Sessions


Track Key:
 BI, Big Data, and Data Visualization Keynotes & General Sessions
 SQL Server Administration and Maintenance SQL Server Features and Components
 SQL Server for the Developer SQL Server in the Cloud
 SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization SQL Server Tools, Tricks, and Techniques
 Workshops
Sunday, November 17, 2013
TIME EVENT
Sunday
4:00pm - 9:00pm
  
Pre-Conference Registration
Sunday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
  
Dine-A-Round Dinner
Monday, November 18, 2013
TIME EVENT
Monday
8:00am - 5:00pm
  
SQM01   Workshop: The Data Warehousing Process in a Day - Design, Build, and Deliver

Craig Utley
Monday
8:00am - 5:00pm
  
SQM02  Workshop: SQL Server Maintenance and PTO Crash Course

Don Jones, MVP
Monday
8:00am - 5:00pm
  
SQM03   Workshop: SQL Server for Developers

Leonard Lobel, MVP
Monday
5:00pm - 7:00pm
  
EXPO Preview
Monday
7:00pm - 8:00pm
  
Live! 360 Keynote: Mary Jo Foley on Microsoft and the Devices and Services Reality

Mary Jo Foley
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
TIME EVENT
Tuesday
8:00am - 9:00am
  
SQL Server Live! Keynote: SQL Server 2014 and the New World of Data

Scott Klein
Tuesday
9:00am - 9:30am
  
Networking Break • Visit the EXPO
Tuesday
9:30am - 10:45am
  
SQT01   SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Features That Every Business Should Know

Bradley Ball
Tuesday
9:30am - 10:45am
  
SQT02   Introducing SQL Server Data Tools

Leonard Lobel, MVP
Tuesday
9:30am - 10:45am
  
SQT03   Analysis Services 2012 End-to-End

Craig Utley
Tuesday
9:30am - 10:45am
  
SQT04  Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Indexes, but Have to Know Anyway

Don Jones, MVP
Tuesday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQT05   SQL Server 2014: A First Look at Whats New!

Bradley Ball
Tuesday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQT06   Programming the T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2012

Leonard Lobel, MVP
Tuesday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQT07   Add It Up: Analysis Services Aggregations

Craig Utley
Tuesday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQT08  The Creepy DBA, How to Stalk Your Users

Jason Strate
Tuesday
12:15pm - 2:00pm
  
Lunch • Visit the EXPO
Tuesday
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  
SQT09   HSQL Server 2014 "Hekaton" (a.k.a. In-Memory OLTP) Deep Dive

Bradley Ball
Tuesday
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  
SQT10  "What Did I Do?" T-SQL Worst Practices

Pinal Dave, MS Computer Science

Tuesday
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  
SQT11   Securing SSAS Data Without Tying Yourself in Knots

Craig Utley
Tuesday
2:00pm - 3:15pm
  
SQT12  DBA Task Automation: Unleash the PowerShell Hero in You!

Michael Wells
Tuesday
3:15pm - 4:15pm
  
Networking Break • Visit the EXPO
Tuesday
4:15pm - 5:30pm
  
SQT13  Dealing with Errors in SSIS 2012

David Dye
Tuesday
4:15pm - 5:30pm
  
SQT14  SQL Server Tracing for Developers

Jason Strate
Tuesday
4:15pm - 5:30pm
  
SQT15   An Overview of PowerPivot for Excel

William E. Pearson III
Tuesday
4:15pm - 5:30pm
  
SQT16  Using PowerShell to Quickly Deploy New SQL Server Instances

Michael Wells
Tuesday
5:30pm - 7:30pm
  
Live! 360 Exhibitor Reception
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
TIME EVENT
Wednesday
8:00am - 9:00am
  
Live! 360 Keynote: There’s No Future in the Past: A Critique of Conventional Thinking on the Radical Changes in Our Industry

Billy Hollis
Wednesday
9:15am - 10:30am
  
SQW01   Into the Wild....Taming Unstructured Data with Semantic Search

Christopher Price
Wednesday
9:15am - 10:30am
  
SQW02   Near Unlimited Scalability with SQL Azure Federations

Arie Jones
Wednesday
9:15am - 10:30am
  
SQW03   Through Gardens Overgrown: PowerPivot to Analysis Services 2012 Tabular

William E. Pearson III
Wednesday
9:15am - 10:30am
  
SQW04   Database Performance Tricks Every SharePoint Admin Must Know

Pinal Dave, MS Computer Science

Wednesday
10:30am - 11:00am
  
Networking Break • Visit the EXPO
Wednesday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQW05   Integrating Reporting Services with SharePoint

Kevin Goff, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Wednesday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQW06   Migrating to Windows Azure SQL Database

Scott Klein
Wednesday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQW07   Exploring Data with Data Explorer

Steve Hughes
Wednesday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQW08  Inside the Query Optimizer

Bradley Ball
Wednesday
12:15pm - 1:45pm
  
Round Table Lunch • Visit the EXPO
Wednesday
1:45pm - 3:00pm
  
SQW09   Implementing a Tabular Data Model with Microsoft PowerPivot and Analysis Services

Arman Saffarnia
Wednesday
1:45pm - 3:00pm
  
SQW10   Troubleshooting and Monitoring Windows Azure SQL Databases

Scott Klein
Wednesday
1:45pm - 3:00pm
  
SQW11   Excel: An Analytics Superhub

Andrew Brust
Wednesday
1:45pm - 3:00pm
  
SQW12  Ancient Problems and Modern Solutions - Troubleshooting CPU

Pinal Dave, MS Computer Science

Wednesday
3:00pm - 4:00pm
  
Networking Break • Visit the EXPO • Expo Raffle @ 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday
4:00pm - 5:15pm
  
SQW13   Planning and Configuring SQL and SharePoint 2013 Business Intelligence (PowerPivot and Power View)

Arman Saffarnia
Wednesday
4:00pm - 5:15pm
  
SQW14   The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Windows Azure SQL Database

Kevin Goff, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Wednesday
4:00pm - 5:15pm
  
SQW15   Big Data 101 with HDInsight

Andrew Brust
Wednesday
4:00pm - 5:15pm
  
SQW16  To Be Announced
Wednesday
8:00pm - 10:00pm
  
Live! 360 Dessert Luau
Thursday, November 21, 2013
TIME EVENT
Thursday
8:00am - 9:15am
  
SQH02  Virtualizing SQL Server (Yes, You Can)

Don Jones, MVP
Thursday
8:00am - 9:15am
  
SQH03   SSAS 911 -The Field Medics Guide to Performance Tuning Analysis Services

Christopher Price
Thursday
8:00am - 9:15am
  
SQH04   The Transaction Log and How It Affects High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Edwin Sarmiento
Thursday
9:30am - 10:45am
  
SQH05   Fundamentals of SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups

Edwin Sarmiento
Thursday
9:30am - 10:45am
  
SQH06  Column Level Encryption in SQL Server

David Dye
Thursday
9:30am - 10:45am
  
SQH07  SQL Server 2012 Columnstore Index

Kevin Goff, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Thursday
9:30am - 10:45am
  
SQH08   Performance Tuning When It Isn't Your Database

Don Jones, MVP
Thursday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQH09   Architecting a SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups Topology

Edwin Sarmiento
Thursday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQH10  Implementing Auditing in SQL Server 2012

David Dye
Thursday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQH11   What's New in SQL Server Integration Services 2012

Kevin Goff, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Thursday
11:00am - 12:15pm
  
SQH12  To Be Announced
Thursday
12:15pm - 1:30pm
  
Lunch
Thursday
1:30pm - 2:45pm
  
SQH13  A Window into Your Data Using SQL Window Functions

Steve Hughes
Thursday
1:30pm - 2:45pm
  
SQH14  Designing and Managing a SQL Server Replication Topology

Chad Churchwell
Thursday
1:30pm - 2:45pm
  
SQH15   Utilizing Knowledge with Data Quality Services in SQL Server 2012

Arie Jones
Thursday
1:30pm - 2:45pm
  
SQH16   Troubleshoot SQL Server Performance Issues using Wait Statistics

Edwin Sarmiento
Thursday
3:00pm - 4:15pm
  
SQH17   O, There's My Data, OData for Data Guys

Steve Hughes
Thursday
3:00pm - 4:15pm
  
SQH18  Managing SQL Server in the Enterprise

Chad Churchwell
Thursday
3:00pm - 4:15pm
  
SQH19   MDS in Practice: An Integrated Approach

Christopher Price
Thursday
3:00pm - 4:15pm
  
SQH20   SQL Server Query Performance Tuning: A 12-Step Process

Scott Klein
Thursday
4:30pm - 5:45pm
  
.NET Rocks! & Xamarin - Building Modern Apps Leveraging the Cloud
Friday, November 22, 2013
TIME EVENT
Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm
  
SQF02   Workshop: Big Data and NoSQL for Database and BI Pros - Intermediate

Andrew Brust
Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm
  
SQF01   Workshop: Cloud Ready - Preparing Yourself for Azure SQL Databases

Arie Jones