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Data Mining using SQL Server
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 at 5:30pm
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Thomas Arehart
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Microsoft Technical Center, 200 E Randolph St. Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60601
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Thomas Arehart will be presenting a session on Data Mining using SQL Server. He will discuss all the types of data mining tools offered by Microsoft, where they are located, and when they should be used. A live demo will demonstrate using one of the techniques and why it is used in support of many other data mining tools.
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Smart eVision
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Self-Service BI with Power View
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 at 5:30pm
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Arjun Krishnamoorthi
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Microsoft Technical Center, 200 E Randolph St. Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60601
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For the third meeting of the Chicago BI Pass Chapter, Arjun Krishnamoorthi, an independent Senior BI developer/architect will talk about Power View (formerly Project Crescent) which enables Self-Service BI. Power View can be used to build rich visualizations over both SQL Server 2012 Tabular Models (SSAS) and PowerPivot models (deployed to a SharePoint 2010 Enterprise environment). This presentation will answer the following questions: What is Power View, What is NOT Power View, What are the system requirements, How does it work, and What can I do with it. Also, a number of pre-built visualizations will be shown and a few will be built during the presentation to showcase the power and simplicity of building visualizations using Power View.
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Presentation:
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Veredus
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SQL Server 2012 Tabular Models, DAX, and BISM
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
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Speaker:
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Ray Johnson, Director, Intelligent Business
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Rightpoint, 626 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60661
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For the second meeting of the Chicago BI Pass Chapter, Ray Johnson, Director, Intelligent Business at MPS Partners will talk about SQL Server 2012 Tabular Models, DAX, and the BISM. Tabular models are in-memory databases in Analysis Services. Using state-of-the-art compression algorithms and multi-threaded query processor, the VertiPaq™ engine delivers fast access to tabular model objects and data by reporting client applications such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power View. Tabular models are authored in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) using new tabular model project templates. You can import data from multiple sources, and then enrich the model by adding relationships, calculated columns, measures, KPIs, and hierarchies. Models can then be deployed to an instance of Analysis Services where client reporting applications can connect to them.
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MPS Partners
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Business Intelligence 101
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
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Emre Motan & the ChiSQIBI Executive Board
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Rightpoint, 626 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60661
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In our first meeting we will introduce the group, meet the executive board, and learn more about our members' interests. We will then have a session titled Business Intelligence 101 where the board will educate members to BI basics and lay out the direction of the group regarding content.
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Presentation:
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Rightpoint Consulting
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The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) is an independent, not-for-profit association, dedicated to supporting, educating, and promoting the Microsoft SQL Server community. From local user groups and special interest groups (SIGs) to webcasts and the annual PASS Community Summit � the largest gathering of SQL Server professionals in the world � PASS enables knowledge sharing, in-depth learning, access to the Microsoft SQL Server team, and the ability to influence the direction of SQL Server technologies.
PASS was founded in 1999 by Microsoft and CA and continues to enjoy executive level endorsement from both organizations. As the number one user community for Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft looks to the PASS community for valued feedback, input, and inspiration. PASS Mission Empower the global Microsoft SQL Server community to connect, share, learn and be inspired through networking, knowledge sharing, peer-based learning, and the ability to influence the direction of Microsoft SQL Server products and services.
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