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7 Databases in 70 Minutes Karen Lopez
Learn about 7 SQL and NoSQL databases: how they work, when to use them, and how they form a modern data architecture
AD 2015. 2AM A Disaster just Began Tobiasz Janusz Koprowski
2AM. We sleeping well. And our mobile ringing and ringing. Message: DISASTER! In this session (on slides) we are NOT talk about potential disaster (such BCM); we talk about: What happened NOW?
Agnostic, Hybrid Big Data Integration using PDW and PolyBase James Rowland-Jones
PolyBase is one of the most exciting, innovative features in PDW; enabling transparent data integration with Hadoop's distributed file system (HDFS) and Windows Azure Storage Blobs (WASB). See it in action.
Alarm for Data Governance! Self-Service BI is coming Oliver Engels
This session will show you what is possible in the Power BI Offering of Microsoft in relation to Data Governance
All about Indexes Gail Shaw
Indexes are essential to good database performance, but it can be hard to decide what indexes to create. In this session we'll look at guidelines for index creation
An End-to-End Troubleshooting Checklist for SQL Server Kevin Kline
Microsoft ships a multitude of tools to help detect, diagnose and resolve problems inside of SQL Server. But which is best to use and when? This session teaches attendees how to tackle the troubleshooting process to achieve repeated, optimal results.
An Introduction To Column Store Indexes and Batch Mode Chris Adkin
This session is a primer on column store indexes and SQL Server batch mode, it delves into the background behind the performance gains achieved by batch mode and includes demos on things that can be done to further enhance batch mode performance.
Analysing Text with SQL Server 2014 Dejan Sarka
This session introduces SQL Server 2012 and 2014 text mining capabilities.
Analytics Master Class-exploiting exotic patterns in data Mark Whitehorn
There are some little-known but very useful ways of extracting information from data. This session will cover: • Monte Carlo simulations • Nyquist’s Theorem • Simpson’s paradox • Benford’s Law These will rock your world (they certainly rocked mine).
Analyze data streams with Azure stream analytics Nico Jacobs
Azure stream analytics is a new Azure service for analyzing streaming data.
Automating Your Database Deployments Grant Fritchey
Deploying your database changes to production can be nerve-wracking. We'll discuss methods that take the stress out of the process by ensuring that you practise your deployments using continuous integration before you ever get near production
Azure Machine Learning from the ground up Mark Pryce-Maher
Azure Machine Learning is a fully managed cloud service for predictive analytics. In this 1hour session, we will run through; ML Studio,using data, Creating and running Experiments, visualising results, R , publishing and using experiments.
Azure Networks and VMs for the DB Guy Rik Hepworth
Sometimes don't want our data in the cloud, but that doesn't mean we can't use the cloud at all.
Best Practices for multi-environment database development Lonny Bastien
A journey from dev to production. This talk covers best practices for developing and deploying Visual Studio Database Projects targeting multiple environments. We will cover using composite projects, pre and post deployment scripts and other optionst
BI DBA Performance Tuning Bradley Ball
Understanding how SQL Server performance tuning works is not just a job for DBA's. It is important for BI professionals to understand as well
Boost your T-SQL with the APPLY Operator Itzik Ben-Gan
The session starts with a brief overview of the operator and it
Build your own Monitoring Environment with Powershell Andre Kamman
Learn how to write Powershell that will use Remoting to run scripts parallel on any number of servers. We'll talk about remoting, background jobs and how to collect and report on the results
Building a meta-driven near realtime ETL solution with BIML Rasmus Reinholdt Nielsen
This all demo session build around a real life case study from one of the largest organizations in the world. will take you through a case of how to build a completely meta-driven SSIS solution relaying on BIML and MDS to do the hard-work for you.
Building A Reporting Solution Using Power Query Chris Webb
See how to use Power Query to build a detail-level reporting solution
Building Big - In The Cloud Ewan Fairweather
The Azure CAT team has successfully architected, designed and built hundreds of cloud projects. In this session we will share the learnings on how to design a cloud application to scale to handle large, complex workloads.
Challenge Me! Capturing SQL Server Data with PowerShell Laerte Junior
Attend this session and learn how to leverage PowerShell to collect data from Perfmon, DMVs, and more. This session will feature demos where attendees are encouraged to send challenges to the presenter via email for demonstration purposes.
Cloud Migration: The anatomy of a whole datacentre migration Les Reading
Come to this session to find out what is involved and what we learned from migrating 700+ servers into Microsoft Azure.
Clustering SQL Server: What Does It Mean In 2015? Allan Hirt
Clustering no longer means just installing a clustered instance of SQL Server (FCI). Availability groups also are clustered. This session will demystify clustering as it relates to SQL Server.
Coeo Managed Support-More interesting support cases! Christian Bolton
Come and hear about some of our most interesting SQL Server support cases from the last 12 months
Columnstore Indexes in SQL 2014: Flipping the DW Faster Bit Jimmy May
This presentation includes an overview of SQL Server 2012 & a deep dive into SQL Server 2014 columnstore indexes, including a review of the architecture, as well as the challenges, workarounds, travails, & big wins at customer sites
Common Pitfalls When Analyzing Execution Plans Guy Glantser
In this session you'll learn how to analyze execution plans efficiently, how to track the real bottleneck quickly, and how to avoid some common mistakes that will save you a lot of time and frustration…
Common TSQL Mistakes Kevin G. Boles
A review of many TSQL mistakes I see over and over at clients! This is a 100%-demo session, with the bad AND good code presented. I GUARANTEE that you will find things here that help you be MUCH better at interacting with SQL Server!!
Continuous Integration for Reporting Services Nat Sundar
Continuous Integration for Reporting Services
Create SQL FCIs with AGs cross site with no SAN rep??? Dan Stillwell
Multi Site Tier 1 HA solution: 5 parts (1 Windows Cluster, 2 lots of cluster storage, 3 SQL FCI’s & 4 AG’s)
Daily problems with indexing and its-possible-solution Uwe Ricken
This session will demonstrate query performance issues a dba is confronted with every day. The demos will handle these scenarios and it's solution
Data Culture Jonathan Woodward
Being able to reason over your data and accelerate your insights is essential in this cloud first mobile first world. This session visits key technologies, PowerBI, AzureML and IoT to help you start driving your data culture.
Database Design: Size DOES Matter Thomas LaRock
Great database performance starts with great database design.
Daves SQL Fun Time Hour (Plus a bit) David Morrison
In this session we'll take a look at a wide variety of topics, from useful and little known TSQL coding constructs to best case indexing advice and a whole lot more.
Deadlocking for Mere Mortals Jonathan Kehayias
This session will look at the most common deadlocks asked about on the forums, and how to troubleshoot them using the various methods available to DBA’s in SQL Server; including Trace Flags, SQL Trace, Event Notifications, and Extended Events.
Deep dive into Delayed Durability Manohar Punna
In this session you will see what is delayed durability, how it is achieved and how to make the best use case out of it. You will understand how to use it and a demo which explains the effects of using delayed durability with SSDs.
Deep Dive into Power Query Formula Language Matt Masson
Join us to go beneath the UI, to learn how to unlock the full power of the underlying query engine and the formula language, and to truly conquer your data and data-shaping needs.
Deep into Isolation Levels Boris Hristov
Isolation levels are one of the most complex subjects inside SQL Server and at the same time - one of the most important one. In this session we will take a look at all of them and see how they work behind the scenes.
Delivering Agile Analytics with Azure Machine Learning Adam Jorgensen
Does the concept of analytics make you nervous? Are you being asked to do more advanced analysis with existing tools? Come learn how to take your predictive capabilities to the next level with new azure technologies.
Deploying SQL Server with Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine Bob Ward
Many customers are looking toward Cloud technologies to reduce operational and capital expenditures. A popular choices today for SQL Server customers is to deploy in the Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine environment. Come to this session and learn how
Designing a database to best support multidimensional OLAP Dr John Tunnicliffe
Data warehouse designers often ignore the specific needs of an OLAP database. In this session, John will outline the best ways to optimise your relational database to support your multidimensional OLAP cubes
Designing Stored Procedure Solutions Jennifer McCown
In this session, you’ll learn about SQL Server stored procedures: what they are, when and why you'd use them, and how you would develop a solution with one. We’ll walk through examples to explore the process of solution building in SQL Server.
Developing For PowerBI Kasper de Jonge
The Power BI Preview service offers developers a rich API service for anyone to interact with Power BI programmatically and create applications for Power BI. In this session we will introduce you to the Power BI developer story
DR with the Worlds largest data center Justin Langford
This session will look at providing cost effective DR capability with Azure.
Drive BI Value through Master Data Management Dave Lawrence
Today’s BI systems are often perceived as mission critical, but their value depends on the quality of data they contain. Learn to use SQL Server Master Data Services and Profisee’s Master Data Maestro to ensure data quality and improve BI value.
Easy Performance Tuning: an Intro to Wait Statistics Brent Ozar
You're a DBA who's struggled with Perfmon metrics and Profiler. You're facing a sea of confusing numbers, and you don't know where to focus first. Microsoft Certified Master Brent Ozar will give you a friendly introduction to wait statistics.
Estimation and Statistics : The Basis of query optimization Dave Ballantyne
This will be a deep dive into how the optimizer makes its decisions to give you a plan, the things that can go wrong and how you can have influence over these choices.
EventStore-a streaming database for CQRS and event sourcin Liam Westley
EventStore is an event streaming database specialising in delivering CQRS, but capable of being a general repository for notifications. Get the skinny on how it works, the architecture and where you might use it.
Excel Services 2013-the BI frontend of the future Just Blindbæk
The attendees will get a overview of the possibilities with Excel Services 2013 in a Business Intelligence perspective. (1) Overview of the publish options (2) How to control the layout (3) Tips & Trick from real world examples
Eye Vegetables and Eye Candy: How to Visualise your Data Jennifer Stirrup
What's your data visualization vegetables, and what's your candy? This session will look at data visualization theory and practice.
Five Ways to Write More Effective Triggers Aaron Bertrand
Many triggers are inefficient and violate best practices, but it doesn't have to be this way. Join this session and learn how to improve your triggers and keep them off the list of potential scapegoats for your SQL Server performance woes.
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