Evolved BI with SQL Server “Denali” – October 10, 2011

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Evolved BI with SQL Server “Denali”:

The next version of SQL Server, code-named “Denali,” steps up Microsoft’s BI game significantly. To start with, PowerPivot’s technology is now part of Analysis Services, in the form of BI Semantic Model (BISM) databases, and there are improvements to PowerPivot itself that everyone should know about. Next is project “Crescent,” which provides ad hoc, interactive data visualization and analysis. And even the non-BI world gets BI functionality in Denali, now that the VertiPaq columnar engine has been implemented for SQL Server relational databases. In this session, we’ll review all of these new capabilities in a demo-heavy manner. We’ll also learn about updates to Master Data Services and the introduction of Data Quality Services, Microsoft’s new data cleansing tool. Come to this session and get caught up on what’s next in Microsoft BI.

Presenter:

Andrew Brust, Blue Badge Insights

Andrew Brust is Founder and CEO of Blue Badge Insights, an analysis, strategy and advisory firm serving Microsoft customers and partners. Brust also serves as CTO for Tallan, a Microsoft National Systems Integrator; is a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP; an advisor to the New York Technology Council; and co-author of “Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2008″ (Microsoft Press, 2008). A frequent speaker at industry events, Brust is co-chair of the VSLive! family of conferences and a contributing editor to Visual Studio Magazine. Brust has been a participant in the Microsoft ecosystem for over 15 years, and has worked closely with both Microsoft’s Redmond-based corporate team and its field organization for much of the last 10. He is a member of the Microsoft Partner Advisory Council and several “insiders” groups that supply him with insight around important technologies out of Redmond.

Date/Time:

10-10-2011 6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.

Location:

Microsoft NYC offices, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10104

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