experience with SQL Server databases (since 2000 version) confirmed by certificates MCITP, MCP, MCTS, MCSA, MCSE Data Platform & Data management & analytics. I have been working both as a developer and as an administrator of big databases, still extending my solid experience in troubleshooting, development and deployment of database systems, automatisation, data warehouse modelling. Passion for tuning up database processes and maximising performance of database engine. Fan of well-formatted, code transparency, improvements in communications inside a team and Agile methodologies.

In Data Community Poland (former PLSSUG) association since 2010, at the beginning as a listener, later on as a speaker and co-leader of a branch in Wroclaw. Between 2012 and 2018 I have been the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Association. For several years a volunteer, speaker and co-organizer of the biggest SQL Server conference in Poland (SQLDay).

Before I moved to the UK, I was working as an architect on the project of building a data warehouse for the Ministry of Finance in e-duty programme. Currently, I’m expanding new horizons as a contractor in the UK market, making troubleshooting, prototyping BI and Big Data solutions, enhancing existing processes among Microsoft stuff environments, popularizing the DevOps approach and efficient solutions in the cloud.

An advocate of crossing own borders. I admire self-development, exploring new technology and sharing this knowledge with everybody who wants it. Addicted to giving aid, support, being a part and acting for SQL Community and meeting with #SQLFamily across Europe. Friend of Redgate since 2018.

Born in Wroclaw, Poland. Since 2015 I have been living and working in London, UK.
Privately happy husband and father of two wonderful girls.

Follow me on Twitter: @NowinskiK, check my MVP profile or meet me on LinkedIn.
See my posts on this blog.
All my current sessions can be found on Sessionize.
Recently, you can also find me on YouTube.

* Previously known as SQLPlayer.

Recent activities

You can follow my recent activities on the Microsoft MVP site, my Sessionize public profile or Twitter.

Older activities

Date	Activity	Type	Hyperlinks
14/12/2019	SQLSaturday #910 Slovenia	Speaker & interviewer	ASF #029
30/11/2019	SQL Saturday #926 Lisbon	Speaker
28/09/2019	SQL Saturday #904 Madrid	Speaker & interviewer	ASF #028
14/09/2019	SQL Saturday #898 Gothenburg	Speaker & interviewer	ASF #027
18/05/2019	SQL Saturday #857 Kyiv	Speaker
14/05/2019	SQLDay 2019 / Double Session	Speaker & Co-organiser & interviewer	ASF #025 ASF #026
27/04/2019	Global Azure Bootcamp / DataInDevon	Speaker
18/04/2019	PASS Cloud Virtual Group	Speaker
17-24 Mar 2019	MVP Summit 2019	Attendee, interviewer	ASF #024
27 Feb 2019	SQLBits 2019 “Azure Data Factory v2 with Data Flows capabilities”	Volunteer, interviewer, speaker	ASF #021 ASF #022 ASF #023
23 Feb 2019	SQL Saturday Pordenone	Speaker
9 Feb 2019	SQL Saturday Krakow	Attendee	ASF #020
29 Jan 2019	London SQL Server User Group “Azure Data Factory v2: Data Flows capabilities”	Speaker	ASF #019
2018	SQLSaturday #782 Slovenia	Speaker & interviewer	ASF #018
8-12 Oct 2018	Data Relay 2018 (formerly SQL Relay) [EN] “Maintenance a database project and Continuous Delivery using Microsoft Data Tools in practical terms.”	Speaker, Volunteer, interviewer	ASF #016 ASF #017
9 July 2018	SQLSurrey PASS Chapter Meetup – Guildford “Move part of your body to Azure SQL Data Warehouse”	Speaker
4 July 2018	Southampton Data Platform and Cloud Meeting “Move part of your body to Azure SQL Data Warehouse”	Speaker
June 2018	SQLSaturday #730 Manchester [EN] “Maintenance a database project and Continuous Delivery using Microsoft Data Tools in practical terms.”	Speaker	Photos
May 2018	SQLDay 2018	Speaker & Co-organiser & interviewer	ASF #014 ASF #015 Photos
February 2018	SQLBits 2018	Volunteer & interviewer	ASF #012 ASF #013
09/12/2017	SQLSaturday #687 Slovenia	Speaker & interviewer	ASF #010 Photos
30/10-3/11/2017	PASS Summit 2017 Seattle	Attendee & interviewer	Photos ASF #006 ASF #007 ASF #008 ASF #009 ASF #011
14/10/2017	SQLSaturday #642 Sofia [EN] “Data replication – who with whom, for whom, why and for what?”	Speaker	Photos
09/10/2017	SQL Relay 2017 Reading	Attendee	Photos (soon)
07/10/2017	SQLSaturday #656 Denmark [EN] “Maintenance a database project and Continuous Delivery using Microsoft Data Tools in practical terms.”	Speaker	Post Photos
15-16/09/2017	SQLSaturday #664 Katowice	Co-organiser & interviewer	ASF #005 Photos
09/09/2017	SQLSaturday #632 Cambridge	Attendee & interviewer	ASF #004
15/07/2017	SQLSaturday #645 Manchester	Attendee & interviewer	ASF #003
02/06/2017	SQL Grillen 2017	Attendee	Photos
20/05/2017	SQLSaturday #616 Kyiv [EN] “Understand better Transaction Isolation Levels”	Speaker	Photos
15-17/05/2017	SQLDay 2017 [PL] “Data replication – who with whom, for whom, why and for what?”	Speaker & Co-organiser	Photos
15-17/05/2017	SQLDay 2017	Interviewer & Co-organiser	ASF #002, ASF #001
05-08/04/2017	SQLBits 2017	Volunteer	Photos
25/02/2017	SQLSaturday #589 Pordenone	Attendee	Photos
10/12/2016	SQLSaturday #567 Slovenia	Attendee	Photos
01/10/2016	SQLSaturday #534 Krakow	Speaker & Co-organiser	Photos
18/06/2016	SQLSaturday #501 Dublin	Attendee	Photos (soon)
May 2016	SQLDay 2016	Co-organiser	Photos
May 2015	SQLDay 2015 [PL] “Fulltext search in SQL Server”	Speaker & Co-organiser	Photos Video
May 2014	SQLDay 2014 [PL] “Szpiedzy z krainy bazy danych, czyli Change Tracking & Change Data Capture w służbie SQL Server”	Speaker & Volunteer	Photos Video