Category: Presentations

These are conferences that I attended or presented at.

Hartford – SQL Server User Group

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I am enthusiastic about presenting to the Hartford SQL Server User Group on December 8, 2015. Of course, I am looking forward to seeing my friends John Flannery and Dennis Perlot. However, I love to chat to local user groups about any SQL server topic that I am passionate about. The meeting venue has changed since the last time I visited to the following: Blum Shaprio 29 South Main Street, Please Park in Town Center Garage West Hartford, CT Press Release: Microsoft just released The Power Business Intelligence Desktop Designer.…

Boston – Code Camp #24

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I am excited about the opportunity to present at Code Camp 24 in Boston. It will be a good time to meet old friends and make new ones. I hope you have time to attend this awesome free event on November 21, 2015 at the Microsoft New England Research & Development (NERD) building, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA. Below are the details for my presentation. Press Release: Microsoft just released The Power Business Intelligence Desktop Designer. Join us as John Miner, Microsoft SQL Server MVP, demonstrates the new amazing capabilities…

Rhode Island – SSUG – October 2015

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I am driving thru America’s Renaissance City, Providence Rhode Island, to present to the RI SQL Server User Group on October 14, 2015. Check out the meetup for more details. I always love the home team advantage by knowing the audience very well. It makes for a relaxing environment to teach and attendees to learn. Here is the gritty details of the presentation that I will be covering that night. Topic: Simplistic design patterns with the SQL Server Stack Abstract: Integration Services is a great development environment for ETL developers.…

Rhode Island – BI User Group – September 2015

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Microsoft just released The Power Business Intelligence Desktop Designer. Join us as John Miner, Microsoft SQL Server MVP, demonstrates the new amazing capabilities of this cutting edge software. Learn how X-Velocity uses super compression to query data faster than ever. See how Power Query can access virtually any data anywhere turning it into business information. Discover how disparate data can be conceptualized into a single business view. New visualization technology brings all this together to see your business like never before. Topic: Power BI Desktop Designer Abstract: You have been…

Rhode Island – BI User Group – June 2015

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  I am delighted about the opportunity to present at the Rhode Island Business Intelligence User Group on June 17, 2015. I look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. I will presenting the following topic that night.   Topic: Azure SQL Database – Software As A Service Abstract: Are you tired of installing, configuring and patching Microsoft SQL Server? Azure SQL database maybe a way to move some of your existing infrastructure to the cloud. Depending upon your companies philosophy, it might be great for development, testing,…

Philadelphia – SQL Saturday #390

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I traveling to the city of brotherly love to present at SQL Saturday #390 in Malvern, PA. It will be a good time to meet old friends, make new ones and learn something new. I am really glad that my friend Matt decided to go on the road trip with me. It is really boring driving 350+ miles by yourself! I will be talking in afternoon session on the following topic. Topic: Azure SQL Database – Software As A Service Abstract: Are you tired of installing, configuring and patching Microsoft…

New York City – SQL Saturday #380

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I am taking a road trip to the big apple to present at SQL Saturday #380 in New York City, NY. It will be a good time to meet old friends, make new ones and learn something new. I am really glad that my friend Denise decided to go on the road trip with me. It is really boring driving 175 miles twice on the same day by yourself! I will be talking in the afternoon on the following topic. Topic: Basic Database Design Abstract: You just found out that…

Rochester – SQL Saturday #383

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Time to travel to the Flour City to present at SQL Saturday #383 in Rochester, NY. It will be a good time to meet old friends, make new ones and learn something new. I am really glad that my friend Matt decided to go on the road trip with me. It is really boring driving 350+ miles by yourself! I will be talking in both the morning and afternoon sessions on the following topics in order. Morning Topic: Azure SQL Database – Software As A Service Abstract: Are you tired…

Boston – SQL Saturday #364

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A little road trip to bean town is planned this weekend. I am really honored to have the opportunity to present at SQL Saturday #364 in Boston. It will be a good time to meet old friends and make new ones. This year’s event has an all star line up of MVP’s who are talking at this free event on April 18th, 2015. If that is not enough excitement, the 119th Boston Marathon is gearing up for Monday’s race and the Red Sox are playing the Orioles until Monday. I…

Boston – Code Camp #23

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I am excited about the opportunity to present at Code Camp 23 in Boston. It will be a good time to meet old friends and make new ones. I hope you have time to attend this awesome free event on March 21st, 2015 at the Microsoft New England Research & Development (NERD) building, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA. Below are the details for my presentation. Topic: Azure SQL Database – Software As A Service Abstract: Are you tired of installing, configuring and patching Microsoft SQL Server? Azure SQL database maybe…