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Welcome to MSBIC!
May 2014
MSBIC
Who are we ?
We are a PASS chapter focused on Business Analytics.
Who is PASS ?
While it is an acronym for Professional Association for SQL Server, today it is
expanding its horizons as a Professional Association to serve the entire spectrum of
Data Professionals associated with the Microsoft Data Platform to – Connect ,
Share and Learn.
Who is leading this group?
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Jeff Johnston – MSBIC President, Practice Lead at Artis Consulting
Greg Taylor – MSBIC Director, Practice Director at Slalom Consulting
Sri Sridharan – MSBIC Director, MVP , PASS - Board of Director , NTSSUG –
Chapter Leader
We get a lot of help from Microsoft and our local MS sponsor - Bryan Smith and
from PASS Regional Mentor – Ryan Adams.
Why ?
• Business Analytics is changing at a rapid pace – need a forum for collaboration
• We want to grow and serve the BI community in the North Texas area
MSBIC - Logistics
Schedule
2nd Tuesday of EVERY month.
Time – 5:00 – 7:00pm
Next Meeting: June 9, 2014
Distribution List
Get on the MSBIC distribution list
Details on the website http://msbic.sqlpass.org/
Follow us on Twitter: @msbicdfw
Spread the word
Let your friends in the BI community know about our community!
Volunteers Needed!
There are a number of opportunities that we need your help on. If you are
interested in volunteering please let us know!
Announcements
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SQLPASS.org site – sign up for emails
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PASS Elections
The PASS Board of Directors has established new eligibility
requirements for voting in PASS elections. To receive a ballot for this
year’s upcoming Nomination Committee and Board elections, you
need to update your PASS membership profile by June 1.
Here’s how:
• Login in to your MyPASS
• Navigate to MyProfile
• Update fields
• Click on ‘save’
Have more than one profile? Login to the profile/s you no longer use
and click ‘Deactivate My Profile’ next to the Save button.
Need more information or have questions? Contact
[email protected]
Volunteering with PASS
Interested in Volunteering?
It’s now easier than ever to volunteer with PASS. Let us know your volunteer
preferences, by updating the new “MyVolunteering” section of your MyPASS
profile.
Outstanding Volunteer Award
The Outstanding Volunteer award is intended to honor peer-nominated
PASS members who have shown extraordinary dedication and effort in
service to the data professional community.
Send your nominations to [email protected] along with
why you think they should be recognized.
PASSion Award
The highest of PASS accolades presented yearly to a volunteer who has a
made significant contribution to PASS and the global data professional
community. Nominations will open several months before the annual
PASS Summit. Stay tuned!
PASS Virtual Chapters Listing
Check out the sqlpass.org for more information on all the Virtual
Chapters:
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Application Development
Azure
Big Data
Book Readers
Business Analytics
Business Intelligence
Data Architecture
Database Administration
DBA Fundamentals
Excel BI*
Healthcare
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
InMemory
Master Data\Data Quality
*New Virtual Chapters
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Oracle SQL
Performance
Powershell
Professional
Development
Security
Virtualization
Women in Technology
Global Chinese
Global Hebrew
Global Italian*
Global Portuguese
Global Russian
Global Spanish
Virtual Chapter Meetings – May
VIRTUAL CHAPTER
MEETING
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DBA Fundamentals
May 6 11:00– 12:00 (UTC -06:00)
SQL Server Internals Party: Storage,
Memory and Life-Cycle by Ayman El
Ghazali
Data Architecture
May 6 12:00-13:00 (UTC -06:00)
What’s the point of a Data Warehouse
presented by Glenda Gable
In Memory
May 6 17:00-18:00 (UTC 00:00)
Big Data inside: columnstore index
internals presented by Michael
Zilberstein
Business Intelligence
May 9 13:00-14:00 (UTC +10:00)
Leveraging SQL Spatial Analytics for
Making Business Decisions presented by
Rolf Tesmer
High Availability &
Disaster Recovery
May 13 12:00-13:00 (UTC -06:00)
Know Backups and Know Recovery
presented by Tim Radney
Global Russian
May 21 15:00-16:30 (UTC +03:00)
Введение в Data Mining интеллектуальный анализ данных
Upcoming SQLSaturday Events
Upcoming North America Events
Upcoming International Events
• May 3
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Atlanta
• June 14 #281
Edinburgh (BI)
• May 3
#305
Dallas (BA)
• June 14 #316
Christchurch
• May 10 #308
Houston
• June 17 #321
Cairo
• May 10 #298
Jacksonville
• June 28 #313
Rheinland
• May 17 #292
Detroit
• July 26
Guatemala
• May 31 #306
Redmond
• June 7
#307
Iowa City
• June 7
#294
Philadelphia
• June 14 #288
South Florida
• June 14 #299
Columbus
#322
Visit www.sqlsaturday.com to
register for an event near you!
Join Us in Seattle, WA
November 4-7, 2014
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Stay Involved!
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