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SSWUG Vconf – Day 3 Links and Tidbits

Posted by Tom On October - 23 - 2009

Keynote

Stephen Wynkoop

Demo: Capture perfmon counters to binary logs and at the same time capture SQL Profiler. Then you can load both into profiler and see both at the same time. Great for troubleshooting what might be causing a problem or what is happening at a particular point in time.

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SSWUG vConf – Day 2 Links, Tips and Tidbits

Posted by Tom On October - 22 - 2009

On Call Duties

TJ Belt

http://tjaybelt.blogspot.com
http://www.twitter.com/tjaybelt

You are on-call, maybe middle of the night and you get a call and there’s a problem. What do you do?

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SSWUG Vconf – Day 1 Links and Tidbits

Posted by Tom On October - 21 - 2009

Below are tips, links and tidbits from today’s sessions. Use at your own risk. ;)

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SSWUG Fall 2009 Virtual Conference Plan

Posted by Tom On October - 21 - 2009

So the SSWUG Fall 2009 Virtual Conference begins today. I’ve setup at home to hibernate for hours watching the live and pre-recorded sessions on a wide range of SQL Server and business intelligence topics. An extra LCD monitor brought home, the trackball mouse from the office, headphones and webcam. The kitchen is stocked for my “conference” meals and snacks thanks to my lovely bride. I am ready!

Oh yeah, the sessions. I almost forgot. ;)

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SSWUG vConf – How to Avoid Common Pitfalls with SSIS

Posted by Tom On April - 24 - 2009

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Presenter: Matt Masson
http://blogs.msdn.com/mattm/

Starting up a new project with SQL Server Integration Services? Save time and money by learning about how to avoid common issues that users hit when implementing their ETL solutions. Drawing on the most frequently asked questions in the MSDN Integration Services forum and some of the more interesting packages we’ve seen over the years, well highlight common mistakes, clear up some misconceptions, and provide best practices to help you efficiently and effectively use Integration Services. Read the rest of this entry »

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398476167_018e914c89Presenter: Josh Jones

Just like any other application, OLAP solutions designed and built in Visual Studio 2008 for SQL Server Analysis Service 2008 must be managed from source code to server. In this session, learn different methods for managing your OLAP solutions. Well cover TFS and VSS storage, manual deployment methods using the Visual Studio GUI, as well as command line build automation methods specific to SQL Server Analysis Services project deployments. Read the rest of this entry »

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2978728372_8aea386cb5Presenter: Ted Malone
http://portal.sqltrainer.com

One of the problems that presents those new to Business Intelligence development is how to configure the development and production environments for maximum efficiency. This session will cover the installation and configuration of SSAS for both development and production environments. Attendees will leave this session with a good understanding of the options available and the specific needs in an SSAS environment. Read the rest of this entry »

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SSWUG vConf – Doing More with Less by Automating SSIS

Posted by Tom On April - 24 - 2009

386963956_e774f147e9Presenter: John Welch
http://agilebi.com/cs/blogs/jwelch/Default.aspx

SSIS is a great tool for transferring data from one data source to another, and for implementing complex ETL processes. However, for simple, straightforward data transfer tasks, creating SSIS packages by hand can be time-consuming and repetitious. By attending this session, you’ll learn how to automate data transfers from a source to a target using SSIS. You’ll see the steps necessary to create both the control flow and the data flow portions of an SSIS package using the API and C# code. You’ll also learn about altering existing packages programmatically. Specific attention will be given to the generation of data flows with the proper source and destination components. We’ll take a look at some of the open source solutions available for this, plus some “roll your own” options. Read the rest of this entry »

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