posted 6/27/2010 by BrianKnight - Views: [2194]
It's been a great month of free education from Pragmatic Works. The recordings from the previous ones are now posted and I have one on Tuesday on SQL Server Data Warehousing Fast Tracks. Check out all the information below:
June 22, 2010View Recording
Powershell for complete beginnersFeaturing:Sean McCown , InfoWorld Editor and SQL Server MVP
Topic Summary:
Have you been wanting to learn powershell but don’t know where to get started, or even why you should bother? This is where you start. In this session, Sean will show you what powershell is, what it’s all about, how the language is organized, and how to do some real work in SQL Server. Come see why the world is so excited about Powershell and join the club of the DBAs who work faster and smarter. After this session you won’t be a Powershell guru, but you will be able to understand blog examples and continue your learning from other resources. Don’t put off Powershell any longer.
June 24, 2010View Recording
Introduction to Solving Problems in MDXFeaturing:Devin Knight begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting
The MDX query language is one of the toughest and most powerful languages in your arsenal as a business intelligence developer. In this session, you’ll start from the ground-up learning how to create a basic MDX statement and then quickly how do you solve complex business problems with this well-structured language.
June 29, 2010Register for 11 AM EST Session
Implementing a SQL Server Data Warehousing Fast TrackFeaturing:Brian Knight , SQL Server MVP and Author
The fastest way to load data into a SQL Server Data Warehouse and query a data warehouse is with the SQL Server Data Warehousing Fast Track reference architecture. It gives the ability to load terabytes of information in a matter of a few hours. In this session Brian will show you how to avoid database and file fragmentation by using the fast track architecture and some of the lessons learned and findings from implementing the architecture.
July 01, 2010Register for 11 AM EST Session
Self service BI using Sharepoint Featuring:Mark Stacey begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting
In this session Mark will show you how to Create reusable report parts and Performance Point components for end users.