BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//ddaysoftware.com//NONSGML DDay.iCal 1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Accounting for Windows Azure in Your Data Architecture\n \n As Windows Azure becomes a more significant part of the IT landscape\, data a rchitects need to understand the data technologies at their disposal. Not all data can nor should be stored in the relational database in Azure. T he discussion will include the various storage types available for data in Azure and how they may fit into an architecture. Learn which data storag e techniques may work best for your next project with Azure and some of th e nuances of using each type within a project.\n \n \n \nBio: Steve Hughe s is a Practice Lead at Magenic. He works with Microsoft’s SQL Server stac k to deliver data and business intelligence solutions. He has been working with technology for over 15 years with much of that time spent on creatin g business intelligence solutions including multidimensional databases\, r eporting solutions\, and data marts. He is passionate about using data eff ectively and helping customers understand that data is valuable and profit able. Steve also has experience working with a large Software as a Service vendor where he received awards for customer satisfaction and engineering excellence. Steve believes the data in the cloud will change how informat ion can be delivered to and consumed by the masses. He also provides insig hts from the field on his blog at http://www.dataonwheels.com. Steve been on the leadership team of the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN) for the past 3 years and is currently a PASS Regional Mentor for the Northeas t. DTEND:20130321T180000Z DTSTAMP:20130619T183321 DTSTART:20130321T170000Z LOCATION:http://dataarch.sqlpass.org/ SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Steve Hughes Accounting for Windows Azure UID:bdceb64d-0850-4939-9597-ee08ad048f71 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR