Event Location:
iSolve Offices
31 Brickfield Road
Western Cape, , South Africa
Abstract:
Recovering SQL Servers
Speaker(s): Jody Roberts,
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The dirty dozen, 12 ways to write poorly performing MDX queries
Speaker(s): Steve Simon,
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Introduction to Analysis Services for the DBA
Speaker(s): Mark Stacey,
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Kimball lifecycle and Methodology
Speaker(s): Toufiq Abrahams,
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SSIS for DBA's
Speaker(s): Monty Swanepoel,
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SharePoint as your business-focussed BI front-end
Speaker(s): Rupert Nicolay,
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"Using Excel PowerPivot to extract, transform and load Statistics SA data" In this session, Mark will extract data from the Statistics SA , transform it into a clean and usable format using Excel, and load it into a PowerPivot model
Speaker(s): Mark Stacey,
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SharePoint 2010 Insights provide users with various mechanisms of accessing and manipulating business information in the organisation. The biggest issue facing organisations is knowing what is available inside SharePoint and how to effectively utilize the BI toolset.
Speaker(s): Alistair Pugin,
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Yes, the SQL database engine is faster at dataset operations than CLR. Yes, the SQL database engine is even faster if you let say, a wild monster loose on it (Awed and heaps and heaps of respect). So what can we us this SQL CLR thing for? Well! Let us put it to work and make it crunch up some stuff and let me show you what SQL CLR can do for you!
Speaker(s): Theo Potgieter,
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Things that DBAs need to know about ORM
Speaker(s): Peter Willmot,
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The session covers a brief overlook on the transaction log and possible performance bottlenecks when the Log is not properly taken into consideration when designing a database solution.
Speaker(s): Stephan Lawson,
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SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for a Business Intelligence Platform
Speaker(s): Siqhamo Mashologu,
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The SQL Stack – Configuring For High Availability The SQL Stack – Configuring For High Availability
Speaker(s): Stephan Lawson,
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Coffee, Sex and BI: Creating a compelling user experience.
Speaker(s): Jason Haddock,
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Contact: http://www.infogoldusa.com
Steve Simon is a senior BI engineer with MyWebGrocer. He has been involved with database design and analysis for over 25 years. Steve has presented papers at eight PASS Summits and one at PASS Europe 2009 and 2010. He has just recently presented a Business Intelligence paper at Oracle Open World in San Francisco . Steve has also presented 5 papers at the Information Builders' (IBI) International Summits. He is a PASS regional mentor chair of the Oracle/SQL Server VC
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanlawson
Contact: https://sqlarcher.com
I am a seasoned data platform professional, with over 10 years experience in the field, with an interest in data platform technologies, as well as the systems they are built on. I worked for one of the largest banks in South Africa, and was then recruited into the Premier Field Engineering (PFE) division within Microsoft CSS. I spent over 3 years working in PFE for SQL Server and Analytics Platform System (APS). Currently I am an Data Architect for a South African startup using Azure, the Microsoft Data Platform, and analytics. I enjoy spending time with my family, listening to podcasts, and learning about new technologies.
Contact: http://www.saratoga.co.za
Jody is a DBA at Saratoga Software , has spent the last 12 years as a DBA
Contact: http://www.businessgenetics.co.za/
15 years in IT. What a ride we are on! I am a technical resource that has fell in love with SQL and what it can do. The projects that I work on range from big (50GB) to huge (3 Tb) to massive (30TB) databases and all that that entails. PM, Architect, Lead, Mentor, BA, Developer, DBA, Tester and yes call centre operator. Massive for me anyway. :-)
Contact: www.saratoga.co.za
Jason is a BI architect at Saratoga Software
Mark is the principal architect at PragmaticWorks SA
Rupert is a Enterprise Architect at Microsoft
Mark is the principal architect at PragmaticWorks SA
Contact: http://www.Willmot.net
Peter Willmot is a Microsoft MVP and owner of Willmot.net , specializing in SQL performance tuning
Contact: http://www.itbusiness.co.za
Monty is a Senior developer at ITB
Contact: http://www.osmosisconsulting.co.za
Toufiq Abrahams is the Principal Consultant at Osmosis Consulting and Technology Director at Plain Sight Analytics. He has a passion for turning data into business value with one foot in the cloud and the other on-prem.
Contact: http://www.ecmninja.co.za
Alistair has worked in various capacities in multiple verticals from retail – manufacturing to government, spanning 50 to 4500 users utilizing all aspects of pure Enterprise Information Management. His current position is that of a Senior Technology Consultant at Intervate Cape Town, South Africa assisting companies with architecting their SharePoint environment using “best of breed”, proven methodologies to foster innovation and growth through an ECM framework.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanlawson
Contact: https://sqlarcher.com
I am a seasoned data platform professional, with over 10 years experience in the field, with an interest in data platform technologies, as well as the systems they are built on. I worked for one of the largest banks in South Africa, and was then recruited into the Premier Field Engineering (PFE) division within Microsoft CSS. I spent over 3 years working in PFE for SQL Server and Analytics Platform System (APS). Currently I am an Data Architect for a South African startup using Azure, the Microsoft Data Platform, and analytics. I enjoy spending time with my family, listening to podcasts, and learning about new technologies.
Contact: http://www.itbusiness.co.za
Siqhamo is a Senior Business Intelligence Consultant at ITB
The following is a list of sponsors that helped fund the event.