In-Person Training: Advanced SharePoint BI Security and Configuration (Metro Washington D.C.)
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1/30/2012 8:30:00 AM - 1/31/2012 4:30:00 PM, Eastern Time
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In a partnership agreement between SSWUG.ORG and SolidQ, a fast-paced, in-person seminar on configuring and securing SharePoint 2010 and business intelligence services will be offered on Jan. 30-31 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Reston, Virginia.
Carl Rabeler, course instructor and director of SolidQ's BI Center of Excellence, will review the SharePoint 2010 security architecture for authentication and authorization, particularly as it relates to connectivity to external data sources. He will also provide information on configuring administrative access to SharePoint 2010, configuring service application accounts, and user permissions.
Additionally, you will learn about the nuances of configuring and security each of the core business intelligence components of SharePoint 2010: Excel Services, PerformancePoint Services, Reporting Services and PowerPivot Services. Finally, you will also learn about changes to Reporting Services security and configuration with SQL Server 2012.
Website: http://www.vconferenceonline.com/event/home.aspx?id=477
Event Type: Hands-on Lab
Location:
1805 Library Street
Reston, VA, 20190
Best for: IT Pro.
SSWUG Online Course: Introduction to Windows Azure
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1/31/2012 12:00:00 AM - 1/31/2012 11:30:00 PM, Pacific Time
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SSWUG.ORG's virtual class will provide you with the knowledge of Window Azure's components and aspects to run applications without the expense needed to maintain the hardware and save money on licensing costs.
Scott Klein, who is a Microsoft SQL Azure MVP and the co-founder of Blue Syntax Consulting, will showcase the different types of services that can be hosted in Windows Azure such as web and worker roles, and then move on to the basics of Azure's durable storage solution, which include Azure queues, blobs and tables.
He will also provide a introduction on SQL Azure - Microsoft's cloud-based relational database, and how you can use SQL Azure to store your relational data on the cloud. This will be followed up by sessions dealing with Azure AppFabric, cloud computing patterns and practices, as well as diagnostics and service management.
Website: http://www.vconferenceonline.com/event/home.aspx?id=514
Event Type: Other (online)
Location: Online Event - no location info.
Best for: IT Pro.
In-Person Training: Solving Business Problems with MDX in SQL Server 2008
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1/31/2012 8:30:00 AM - 2/2/2012 4:30:00 PM, Central Time
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In a partnership agreement between SSWUG.ORG and SolidQ, a hands-on, instructor-led course will be offered on Jan. 31-Feb. 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Lisle, Illinois to guide students step-by-step through the Analysis Service 2008 Multi Dimensional eXpression (MDX) OLAP query language.
Tim Peterson, course instructor and author of several books on Business Intelligence, will provide practical approaches to solve real-world problems using MDX expressions, calculations and queries, which will allow users to extract valuable information.
Website: http://www.vconferenceonline.com/event/home.aspx?id=484
Event Type: Hands-on Lab
Location:
3333 Warrenville Rd., Suite 200
Lisle, IL, 60563
Best for: IT Pro.
SQL Azure-meeting the scale challenge!
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2/1/2012 6:00:00 AM - 2/1/2012 8:00:00 AM, Eastern Time
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Today's growing businesses demand the need to manage and maintain large databases across the enterprise. The winning conversation is now pivoted around axes of efficiency, scale and innovation. This session helps explore how SQL Azure could help you scale for your enterprise needs.
Website: http://www.meetup.com/NJAzureUserGroup/
Event Type: User Group
Location:
101 Wood Ave S, Floor 9
Iselin, NJ, 08830
Best for: Developer and IT Pro.
Introduction to Unit Testing
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2/1/2012 10:00:00 AM - 2/1/2012 11:00:00 AM, Eastern Time
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Software testing isn’t just a task for QA. In order to prevent bugs and release quality code to market, you also need developer testing, including unit testing.
Learn the difference between unit tests, integration tests, manual tests and acceptance tests.
Learn:
• QA vs. Developer Testing
• Benefits of unit testing
• xUnit Frameworks
• The difference between unit testing and test driven development (TDD).
Join this webinar to learn what you need to know in order to start testing today.
Website: http://bitly.com/xAfalr
Event Type: Webcast
Location: Online Event - no location info.
Best for: Developer and IT Pro and Public Sector.
TechNet Webcast: From Virtualization to Private Cloud with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
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2/1/2012 10:00:00 AM - 2/1/2012 11:00:00 AM, Pacific Time
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Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012, a management solution for the virtualized data center, lets a system administrator manage virtualization hosts, networking, and storage resources. With Virtual Machine Manager 2012, you can optimize your existing investments by managing multiple-hypervisor environments in a single pane of glass. In this webcast, we demonstrate how you can use Virtual Machine Manager 2012 to create and deploy virtual machines and private clouds. We show how you can pool and dynamically allocate virtualized data center resources, enabling self-service infrastructure experience for your business, with flexible role-based delegation and access control.
Website: http://bit.ly/rAxVIT
Event Type: Webcast
Location: Online Event - no location info.
Best for: IT Pro and Public Sector and Student.
SSWUG Webcast: SSRS Data-driven Subscription using SSIS
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2/1/2012 11:00:00 AM - 2/1/2012 12:30:00 PM, Pacific Time
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SQL Server Reporting Services provides a powerful tool to render report based on information in a database table. However, you are required to purchase an Enterprise license of SQL Server in order to use this feature.
In this session, Russel Loski, who is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and an independent software developer, will create an SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package that renders reports to the file system based on values stored in the database.
Website: http://www.vconferenceonline.com/event/home.aspx?id=533
Event Type: Webcast
Location: Online Event - no location info.
Best for: IT Pro.
SharePoint 2010 Foundation Server – How Much Do You Get For Free?
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2/1/2012 11:30:00 AM - 2/1/2012 1:00:00 PM, Pacific Time
Description:
Full description and venue details in the works! Stay tuned!
Website: http://sharepointbend.org/SitePages/Home.aspx
Event Type: User Group
Location:
601 N.W. Wall Street
Bend, OR, 97701
Best for: Developer and IT Pro and Developer.
Microsoft CRM and Visual Studio: Better Together
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2/2/2012 8:30:00 AM - 2/2/2012 4:00:00 PM, Mountain Time
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aced with a difficult choice between packaged software and custom development, IT organizations are forced to compromise on capabilities, budget, and delivery time for LOB applications. Microsoft Dynamics CRM is designed to help your enterprise get the best of both worlds with a flexible platform that rapidly accelerates application delivery. Whether you have custom LOB applications built on .NET or need to get a handle on the Access-based applications which have proliferated in your organization, the time to consider Microsoft Dynamics is now.
Website: https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032503151&IO=%2bi7sTYrb1huYmfr%2bHw9VcQ%3d%3d
Event Type: Other (in-person)
Location:
60 E Rio Salado Pkwy Suite 1200
Tempe , AZ, 85281
Best for: Developer and IT Pro and Public Sector.
TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Takes Initial Steps Toward the Consumerization of IT
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2/2/2012 9:30:00 AM - 2/2/2012 10:30:00 AM, Pacific Time
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Microsoft IT has supported the consumerization of IT for years at Microsoft and continues to define the balance between hardware/productivity and software/security. Consumerization of IT has remarkable potential for improving collaboration, productivity, and keeping employees happy with the latest and greatest software and hardware. Microsoft remains a leading software company while at the same time continues to provide its employees with the premier experience from a technology perspective.
Website: http://bit.ly/rPvU3a
Event Type: Webcast
Location: Online Event - no location info.
Best for: IT Pro and Public Sector.