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Heroes happen {here} - Hands On Lab Manuals

I worked in the HOLs for Launch, I thought that the labs were pretty good.  Particularly these for VS2008:WCF & REST; WCF & WF; C# 3.0 Language Enhancements.I also liked these SQL Server 2008...

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SQL Server 2008 Education Day - Saturday, May 17 in Irvine, CA

We are hosting a FREE day-long event at the Microsoft Irvine,CA office all around SQL Server 2008.  We are trying something a bit new in that we'll be providing content for both Developers and for...

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SQL Server 2008 Data Mining

Here's the deck from the talk I gave to the user group tonight.  It includes information about Data Mining enhancements in the recently released SQL Server 2008 CTP 6.  Download the deck to view as...

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The Mystery of MDX

As I am 'writing along' I am becoming reacquainted with an old friend - MDX (Multi-dimensional expression query language for SSAS OLAP cubes).  It does take a particular mindset to wrap one's head...

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I'm on YouTube

A recent talk that I gave at a SoCal User Group on Data Mining in SQL Server 2008 is on YouTube.  There are a large number of segments here, so you'll have to be persistent if you want to watch the...

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I'll be in San Diego, speaking on BI and more

I'll be speaking on Data Mining for .NET developers at the MS Office in San Diego on Thursday, May 15th.  The event is free and starts at 6:30 pm  You do not have to be a member of the UG to attend....

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SQL Server 2008 Data Mining in San Diego

Here's the deck I showed last night at the San Diego UGBe sure to register for my webcast on Data Mining with Donald Farmer next week Wednesday, May 21 at 11:30 am PST | View | Upload your own 

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Channel9 Wiki: SQLServer 2005 Business Intelligence Resources

Hey there readers.  I've been doing a large number of presentations related to all things 'BI' lately.  A common question that I get is 'how do I start with all of this stuff?'  Here's a great resource...

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I tell Geoff everything!

When TechZulu showed up to capture the flavor of our recent SQL Server 2008 FireStarter event, they asked local .NET developer Geoffrey Emery to interview me about the event and some of the other...

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I'll be @ SoCalDotNet in LA on Wednesday 6/4

I'll be speaking at the SoCalDotNet Developer's User Group this Wednesday, June 4 from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.  I'll be speaking on 'Why BI for .NET Developers?' and doing my (usual) demorama.  I'll be...

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Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence for .NET Developers

Thanks to the LA .NET Developer's user group for inviting me to speak on my favorite topic.  Here are the slides from tonight's presentation. | View | Upload your ownAlso you can search on this blog,...

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Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Lynn...

Isn't the cover pretty?  I have no idea what the tool that was selected to be featured on the cover actually is - do any of you?  Anyway the important thing is that you CAN pre-order the book already...

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SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence New Features

| View | Upload your ownFrom my talk delivered at SoCalCodeCamp in San Diego today - enjoy!  Please also see my link page on DM resources (right side of blog) BI2008newFeatures

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Thanks to SouthBay.NET UG

Thanks to the great team that runs the South Bay.NET UG in Torrance, CA for inviting me to speak last night.  I am really impressed by the quality of the UG that your team has grown in such a short...

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Two weeks in Seattle with SoCalDevGal

I've just returned from a trip to Seattle.  Many of you have asked, "What are you doing there?"  So, here you go....The overall purpose of the trip was technical readiness.  To that end I (mostly)...

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BI in SQL Server 2008 for Architects

BI in SQL Server 2008 for ArchitectsView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: bisql)Here's the deck from my presentation tonight to the SoCal .NET Architect's User Group BI in SQL Server...

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Business Intelligence Visualization via Microsoft Surface

From the demo shown at the Microsoft BI conference last week.  This gives me lots of ideas about data visualization possibilities for BI - what about you?Also if you've not seen a Microsoft Surface...

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geekSpeak Channel9 developer-to-developer webcasts

Now, that my BI book is nearly done (yes, you read it here first!), I am getting back into geekSpeak in a big way.  We've got two great shows booked for December and we'll soon announce shows for EACH...

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'How Do I BI?' screencast series

 As a companion to my new book "Smart Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008" (MSPress, ISBN-13: 9780735625808), I am beginning to record this screencast series.  Here's the...

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Deck for SoCalCodeCamp presentation on SQL Server 2008 BI

Bi2008 Plus Cloud PreviewView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: bicloud)Check out the main SQL Server 2008 Data Mining site

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