Sheffield Data Analytics User Group - Meeting #4

Meetup #4 at Electric Works (in front of the coach station and just up the road from the central train station).

Doors open from 5:30 to give you time to grab a drink and chat to fellow attendees. Talks running from 6 and a break for food provided by sponsors Simpsons Associates.

Speakers:
Lewis Prince - Empowering Conversations: Building Intelligent Chatbots in Copilot Studio
‘I will showcase the ease of creation of powerful chat bots which can answer questions and perform tasks for us. We will create two chatbots based on two different use cases, using websites and SharePoint directories as knowledge source and then how we can expose these in an instant to channels such as a Teams chat. Further to this, I will also show through these created chatbots how we can get them to send emails for us or add data to spreadsheets. The demos will be accompanied by theory on chatbot design, the wider Copilot services family as well as taking particular interest in applications and benefits in various use cases.’

Joe Billingham - From No Code to Low Code: Getting Started with M in Power Query

Too often users are stuck using only what the GUI has to offer when it comes to Power Query, whether that be due to a lack of understanding or fear of M Code.
In this session we will utilise the advanced editor to break the code structure down and demystify the complications. We will also discuss the ways in which knowing and applying a little bit of M Code can elevate your data sets, demonstrating some practical examples.
You will leave the session with a better understanding of M syntax making it easily readable. You will have the confidence to make changes yourself as well as some ideas and examples of things you can do in the advanced editor that the GUI doesn’t allow for.

Close at 8:30 with a chance to continue conversations at the Sheffield Tab by the train station.