PowerPivot for Excel is an Excel 2010 add-in that allows users to pull data from multiple sources, mash them up, and then build reports using regular pivot tables. You can even share these reports with others in Microsoft SharePoint (via PowerPivot for SharePoint). In this demo, Julie Strauss, Program Manager for Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, shows just how easy it is to get a better view into your data.
SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Admittance to this event is free with the exception of a $10 lunch fee; all other costs are covered by donations and sponsorships. Please register soon as seating is limited. Please also let friends and colleagues know about the event.
SQL Saturday #52 – Colorado is September 25, 2010 at the Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church:
10150 E. Belleview Avenue
Englewood, CO 80111
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Thus far, we have over 50 abstracts submitted by local and national SQL Server Experts. We are working hard to review these abstracts and organize a schedule. The schedule along with the submitted abstracts can be viewed here.
Event registration is now open
Event sponsorship can be submitted here.
We will be looking for volunteers as we get closer to the event date. However, we need help spreading the word. Please forward this to your friends and colleagues that are interested in learning more about SQL Server.
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SQL Server Technical Case Study
Summary: This technical case study describes how the SQL Server® Customer Advisory Team (SQLCAT), in collaboration with SQL Server developers, tested and optimized a large Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) solution based on SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services by using the Relational OLAP (ROLAP) storage mode.
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The query optimizer is a highly complex component of the SQL Server engine. Optimization and plan compilation can be an expensive process. Reusing a cached plan, rather than repeatedly recompiling it to create a new one, can give a performance benefit, but only when the cached plan is still appropriate. In this workshop, you’ll learn about the different ways that plans can be reused, as well as learning how to determine when reuse is a good thing, and when forcing recompilation is a better choice.
The event is free, but will require Registration. Refreshments will be served.
Agenda:
5:00 Registration and refreshments
6:00 Protecting SQL Data with Dell™ EqualLogic™ Storage
6:45 Featured Speaker, Kalen Delaney — SQL Query Optimizer
For more information about Kalen Delaney check out the SQL Server Internals web site.
Registration is limited and by invitation only. You need not be a member of a SQL User Group to attend.
06/09/2010
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Denver Marriott Tech Center (view map)
4900 South Syracuse Street
Denver, Colorado, 80237
I'm finding more and more need to (re)learn Excel for working in the SQL Business Intelligence realm, not only with Analysis Services, but with the new (and amazing) PowerPivot.
Microsoft Press is giving away copies of their ebook First Look Microsoft Office 2010. Get it here.
Here are the events this month (I don't have info yet on Boulder's meeting):
Report Builder, Profiler and Tracing
In the main session, Brandon Tucker will discuss Profiler and Tracing.
In the first session, Rob Schafer will discuss reasons to use Report Builder and the advantages Report Builder provides in conjunction with Reporting Services. Special emphasis and demos will cover enhancements in Report Builder 3.0 which was released with SQL Server 2008 R2.
Location:
AmeriTeach
7800 East Dorado Place, Suite 150
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
720-346-1710
Meeting Agenda:
5:30 - 6:00 - Food / Socializing
6:00 - 6:10 - User Group Business
6:10 - 6:30 - Open Panel/Questions & Answers
6:30 – 7:00 – 30 minute presentation
7:00 - 8:00 – Main presentation
8:10 - Give Away / Wrap-Up
Glenn Berry, NewsGator Technologies
Dr. DMV: How to Use Dynamic Management Views to Monitor and Diagnose Performance Issues With High Volume OLTP Workloads.
SQL Server 2005 introduced Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) that allow you to see exactly what is happening inside your SQL Server instances and databases with much more detail than ever before. SQL Server 2008 adds even more capability in this area. You can discover your top wait types, most CPU intensive stored procedures, find missing indexes, and identify unused indexes, to name just a few examples. This session (which is applicable to both 2005 and 2008), presents and explains over twenty DMV queries that you can quickly and easily use to detect and diagnose performance issues in your environment.
Location:
Pikes Peak Library - Ruth Holley Branch Get Map ]]>
Things to watch for in this space:
-Updated resources for my students;
-Notes on learning the new features in SQL Server 2008 R2;
-Installation and configuration walkthroughs for some scenarios we discuss in class but might not have time to cover, such as Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated mode
-And still, no pictures of my cats. Promise!
]]>Date/Time: Thursday, April 15, 2010 5:30-8:30 PM
Description:
In the main presentation, Dave Gollob of Microsoft will talk about Gemini/PowerPivot.
In the first presentation, Dinah Suitor, an MCTS from Qortex, will discuss the common pitfalls of Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing projects. What are they, how to avoid them, and what are Best Practices? She will also cover, at a high level, the tools encompassing the Microsoft Business Intelligence Stack. What are they, what are they used for, and how do they relate to each other?
Dinah Suitor is a Sr. Solutions Developer with Qortex, LLC. She holds Microsoft MCTS certifications in SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence and SQL Server 2008 Database Developer. She has in-depth experience in the Business Intelligence lifecycle using the full set of tools in the Microsoft BI Stack for both SQL Server 2005 and 2008.
We meet at Ameriteach in Greenwood Village, CO. ]]>