November 18 - 22,
Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando
Craig Utley, Mentor, SolidQ
This full-day session walks through the entire process of data warehousing. more
This session goes through the process of optimizing cube creation through the proper design of dimensions, measure groups, aggregations, calculations, perspectives, security, and more. more
This session explains what aggregations are and how they work. more
In this session you'll learn the different methods of securing data in your cube. more
William E. Pearson III, Business Intelligence Architect and Founder, Island Technologies Inc.®
This session will provide an overview of the primary features of PowerPivot. more
In this session, Bill will provide an overview of the steps required to "upgrade" an Excel PowerPivot model to a SSAS 2012 Tabular model using SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT). more
Steve Hughes, Business Intelligence Architect, Pragmatic Works
In this session you will explore Data using Data Explorer. more
Andrew Brust, Senior Director, Market Strategy and Intelligence, Datameer
The ability to do serious, sophisticated analytics in Excel is here, right now - come learn more. more
Learn how developers with relational database skills can make the jump into this exciting and opportunity-filled area. more
Christopher Price, Senior Consultant , Microsoft
This session uses field-tested techniques to demonstrate how you can use familiar tools to dig into Analysis Services processing and query handling to identify bottlenecks, isolate issues while understanding how and why they occur and what needs to be done to resolve or fix them. more
Kevin Goff Microsoft SQL Server MVP, Practice Manager, SetFocus, LLC
In this session, you will learn about the physical aspects of columnstore index in SQL Server 2012, how to create it, and what environments (mainly data warehousing environments) and queries can make use of it. more
Join Kevin as he shows you all the new features in SQL Server Integration Services 2012. more
Arie Jones, Director of Emerging Technologies, Perpetual Technologies, Inc.
In this session, we will be looking at what it takes to get DQS up and running in your environment, how to set up Knowledge Bases, and how to utilize the system with tools like SSIS and Master Data Services. more
This session will discuss how MDS fits in the overall EIM architecture within your organization including real-world strategies for integrating (cleansing, matching and loading) Master Data into MDS and for making it available organization-wide. more
Learn new skills that are in strong demand in the BI/BA world and actually understand what you learn. more
Mary Jo Foley, Journalist and Author
Moderated By: Andrew Brust, Senior Director, Market Strategy and Intelligence, Datameer
Mary Jo Foley will discuss Microsoft's future product roadmaps, leadership outcomes, big technology bets and more. more
Scott Klein, Data Platform Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
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Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger
Billy will offer a contrary view on the evolution of user experience, interaction technologies, devices, and user interface technology stacks. more
Live! 360 is partnering with Microsoft to offer all Live! 360 Orlando attendees access to their Building Modern Apps Leveraging the Cloud event. more
Don Jones MVP, Curriculum Director for IT Pro Content , Pluralsight
Gain the background information you'll need to really leverage other courses at the conference! more
In this session, Don explains everything you need to know about SQL Server indexes. more
Jason Strate, Database Architect , Pragmatic Works
Join Jason as he shows you how to use SQL Server to monitor and track user activity. more
Michael Wells, Database Administrator , Raymond James
In this session, Michael will show you how to maximize your efficiency using PowerShell for process automation. more
In this session, you'll learn how to automate the SQL Server install and configure/deploy standard objects using PowerShell. more
In this session, you will learn some tips and tricks when virtualizing SQL Server. more
David Dye, Sergeant, Cape Coral Police Department
In this session, you'll learn how to use T-SQL to natively encrypt data in a SQL Server database. more
In this session, you'll explore the internals of SQL Audit, along with how to plan, create, and monitor instance and database level audits. more
Chad Churchwell, Premier Field Engineer , Microsoft
In this session, Chad will explain everything you need to know about designing and managing SQL Server replication. more
Join Chad as he shares how to achieve consistency and minimize overhead using Central Management Server. more
Bradley Ball, Sr. Consultant – Premier Support for Developers, Microsoft
In this session you will learn the new features of SQL Server Enterprise and how/why you should use them. more
In this session, Bradley will guide you through the new features of SQL Server 2014. more
In this session, Bradley will dive-deep on project "Hekaton" and explain all everything you need to know about this new technology. more
In this session, David will cover how you can identify errors that occur within SSIS 2012 and how to handle them dynamically and proactively. more
This session will dive into the new FileTable and Statistical Semantic Search features. more
In this session you'll learn the necessary integration/configuration steps for integrating SSRS 2008R2/SSRS 2012 with SharePoint 2010/2013, as well as deploying reports to a SharePoint location. more
Edwin Sarmiento, Managing Director, 15C
In this session, we will look at the underlying concepts behind AlwaysOn Availability Groups – how it works under-the-covers and how you can leverage this information to efficiently design a highly available database. more
This session will explain how to build the right SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group topology that will address your high availability and disaster recovery requirements. more
Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.
This full-day workshop will get you up to speed on powerful new features in SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, and SQL Server 2012. more
If you have never used these functions or are looking to solve ranking and aggregate types of calculations without using GROUP BY, join us for a demo filled session on SQL window functions. more
In this session Steve will explain what OData is and what tools are involved. more
In this session, we will break down the basics of sharding within SQL Azure Federations, explain what needs to be taken into consideration in terms of database design, what developers need to know, and show you real world solutions using SQL Azure Federations to overcome difficult scenarios. more
In this session you will learn when to migrate applications to Windows Azure SQL Database, the options you have available and how to troubleshoot common errors. more
In this session you will learn how to troubleshoot issues and monitor query performance. more
This session is for the Windows Azure SQL Database beginner. Kevin will explain how to create an Azure account and how to create/manage Azure databases. more
This full day session will bring you up to speed on Microsoft’s implementation of a cloud based database solution known as Windows Azure SQL Database and the many facets that this data tier encompasses. more
Pinal Dave MS Computer Science , SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert
In this session, Pinal will share some tips/tricks on how to optimize your server's performance using practically no SQL coding at all. more
Join Bradley as he shows you how to make your queries run faster using the Query Optimizer. more
In this session, Pinal will show you some advanced tips/tricks for performance tuning and troubleshooting. more
In this session, you will learn everything you need to know abou the SQL Server Transaction Log and how it affects High Availability and Disaster Recovery. more
Join Don as he shares how you can safely tune performance of a database (that doesn't belong to you). more
In this session, you will learn how to use SQL Server wait statistics to troubleshoot performance problems. more
In this session, you will learn the 12 steps of SQL Server performance tuning. more
In this session, you will learn the how to use the new SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT). more
In this session, Lenni will guide you through the T-SQL enhancements in the latest release of SQL Server. more
In this demo-oriented session, you will see some common T-SQL mistakes and how to avoid them. more
This session explains how developers can resolve issues using tools available for tracing and information on how to access those tools. more
Arman Saffarnia, Principal Consultant , Neudesic
In this session, you'll learn how to implement a Tabular Data Model with Microsoft PowerPivot and Analysis Services. more
In this session you will learn how to plan and configure SQL and SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence. more