SQL Azure & SQL Server 2008 R2
Meeting sponsor: Microsoft
Location: 8300 Norman Center Drive, 9th Floor, Bloomington, MN 55437
Please RSVP for the the event if you will be attending the meeting in person
Live Meeting
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Agenda:
2:30-3:00 : Networking
3:00-3:15 : Announcements
3:15-3:25 : Sponsor introduction
3:25-4:25 : SQL Azure (Sarita)
4:25-4:30 : Break
4:30-6:00 : SQL Server 2008 R2 (Jin & Lara)
6:00 : Swag Drawing
Presentations:
SQL Azure
This session will answer some of the following questions about new state of the art technology SQL Azure from Microsoft
· What is SQL Azure?
· Why to use it?
· How does it work?
· How the pricing and licensing will work?
· Role of DBAs, Developers with SQL Azure
· Future of SQL Azure
Sarita Garg
Currently working at United Health Group as Senior Database Analyst Project DBA. Responsible to provide Solution, Design, & Delivery of infrastructure build to integrate legacy systems and Merger & Acquisition systems into managed services. Many years of experience in data and business processes related to super computing, finance, marketing, non-profit organization, student services, trucking, customer relation management (CRM), and travel at Royal Credit Union, Cray Research, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Carlson Wagonlit Travel of Carlson Companies. Education Master’s in Industrial Psychology from University of Bombay, India, Bachelor’s in Business Administration from UW – Eau Claire, WI, Associate Degree in Computer Information Systems from Chippewa Valley Technical College, WI, and CPPM (Certified Professional Project Manager) from University of St. Thomas.
SQL Server 2008 R2
Some of the details are still being flushed out on this presentations, but this will be covering the items below with some demos of these features.
· Overview/Highlight of SQL Server 2008 R2 (new features)
· PowerPivot - Excel Add-in, deployment to SharePoint, IT Management
Jin Cho
Jin evangelizes on Business Intelligence capabilities for suite of Microsoft products. Jin has proven ability to deliver Business intelligence solutions utilizing leading market BI technologies. Prior to becoming a Microsoft employee, Jin spent 11 years at Allina Health System. He managed the Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse team to lead an effort to provide clinical, financial, and operational BI solutions. He was also responsible for implementing reporting and analytic environment for the Epic electronic medical record system. Jin has bachelor degree in Statistics from the University of Minnesota.
Lara Rubbelke
Lara Rubbelke brings her passion for architecting, implementing and improving SQL Server solutions to the community as a Technology Specialist for Microsoft. Her expertise involves both OLTP and OLAP systems, data management, performance tuning, encryption, ETL, and the Business Intelligence lifecycle. She is an active board member of the local PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) chapter and regularly delivers technical presentations at local, regional and national conferences, user groups and webcasts. Lara authored the Microsoft whitepaper detailing SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition features and was a contributing author of "Expert SQL Server 2005 Development". Prior to joining Microsoft, Lara was a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP).
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