May 13,2013
SQL Saturday Atlanta is this Saturday. If you've registered but can not attend, PLEASE unregister - we have about 85 people on the waiting list! There are still tickets available for Friday's pre-conference events - world-class training at local pricing!
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May 1,2013
Time is running out, SQL Saturday Atlanta has fewer than 50 spots remaining!
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Apr 24,2013
Pre-Con Scholarships! See Rob Volk's Blog post for more information. April 30 deadline, so act quickly!
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Apr 1,2013
The Session Schedule has been published! There are still a few sessions to be finalized in the next day or 2. Get your highlighters out and start planning!
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Mar 29,2013
Silver Sponsorships for SQL Saturday #220 (Atlanta) are SOLD OUT! There are still sponsorship opportunities available; contact the sponsorship committee for more information.
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Mar 21,2013
Early Bird Pricing for Precons expires Friday, March 22! Still time to register for a full day of training with one of our world-renowned presenters at a bargain price! Details and Registration
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Feb 28,2013
Call for Speakers for #SQLSatAtl has closed! Selection team is hard at work loading track options into their tricorders... Stay tuned!
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Feb 15,2013
Eddie Wuerch to Present a Preconference Session at SQLSaturday #220 in Alpharetta, GA on May 17, 2013The DBA Skills Upgrade ToolkitThis full-day seminar is for DBAs and developers with DBA responsibilities looking to beef up their skillsets and simplify their lives with additional insight into their SQL Servers. Eddie Wuerch takes his extensive experience as a speaker, trainer, mentor, and DBA in one of the largest and busiest SQL Server environments in the world and distills it into a collection of topics for DBAs managing databases of all sizes.
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Feb 15,2013
Bill Pearson to Present a Preconference Session at SQLSaturday #220 in Alpharetta, GA on May 17, 2013Practical Self-Service BI with PowerPivot for ExcelSQL Server MVP and Business Intelligence Architect Bill Pearson leads this full-day, hands-on introduction to using PowerPivot for Excel to deliver self-service business intelligence. The focus of the course is to help those new to PowerPivot to become familiar with the assembly of data from diverse sources into models that deliver business intelligence upon demand. Participants will gain exposure to accessing and relating data, and to employing the Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) language, to construct and share PowerPivot applications that support analysis and reporting throughout the enterprise.
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Feb 15,2013
Stacia Misner to Present a Preconference Session at SQLSaturday #220 in Alpharetta, GA on May 17, 2013To get the most out of the presentation layer tools in the Microsoft BI stack when data sources include cubes, PowerPivot workbooks, and data mining models, you can't rely solely on your T-SQL skills.To produce high-performing reports and analytical tools, you'll need to use other query languages like MDX, DAX, or DMX. In this workshop, you'll learn which languages each presentation layer tool supports and the basic syntax used by each language. You'll also learn how take advantage of query builder tools to help you produce queries until you've developed the proficiency to create more complex queries on your own.You'll also learn how to work with expressions to add calculations to cubes and PowerPivot workbook, and how to use expressions to customize the appearance of reports, scorecards, and dashboards.
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