Transcript Who are we
Welcome to MSBIC! May 2014 MSBIC Who are we ? We are a PASS chapter focused on Business Analytics. Who is PASS ? While it is an acronym for Professional Association for SQL Server, today it is expanding its horizons as a Professional Association to serve the entire spectrum of Data Professionals associated with the Microsoft Data Platform to – Connect , Share and Learn. Who is leading this group? • • • Jeff Johnston – MSBIC President, Practice Lead at Artis Consulting Greg Taylor – MSBIC Director, Practice Director at Slalom Consulting Sri Sridharan – MSBIC Director, MVP , PASS - Board of Director , NTSSUG – Chapter Leader We get a lot of help from Microsoft and our local MS sponsor - Bryan Smith and from PASS Regional Mentor – Ryan Adams. Why ? • Business Analytics is changing at a rapid pace – need a forum for collaboration • We want to grow and serve the BI community in the North Texas area MSBIC - Logistics Schedule 2nd Tuesday of EVERY month. Time – 5:00 – 7:00pm Next Meeting: June 9, 2014 Distribution List Get on the MSBIC distribution list Details on the website http://msbic.sqlpass.org/ Follow us on Twitter: @msbicdfw Spread the word Let your friends in the BI community know about our community! Volunteers Needed! There are a number of opportunities that we need your help on. If you are interested in volunteering please let us know! Announcements 4 SQLPASS.org site – sign up for emails 5 PASS Elections The PASS Board of Directors has established new eligibility requirements for voting in PASS elections. To receive a ballot for this year’s upcoming Nomination Committee and Board elections, you need to update your PASS membership profile by June 1. Here’s how: • Login in to your MyPASS • Navigate to MyProfile • Update fields • Click on ‘save’ Have more than one profile? Login to the profile/s you no longer use and click ‘Deactivate My Profile’ next to the Save button. Need more information or have questions? Contact [email protected] Volunteering with PASS Interested in Volunteering? It’s now easier than ever to volunteer with PASS. Let us know your volunteer preferences, by updating the new “MyVolunteering” section of your MyPASS profile. Outstanding Volunteer Award The Outstanding Volunteer award is intended to honor peer-nominated PASS members who have shown extraordinary dedication and effort in service to the data professional community. Send your nominations to [email protected] along with why you think they should be recognized. PASSion Award The highest of PASS accolades presented yearly to a volunteer who has a made significant contribution to PASS and the global data professional community. Nominations will open several months before the annual PASS Summit. Stay tuned! PASS Virtual Chapters Listing Check out the sqlpass.org for more information on all the Virtual Chapters: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Application Development Azure Big Data Book Readers Business Analytics Business Intelligence Data Architecture Database Administration DBA Fundamentals Excel BI* Healthcare High Availability and Disaster Recovery InMemory Master Data\Data Quality *New Virtual Chapters • • • • • • • • • • • • • Oracle SQL Performance Powershell Professional Development Security Virtualization Women in Technology Global Chinese Global Hebrew Global Italian* Global Portuguese Global Russian Global Spanish Virtual Chapter Meetings – May VIRTUAL CHAPTER MEETING TOPIC DBA Fundamentals May 6 11:00– 12:00 (UTC -06:00) SQL Server Internals Party: Storage, Memory and Life-Cycle by Ayman El Ghazali Data Architecture May 6 12:00-13:00 (UTC -06:00) What’s the point of a Data Warehouse presented by Glenda Gable In Memory May 6 17:00-18:00 (UTC 00:00) Big Data inside: columnstore index internals presented by Michael Zilberstein Business Intelligence May 9 13:00-14:00 (UTC +10:00) Leveraging SQL Spatial Analytics for Making Business Decisions presented by Rolf Tesmer High Availability & Disaster Recovery May 13 12:00-13:00 (UTC -06:00) Know Backups and Know Recovery presented by Tim Radney Global Russian May 21 15:00-16:30 (UTC +03:00) Введение в Data Mining интеллектуальный анализ данных Upcoming SQLSaturday Events Upcoming North America Events Upcoming International Events • May 3 #285 Atlanta • June 14 #281 Edinburgh (BI) • May 3 #305 Dallas (BA) • June 14 #316 Christchurch • May 10 #308 Houston • June 17 #321 Cairo • May 10 #298 Jacksonville • June 28 #313 Rheinland • May 17 #292 Detroit • July 26 Guatemala • May 31 #306 Redmond • June 7 #307 Iowa City • June 7 #294 Philadelphia • June 14 #288 South Florida • June 14 #299 Columbus #322 Visit www.sqlsaturday.com to register for an event near you! Join Us in Seattle, WA November 4-7, 2014 14 Stay Involved! • Sign up for a free membership today at sqlpass.org • • • • Linked In: Facebook: Twitter: PASS: http://www.sqlpass.org/linkedin http://www.sqlpass.org/facebook @SQLPASS http://www.sqlpass.org