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Webcasts on Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence with SQL Server 2005 presented by the Kimball Group

mtruempy — Mon, 29 May 2006 08:36:00 GMT

Over the last two decades, the Kimball Group has pioneered a method for successfully defining and implementing an enterprise data warehouse / business intelligence system. The Kimball Group’s The Microsoft Data Warehouse Toolkit, specifically applies this method to the SQL Server 2005 platform.

Please join us at the upcoming webcasts as the experts from the Kimball Group demonstrate, step-by-step, how the SQL Server 2005 platform solves the tough issues faced in implementing Data Warehouses and Business Intelligence applications.

TechNet Webcast:

Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) Using the Kimball Method (Level 200)

When: June 6, 2006

9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time

Presenter: Warren Thornthwaite

Real success in business intelligence (BI) is defined by both short and long-term results. For the short term, you can win with top priority, data quality, appealing to broad interest and high value. Long-term success however, requires constant growth and expansion, as well as a solid, well-designed foundation. Join this webcast to learn how to build a strong, scalable Microsoft BI architecture. Learn about the basic Kimball Method, the data warehousing/BI Lifecycle, the three tracks of the development phase, and many more details and issues you would be hard-pressed to anticipate on your own. http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032297084&Culture=en-US

TechNet Webcast:

Designing a Scalable Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence (DW/BI) System (Level 200)

When: June 20, 2006

9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time

Presenter: Joy Mundy

When you are building a data warehouse / business intelligence (DW/BI) system, scale is likely to be a major concern. Either you have a large system now, or you hope to grow to have a large system; or you have a small system but a tight budget, and you want to do more with less. What does large scale even mean? Is it determined by data volume, the number of users, complexity, or something else? What are the most important factors to consider? Join this webcast to learn techniques for addressing these and many other DW/BI issues. The session introduces and explains the Kimball Method lifecycle, and shows how to apply it to a scalable DW/BI system.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032297070&Culture=en-US

MSDN Architecture Webcast:

Using SQL Server 2005 Integration Services to Populate a Kimball Method Data Warehouse (Level 200)

When: July 11, 2006

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time

Presenter: Joy Mundy

How do you combine the tasks and transforms offered by Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) into a real extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) system? In this webcast, we present design patterns for building an application that is maintainable, auditable, and scalable to populate your dimensional Kimball Method data warehouse and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services database. Learn best practices for overall system design, for populating dimension and fact tables, and for populating the audit dimension.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032297072&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast:

Getting Started with Data Mining (Level 200)

When: July 17, 2006

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time

Presenter: Warren Thornthwaite

Join this webcast for a comprehensive overview of data mining from a database development perspective. We begin with a discussion of the business value and uses of data mining, such as prediction and forecasting. Learn how to detect anomalies, and how to recognize scenarios for which Microsoft data mining technology is best suited. Using a typical business-driven approach to data mining, we show how to identify data mining opportunities, and cover the practical elements needed to make it work well, such as data preparation, model building, and validation. We then examine the output, consider different implementation methods, and conclude with recommendations on how to maintain your data mining solution.

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032297086&Culture=en-US

“Migrating from Oracle to SQL Server with 80% Less Effort” on IT’s Showtime!

MJDorner — Mon, 29 May 2006 01:26:00 GMT

This session covers the issues that are faced with migrating an Oracle based application to a SQL Server based application with a deep dive into the differences in database structure. We'll look into the many options available to you help you migrate your existing Oracle databases to SQL Server 2005 and introduce our new SQL Server Migration Assistant tool (SSMA).

French: http://www.microsoft.com/switzerland/technet/fr/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?videoid=79

German: http://www.microsoft.com/switzerland/technet/de/itsshowtime/sessionh.aspx?videoid=79

Live Webcast: What's new in Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7)

MJDorner — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 18:52:00 GMT

Friday, March 3, 2006 / 09:00 - 10:30 (GMT+1)

Registration

We are pleased to announce an additional webcast about Internet Explorer 7. On short notice we were able to get hold of David Aronchick, who will present you IE 7 in this webcast. David is Senior Product Manager in the Microsoft IE 7 product team in Microsoft Corp. Take the opportunity to learn first hand about the new features and functions of Internet Explorer 7. You will be able to ask your questions and give your feedback and opinions interactively during the webcast.

Presenter: David Aronchick, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft Corp.

Registration

TechNet Business Group Webcast: Secure & Well – Managed Infrastructure. Schöpfen Sie zusätzliches Potential aus Ihrer IT

MJDorner — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:54:00 GMT

Language: German only

Date/Time:
Tuesday, 20.12.2005, 16:00 – 17:00 Uhr

Eine moderne und zielgerichtete IT-Architektur muss sich schnell, effektiv und agil den Anforderungen der Geschäftsziele anpassen können. Dieser Webcast beleuchtet hierzu die folgenden Themen:

What keeps the CIO awake at night?
Microsoft’s IT Vision – wohin geht die Reise (inkl. Vorstellen der neuen Server Platform Roadmap)
Das IT Infrastruktur Maturitätsmodell; von der Basis-Umgebung zu einem dynamischen Rechenzentrum
Schwerpunktthema: IT Konsolidierung

Präsentatoren:
Beat Sommerhalder, Server & Tools Business Group Lead; Microsoft Schweiz GmbH
Stefan Oesterreicher, Product-Solution Marketing Manager; Microsoft Schweiz GmbH

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TechNet Webcast Office Visio Professional: IT Documentation with Visio 2003 and the Visio Resource Kit for IT Professionals

MJDorner — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:48:00 GMT

In this webcasts you will learn how you can use Office Visio Professional and the Visio Resource Kit for IT Professionals to efficiently create IT documentations such as Active Directory or server overviews and networking plans.

This webcasts will be held twice. The dates are:

You can register for the webcasts by clicking on the corresponding link.

PLEASE NOTE: THESE WEBCASTS ARE AVAILABLE IN GERMAN ONLY

Webcast: “Beyond Viruses: The Progression of Malicious Software”

MJDorner — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:00:00 GMT

Tomorrow we will host a Security 360 webcast. The topic is "Beyond Viruses: The progression of Malicious Software". The webcast will be hosted by Frank Nash, Corporate Vice President of the Security Business & Technology Unit.

Webcast Description
Think your IT infrastructure is secure against the latest viruses and malware? Think again. The rules keep changing. Join Mike Nash and his panel of experts for this session of Security360 as we discuss the evolving nature of malicious software. Learn how you can respond to emerging threats and better protect your organization from viruses. This presentation redefines malware and points out what companies can do to identify, prevent, and control this pernicious threat. Help your company towards a comprehensive and updated defense strategy. The webcast concludes with a list of recommended next steps, a live Q&A session, and a progress update on Microsoft's security activities.

Details for the session are below and free registration is available at http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/mikenash.mspx

Webcast Title:
“Beyond Viruses: The Progression of Malicious Software”

Language:
English

Start Time:
Tuesday, September 20, 2005 9:00 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); 18:00 local time

End Time:
Tuesday, September 20, 2005 10:00 AM (GMT-10:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); 19:00 local time