I’m excited to announce that I will be speaking at the July meeting of the virtual Boston Business Intelligence User Group. I’ll be presenting an introductory session on Microsoft Fabric. The session is hosted online so everyone is welcome to join for an evening of learning and networking. The event is free, but please register at the link below to help the organizers with logistics...
Upcoming Presentation – Toronto Data Professionals Community
I’m excited to announce that I will be speaking at the June meeting of the virtual Toronto Data Professionals Community. I’ll be presenting an introductory session on Microsoft Fabric. The session is hosted online so everyone is welcome to join for an evening of learning and networking. The event is free, but please register at the link below to help the organizers with logistics and...
Upcoming Presentation – Jacksonville SQL Server User Group
I’m excited to announce that I will be speaking at the July meeting of the Jacksonville SQL Server User Group (JSSUG). It’s always fun to spend some time with local SQL community. I’ll be presenting an introductory session on Microsoft Fabric. If you’re local, come on out and join us for an evening of learning, networking, and of course food. The event is free, but please...
Webinar Followup: Overview of Azure Data Factory V2
About 3 weeks ago I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I talked about Azure Data Factory V2. You can watch the recording here if you missed it. In this follow-up I answer all the important questions that were posted to the Q&A pannel, like those related to the return of fun facts. If you have been tuning in for Pragmatic Works webinars for a long time you will remember fun...
Webinar Followup: End to End Security with SQL Server 2016
I recently presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I discussed new security features in SQL Server 2016. You can click here to watch the recording of the webinar if you missed it. In this follow up I wanted to post the scripts I used and link to a few resources. Here is a link to the scripts/deck from my presentation: End to End Security with SQL Server 2016 Here is a link to the...
Upcoming Presentation: End to End Security with SQL Server 2016
Each week Pragmatic Works hosts a free training session. The topics include SQL Server internals, Business Intelligence, cloud services and even big data. On Tuesday May 2nd, 2017 I will be presenting the free training session on SQL Server 2016 security. Check out the details below. Hope to see you there. Topic: End-to-End Security with SQL Server 2016 Abstract: It only takes one data breach to...
SQL Saturday Jacksonville 2017
This post will be updated with new information as we make announcements. Each year I help organize the SQL Saturday in Jacksonville, FL. We have an awesome group that helps organize and put the event on each year. There are a few changes to the date and location compared to past years, so if you are in the area and plan on attending pay close attention. If you are interested in speaking at the...
Webinar Followup: New Security Features in SQL Server 2016
I recently presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I discussed new security features in SQL Server 2016. You can click here to watch the recording of the webinar if you missed it. In this follow up I wanted to post the scripts I used and answer a few questions from the webinar along the way. Q: Can I use a WHERE clause on a masked column? For instance, SELECT * FROM Table WHERE SSN...
Upcoming Presentation – Migrating your SQL Servers VMs to Azure with PowerShell
Each week Pragmatic Works hosts a free training session. The topics include SQL Server internals, Business Intelligence, cloud services and even big data. On Tuesday November 17th, 2015 I will be presenting the free training session on Azure Virtual Machines. Devin Knight (Twitter | Blog) and I presented on this topic recently and it received a great response. Whether you are already using Azure...
Pragmatic Works Los Angeles BI Boot Camp
Click to purchase a seat in the Pragmatic Works Los Angeles BI Boot Camp. Microsoft has a wide range of offerings in the business intelligence space and it can take a lot of work to figure out how they all fit together. The Pragmatic Works BI Boot Camp will walk you through a week of hands on activities that show exactly how each piece of the BI stack works. I will be teaching the class for all 5...