About us
# Houston AI and Data Analytics (HAIDA)
A community for data professionals in Houston and beyond.
The Houston AI and Data Analytics (HAIDA) is a welcoming community of AI and Data Platform professionals. We meet biweekly, with most sessions held virtually to make participation easy for everyone.
Our YouTube Channel is at h[ttps://www.youtube.com/@HASSUGConnect](https://www.youtube.com/@HASSUGConnect)
Our topics span the full data spectrum — SQL Server, Azure Data, AI, Fabric, PowerBI, Analytics, DevOps, Performance Tuning, Architecture and Professional Development; and anything else that helps data professionals grow.
We’re always excited to welcome new members, whether you’re just starting your data journey or have years of experience. If you’re interested in presenting, mentoring, or helping with the group, we’d love to hear from you.
# Our Commitment to Inclusion
HAIDA celebrates the diversity of our community. We strive to create an environment where every member feels respected, valued, and included — regardless of race, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, geography, religion, identity, or experience. Above all, we ask that all members treat one another with kindness and professionalism.
Our expectations for all participants include:
- Conduct yourself with integrity, respect, honesty, and credibility
- Approach all events and interactions with the highest standards of professionalism
- Embrace and include the diverse community of professionals and learners around you
If you experience or witness behavior that violates our Code of Conduct, please notify us at **pareshmotiwala@gmail.com**.
HAIDA reserves the right to remove or bar any individual who violates our Code of Conduct from attending any portion of our events.
Upcoming events
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Building Your Own AI Apps Using SQL 2025
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Here's our next virtual event on Oct 28.
This is a preview of our full day hands-on workshop to be held in Microsoft office in Houston on Dec 4. Registration for which is open here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-reliable-ai-apps-and-agents-with-microsoft-sql-tickets-1997803305466?aff=oddtdtcreator"Learn how to build production-ready AI applications and agents powered by Azure SQL."
In this hands-on workshop, you'll prepare Azure SQL Database as a resilient Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) data source, implement hybrid search that combines vector and relational retrieval techniques, and integrate your retrieval layer with applications and AI agents.
Through guided labs and real-world scenarios, you'll explore core patterns for semantic search, vector search, hybrid retrieval, embeddings, and agent-driven application design using Azure SQL Database as the implementation platform. You'll also learn how these same architectural patterns align with the broader Microsoft SQL portfolio, including the AI capabilities introduced in SQL Server 2025 such as vector search, embeddings, hybrid search, and agentic application development.
Leave with practical patterns, hands-on experience, and an understanding of how to build reliable, secure, and scalable AI solutions using your existing data, whether your future deployments run in Azure SQL Database, SQL Server 2025, or hybrid environments.
Regards
Team HAIDA32 attendees
In-Person -- Beyond Coding: Build an Autonomous AI Agent for Software Teams
Microsoft Corporate Office, 750 Town and Country Blvd Ste 1000, Houston, TX 77024, USA, Houston, TX, USFriends
This is an in-person event. Our friend Talles Valiatti
is travelling from Brazil to speak aboutBeyond Coding: Build an Autonomous AI Agent for Software Teams
We will serve Pizza and sodas. Parking in the same building will be validated.
Description
What if an autonomous AI agent could participate in the entire software development lifecycle, from ticket creation and implementation to production monitoring and troubleshooting?
In this session, I'll demonstrate a real-world autonomous agent running on a dedicated Mac Mini, integrating GitHub Copilot, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Foundry, Elastic Cloud (ELK), and other resources
The agent operates as a virtual member of the development team, helping create and refine work items, implement code changes, manage pull requests, interact with developers through Teams, and investigate production issues using application logs, infrastructure metrics, and Azure resources.
Discover the architecture, integrations, challenges, and practical lessons learned from building an autonomous agent that goes beyond coding to support the entire development lifecycle.A special gift for all who attend, you will get a lunch included free registration for Houston Day of Data and AI https://dayofdata.org/2026-12-05-dayofdata1162/ ($23)
We received 208 submissions for a possible 30 sessions. So we are putting together the schedule as we speak. Stay tuned.
So see you all then.
Regards
Team HAIDA.
P.S. if you are registered with names that do not tally with your driver's license, there is a chance you may not get into the building.42 attendees
Past events
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