Microsoft Data Platform events in Canada: SQL 2014, Power BI, Predictive Analytics and BIG Data

Want to get familiar with the new SQL Server 2014, Power BI, Azure Predictive Analytics or Microsoft Big Data solutions?

Join Microsoft Canada, our partners and the SQL PASS community for an across Canada in-person and online event series that will introduce you to these solutions. Please find the upcoming events list below. This page will be updated with all new activities.

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Online

• Watch On Demand: Webcast Series: Top 5 Microsoft Data Platform Solutions

• Diffusion sur demande :  Séries de web-émissions : Top 5 solutions de données Microsoft

• Watch on Demand:  Microsoft Canada Webcast Series: Power BI, Predictive Analytics and SQL Server as a Service

• Diffusion sur demande :  Webémissions de Microsoft Canada: Power BI, Analyse prédictive et SQL Server as a Service

Toronto / Mississauga

• Sep 28-30. Mastering DAX workshop in Toronto

• Oct 1-2. Optimizing DAX workshop in Toronto

• June 16, 2015. Analytics CAMP: from Excel to Power BI in Mississauga

• June 17, 2015. Analytics CAMP: from Excel to Power BI in Toronto

• June 26, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014! in Mississauga

• May 26, 2015. PASS: Azure Data Services in Toronto

• May 22, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014! in Toronto

• April 10, 2015. SQL IT CAMP in Mississauga

• March 26, 2015. Big Data Debate

• March 13-14, 2015. Big Data Hackathon in Mississauga

• September 11, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI in Mississauga

• September 20, 2014. SQL 2014 and Power BI Saturday in Mississauga(event presentations)

• October 23, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI in Toronto

• November 24, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI in Toronto

• November 25, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI in Mississauga

• December 9-12, 2014.  Microsoft & HP SQL Server 2012 Analytics Platform System Training at Microsoft Technology Center-Toronto

Ottawa

• June 26, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014!

• May 22, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014!

• April 25, 2015. PASS: SQL Saturday

• March 31, 2015. SQL IT CAMP

• October 20, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI

• December 8, 2014. Matricis: Data Insight briefing: Power BI and Predictive Analytics

Montreal

• June 15, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014(English)

• April 27, 2015. Analyse prédictive pour le marketing - Montréal

• April 28-29, 2015. Predictive Analytics Customer workshop

• February 7, 2015. Samedi SQL - SQL et Azure

• September 23, 2014. Transformez votre entreprise afin qu’elle trouve sa place dans le monde mobile et infonuagique d’aujourd’hui | Reimagine the Enterprise Roadshow - Platform & Insights

• December 3, 2014. Matricis: Data Insight briefing: Power BI and Predictive Analytics

• November 24, 2014. Matrcis: Data Insight briefing: Power BI and Predictive Analytics

• October 30, 2014. Matricis: Data Insight briefing: Power BI and Predictive Analytics

• October 10, 2014. Matricis: Data Insight briefing: Power BI and Predictive Analytics

Quebec City

• June 6, 2015. Samedi SQL à Québec - SQL et Azure

• June 16, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014 (French)

• November 5, 2014. Matricis: Data Insight briefing: Power BI and Predictive Analytics

Halifax

• May 22, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014!

Calgary

• June 26, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014!

• March 12, 2015. PASS: How to Think Like the SQL Server Engine

• March 30, 2015. SQL IT CAMP

• February 12, 2015. Imaginet: CASH IN on your Microsoft Investments using Azure & Power BI

• January 21, 2015. PASS: Performance Troubleshooting Using Wait Statistics

• November 12, 2014. SQL PASS Chapter: An Overview of In-Memory OLTP

• October 21, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI

• September 8, 2014. Art of Leadership

Vancouver

• June 26, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014!

• June 26, 2015. PASS: SQL Saturday

• April 7, 2015. SQL IT CAMP

• April 18-19, 2015. Big Data Hackathon

• March 25, 2015. Predictive Analytics Customer Workshop

• November 27, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI

• October 24, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI

• September 30, 2014. Art of Leadership

Edmonton

• June 23, 2015. PASS: Microsoft Azure + Power BI - Better Together

• May 22, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014!

• March 31, 2015. SQL IT CAMP

• November 26, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI

• September 8, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI

Winnipeg

• June 16, 2015. PASS: Microsoft Azure + Power BI - Better Together

• June 26, 2015. SQL IT CAMP: Time to upgrade to SQL Server 2014!

• March 31, 2015. SQL IT CAMP

• February 10, 2015. Imaginet: CASH IN on your Microsoft Investments using Azure & Power BI

• November 22, 2014.  PASS: SQL Saturday

• October 22, 2014. IT Camp: SQL Server 2014 and Power BI

   

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International events

• April 20-22, 2015. PASS BUSINESS ANALYTICS CONFERENCE. Santa Clara, California

• May 4-8, 2015. Microsoft Ignite, Chicago, IL

• October 15-17, 2014. Strata + Hadoop World, New York, NY

• November 4-7, 2014. PASS SUMMIT 2014. Seattle, WA

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Online and on-demand events

• PASS Business Analytics Conference 2014 keynote recording

• PASS SQL Server 2014 and Power BI webcast series 

• DSI: Empower Your Business Users With Power BI for Office 365

• October 9, 2014. Hitachi Solutions: Free My Data! Drive Innovation!

• Pragmatic Works: 9 free SQL Server online trainings from Microsoft Partner

• Server and Platform videos on YouTube

• SQL Server and BI event session recordings on Channel9

Free online training courses (Microsoft Virtual Academy)

SQL Server Database:

• Database Fundamentals

• Updating your Database Management Skills to SQL Server 2014

• Upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server 2014

• Designing Database Solutions for SQL Server

• Developing Microsoft SQL Server Databases

• Implementing Data Models & Reports with Microsoft SQL Server

• Mission Critical Performance with SQL Server 2014 Jump Start

• Implementing Tabular Model Solutions

• SQL Server 2014 Essentials for Oracle DBAs

• Boost Your T-SQL with the APPLY Operator

• SQL Server 2014: Security, Optimizer, and Columnstore Index Enhancements

• 11 Free SQL Server 2012 Online Training Courses

SQL Server Hybrid Cloud:

• The Microsoft Hybrid Cloud: Best Practices Guidance

• Architecture in Practice

• Platform for Hybrid Cloud with SQL Server 2014 Jump Start

• SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines Jump Start

• SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines - Developer Jump Start

• Virtualizing & Managing SQL Server Microsoft Cloud OS

• SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines - Developer Jump Start

BI, BIG Data and Predictive analytics:

• Big Data Analytics with HDInsight: Hadoop on Azure

• Big Data with the Microsoft Analytics Platform System

• Getting Started with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning

• Power BI: Free on-demand webinars, videos, hands-on labs and other training resources

• Faster Insights to Data with Power BI Jump Start

• From Data to Insight and Impact: The BI Revolution

• Microsoft Corporate BI and SAP BI Integration Jump Start

• Implementing Big Data Analysis

• Big Data Analytics

   

Azure SQL

• Microsoft Azure SQL Database

• Azure SQL Database for Business-Critical Cloud Applications

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Virtual labs

• 18 Free SQL Server 2014, Azure and BI virtual labs

• SQL Server 2012 virtual labs on the Learning Center

• Browse the full library of SQL Server virtual labs

Trials

• SQL Server 2014 Evaluation version

• Power BI for Office 365 one month trial subscription

• Azure Machine Learning (Predictive analytics)  

Free eBooks

• Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014

• Introducing Microsoft Azure HDInsight

• Data Science in the Cloud with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning and R

Deployment resources and Tools

• SQL Server Deployment resources

• Migration tools  (SQL Server Migration Assistant - SSMA)

  • Oracle: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=43689

  • Sybase ASE: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=43691

  • MySQL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=43688

  • IBM DB2: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45296

• Migration tools white papers

  • SSMA 6.0 Overview White Paper

  • SSMA 6.0 for Oracle Detailed Technical White Paper

  • SSMA 6.0 for Sybase ASE Detailed Technical White Paper

  • SSMA 6.0 for MySQL Detailed Technical White Paper

  • SSMA 6.0 for IBM DB2 Detailed Technical White Paper

     

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For Microsoft Partners

• Power BI Red Carpet program for partners

• Partner training: SQL Server 2014 – April 7-8, 2015. Mississauga

• Partner training: Big Data with HDInsight – April 9, 2015. Mississauga

• Partner training: Azure Machine Learning – April 10, 2015. Mississauga

• The Server & Cloud Partner Resources site

• Data Platform University for Partners

• November 2014.  Webcast series for Microsoft partners: SQL Server, Power BI, Azure and SQL Azure

• September-October 2014. Microsoft Cloud Partner Summit (Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal)

• Machine Learning (Predictive Analytics) University for partners

• Positioning Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and the Microsoft Data Platform Recording Link

• Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Partner Opportunities Recording Link

• Partner Webcast for Business Decision Makers Recording Link

• BI solutions for SMB and Be Lean Stay Lean with the Data Platform online trainings

• MPN Training Cloud Profitability Fridays for Microsoft Partners NOTIFICATION  

• Big Data and Business Analytics Immersion v3.1  

• Data Platform Immersion v3.1

• Microsoft Online Demonstration site

• Free Power BI for Office 365 subscription for Microsoft partners with Gold (100 users) and Silver (25 users) competencies (Microsoft Account with appropriate access is required)