SQLSaturday #137 - Canberra 2012 4/19/2012 12:00:00 AM (GMT+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. #sqlsat137 The Canberra Club 45 West Row Canberra , Australia 2601 http://www.sqlsaturday.com/images/sqlsaturday_gb_icon.png http://www.sqlsaturday.com/images/sqlsaturday_gb_image.png Conference Information general True 1 default Maps maps False 2 default Schedule of Events schedule True 3 default Sponsors List sponsorslist True 4 default Twitter twitter True 5 default Todo List todo False 6 default My Schedule myschedule True 7 default Feedback feedback False 8 default Key Events keyevents False 9 default Share share True 10 default 1915 LobsterPot Solutions Whole Tour Gold http://lobsterpot.com.au http://lobsterpot.com.au/lp_100x40.png 60 170 1962 WARDY IT Solutions Whole Tour Gold http://www.wardyit.com/ http://www.wardyit.com/img/SQLSaturdayLogo.jpg 60 170 1995 SQL Down Under Whole Tour Gold http://www.sqldownunder.com/ http://www.sqldownunder.com/Portals/0/logo.png 60 170 2114 Fusion-io Whole Tour Gold http://www.fusionio.com/ http://lobsterpot.com.au/files/fusionio170.jpg 60 170 2155 Microsoft Whole Tour Gold http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/default.aspx http://www.sqlpass.org/images/chapterlogos/microsoft.jpg 60 170 2087 Idera Whole Tour Silver http://www.idera.com/ http://www.idera.com/images/Logo-Idera.png 60 170 1976 StrataDB Whole Tour Bronze http://www.stratadb.com/ http://www.stratadb.com/StrataDB.png 60 170 2000 ReadyRoll Whole Tour Bronze http://ready-roll.com/ http://ready-roll.com/img/rr-sm-whitebg.png 60 170 2127 Confio Software Whole Tour Bronze http://www.confio.com/ http://www.confio.com/images/assets/confio_logo.jpg 60 170 1957 Auckland SQL Server User Group Whole Tour Friend http://aucklandsql.com http://aucklandsql.com/App_Themes/DotNetGroup/Images/aucklandsql_logo.gif 40 100 2012 SQL Concepts Whole Tour Friend http://www.sqlconcepts.co.nz/ http://www.sqlconcepts.co.nz/images/logo-100x40.png 40 100 7928 SQLSaturday 137 Everything SQL Molonglo Room 4/19/2012 2:30:00 PM 4/19/2012 3:00:00 PM 8279 Greg Low Everything SQL Molonglo Room Most SQL Server sessions are based around individual features but SQL Server really shines when you start to combine features. In this session, Greg will provide an introduction to ColumnStore indexes, review Table Partitioning and Merge and show how to combine these features to improve query performance while still being able to load data warehouse data quickly. 4/19/2012 10:15:00 AM 4/19/2012 11:30:00 AM 8353 Warwick Rudd Everything SQL Molonglo Room In this session, we'll cover how HA DR is currently utlised and some misgivings. We'll then introduce the capabilities of Always On in SQL Server 2012 and how these can benefit your existing solution. This presentation will be rich with demo's covering installation and configuration of your Always On environment. 4/19/2012 9:00:00 AM 4/19/2012 10:15:00 AM 8386 Roger Noble Everything SQL Molonglo Room Discover the power of PivotViewer, the Silverlight control that enables users to visualise large data sets in an extremely effective and tangible way. Quickly filter, sort and see how your data relates to each other in a way that traditional reports cannot. This session will cover what the PivotViewer control is and how to get the most out of it with your own data. Even if you've used PivotViewer before, see what's new in the recent Silverlight 5 version to enable you to make the most out of your collections. 4/19/2012 3:00:00 PM 4/19/2012 4:15:00 PM 8500 Martin Cairney Everything SQL Molonglo Room SQL Server 2012 is fully supported on Windows Server Core - a minimal installation of Windows Server 2008 that removes the services and features that are not absolutely essential for running core network services.This session will demonstrate the installation of SQL Server 2012 on Windows Core and identify some of the pros and cons arising from the use of Server Core. 4/19/2012 4:15:00 PM 4/19/2012 5:30:00 PM 8595 Everything SQL Molonglo Room Registration 4/19/2012 8:00:00 AM 4/19/2012 9:00:00 AM 8645 Grant Paisley Everything SQL Molonglo Room This session is even more jam packed with amazing PowerPivot report examples than last year's presentation. This is *the* session to attend if you want to get the most out of PowerPivot visualizations. See real-world PowerPivot reports from clients in Education, Retail, Banking, and Telco, and learn a variety of visualization techniques including sparklines, slicers, and charts. You will leave this fun session armed with plenty of ideas for your next personal BI project. Oh, and watch out for flying Koalas. 4/19/2012 11:30:00 AM 4/19/2012 12:30:00 PM 8646 Warwick Rudd Everything SQL Molonglo Room Gain insights into SQL Server Database Consolidation Appliance (DBCA), first appliance in the industry specifically designed to meet the challenge of database sprawl and help customers regain control of their SQL Server environments. Come and Learn more about this pre-built hardware and management software and how to accelerate the consolidation efforts and eliminate the complexity of managing the database infrastructure for thousands of SQL instances while maintaining an highly performing environment at the same time. 4/19/2012 1:30:00 PM 4/19/2012 2:30:00 PM 8875 Fusion- IO Everything SQL Molonglo Room During the Lunch Break, Fusion-IO will be presenting a session in the main session room for any interested attendees. 4/19/2012 12:30:00 PM 4/19/2012 1:30:00 PM