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Webinar Q&A: Practical SSAS: Getting Started with Analysis Services

A couple of weeks ago I did two webinars for the Pragmatic Works Free Training on The T’s. The first was a session on how to load a data warehouse with SSIS. The followup session was about getting started with SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS). You can find the link to the recording here. The Q&A can be found below. Enjoy. Q: Can I run SSAS Tabular and SSAS Multidimensional side by...

Webinar Q&A: SSIS Design Patterns for Loading a Data Warehouse

I’m not going to sugar coat it. I’ve been a bit of a slacker lately. Unfortunately I didn’t get the Q&A for my two webinars up the week I did the presentations. So here is part 1 and the SSAS post will be separate. To start with, thank you for joining if you did attend the webinar. All of us at Pragmatic Works that do the webinars really do it because we enjoy giving back to...

SSIS Tips and Tricks Q&A

Thank you to everyone who attended my webinar on SSIS Tips and Tricks on October 3, 2013. The link to the recording can be found here. You can also check out all the Pragmatic Works Free Training videos here. I had several people ask about PASS Summit. So here is a link to the Summit page (). It is being held in Charlotte, NC in just a couple of weeks, October 15th to October 18th. There were...

Free SSIS Tips and Tricks Webinar

On Thursday of this week I will be presenting a webinar for Pragmatic Works Free Training on the T’s. I hear Rachel is planning on doing leprechaun facts before I present and you won’t want to miss those. My topic this week is going to be SSIS Tips and Tricks. Find all the relevant information after the break! Topic: SSIS Tips and Tricks Instructor: Bradley Schacht...

Data Mining with Excel Q&A

Thank you to everyone who attended my free webinar on August 29, 2013 where I talked about using the Data Mining Add-in for Excel. If you were unable to attend you can find the recording here. You can also check out all the Pragmatic Works Free Training videos here. I discussed why data mining is useful to organizations, showed how to download and install the plug-in using Excel 2013 and then how...

SQL Saturday Jacksonville 2013 Wrap-up

It was another great year at SQL Saturday Jacksonville. For the last several years I have been lucky enough to be part of the group that organizes the event. It’s definitely a lot of work leading up to the event, the others on the team definitely do more work than I do, the day of the event is super crazy and I’m so happy when it is done. That being said I love being able to give back...

PASS Summit 2012

It’s finally here, PASS Summit 2012. Everything kicks off tomorrow and Tuesday with a couple days of pre-cons then the regular sessions on Wednesday to Friday. I’ve been in Seattle since late on Friday with a handful of Pragmatic Works team members. I’m looking forward to meeting a lot of new people and having a great time! I’ll likely be spending Monday doing final...

Introduction to SharePoint BI Webinar Tomorrow

Tomorrow at 11AM Eastern time I will be presenting a FREE webinar for Pragmatic Works (website) on Introduction to SharePoint BI.  Get the details below along with the link to view the FREE event. Title: Introduction to SharePoint BI When: Tuesday March 6th, 2012 at 11AM Eastern Description: In this session Brad will provide you an overview of SharePoint 2010 and how it can be integrated with...

Speaking At SQL Saturday #110 in Tampa

I got word this week that one of my sessions for the upcoming SQL Saturday #110 in Tampa, FL was accepted.  If you are unaware, SQL Saturday is a free day of training that takes place on a Saturday.  I’m sure that didn’t need any explanation, but you just never know.  So if you happen to live in the Tampa, FL area or even in Orlando or South Florida it’s not too bad of a drive...

SSIS Variables and Expressions Webinar Recording

Thank you to everyone who attended my free webinar hosted by Pragmatic Works yesterday (September 20, 2011) on SSIS Variables and Expressions.  The webinar was recorded, so if you want to reference it again or if you were unable to attend and wanted to see it you can view the recording from this link here the clicking view on the right side on the Pragmatic Works website (Here is the direct link...

Bradley Schacht

Bradley Schacht is a Principal Program Manager on the Microsoft Fabric product team based in Jacksonville, FL. Bradley is a former consultant, trainer, and has authored 5 SQL Server and Power BI books, most recently the Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide. As a member of the Microsoft Fabric product team, Bradley works directly with customers to solve some of their most complex data problems and helps shape the future of Microsoft Fabric. He frequently presents at community events around the country, is a contributor to sites such as SQLServerCentral.com, and is a member of the Jacksonville SQL Server User Group (JSSUG).

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