September 20: SQL Server and Power BI Saturday in Mississauga
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You have been invited to take part in a free 1-day training event targeted towards SQL Server and BI Professionals.
Overview: SQL 14 and Power BI Saturday is a technical, day long seminar that focuses on the latest Microsoft technologies around BI and SQL Server.
Event date and time: September 20, 2014, 9AM-3PM
Location: Microsoft office, 1950 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 8L9
Top 3 Reasons To Attend:
-- Get familiar with the new Microsoft solutions Power BI and SQL Server 2014 and real life usage scenarios
-- Connect with product experts from Microsoft and the community
-- Update your skills
Plus, attendees who submit an evaluation form will receive Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Technical Overview Book (Approximate retail value of $12)*.
Technologies covered:
- SQL Server 2014: In-Memory for OLTP and DW, Encryption, Data Compression, Always ON, Resource governor, Back up and Disaster Recovery with Azure and others
- Power BI for Office 365: Power BI Q&A, Power Map, Power Pivot, Power Query, Power View, Data Management Gateway and others
RSVP: This special, no charge training event will fill quickly and space is limited, so be sure to register now to reserve your seat. Feel free to forward the invite to friends and colleagues.
To register and learn more about the event, click here .
| Time | Title | Speaker |
| 9.30 AM | Keynote: New World of Data | Kevin Hendershot, Solutions Technical Unit Director, Microsoft Canada |
| 9.50 AM | SQL Server 2014 DB Engine improvements | Marc Theoret, Data Platform Specialist, Microsoft Canada
Warner Chaves, SQL Server Principal Consultant, Pythian |
| 10.50 AM | Improve your analytics performance with new In-Memory for Data Warehousing. | Jarek Kazmierczak, Enterprise Strategist, Microsoft Technology Center, Microsoft Canada |
| 11.40 AM | Partner introduction | |
| 12.10 PM | Lunch and Partner Exhibition | |
| 12.40 PM | Power BI for Office 365: Self-service Analytics for All Your Data | Special guest: Riccardo Muti, Microsoft BI Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Corp |
| 2.00 PM | SQL Server 2014: More tools in your toolbox for High Availability and Disaster Recovery | Marc Theoret, Data Platform Specialist, Microsoft Canada |
| 3.00 PM | Closing |
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