When new things come along you don’t want to abandon what works. You need to learn, adapt, and integrate the new while maintaining the old. In this interactive full day session we will work through three different scenarios. The first helps us answer the question, What is the best day of the week to see your favorite Baseball team play if you want to see them win? The second is, Does the social media sentiment on Twitter indicate if a new movie will succeed or fail at the box office? The third is how do I collect historical social media information for trend analysis? We will answer one question using entirely on-premises solutions SQL Server 2017, in-database R, Polybase, Hadoop Storage, and Power BI Report Server. We will answer the other questions using the cloud, Python, Logic Apps, SQL DB, Power BI. All of these techniques teach you how to find, consume, store, and visualize data in a way that makes your data warehouse relevant again.

Bradley Ball

Bradley Ball is currently a Sr Consultant for Microsoft Premier on the Developer Advisory Services for Azure team. Currently he is Microsoft MVP Reconnect member and former MVP. Some of the cool places he worked include U.S. Army and The Executive Office of the President of the United States, and is the former Data Platform Practice Manager for Pragmatic Works Consulting. He has presented at many SQL Saturdays, for PASS SSUG’s across the US from California to Florida to New Hampshire, SQL Rally, DevConnections, SQLBits, TechReady 24, SQL Live 360, & the PASS Summit. He can be found blogging on the Deeper Insights blog on MSDN https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deeperinsights/ or on http://www.sqlballs.com about anything else that interests him.

Josh Luedemann

Josh Luedemann is a Senior Consultant DASA, Development Advisory Services for Azure, at Microsoft, focusing on Business Intelligence, Big Data, and Cloud Architecture. He is a regular speaker at Professional Association of SQL Server(PASS) events, Code on the Beach, the PASS Summit, and other IT conferences. He is also a co-leader of the PASS Big Data Virtual Chapter and OPASS (Orlando PASS Chapter). He has worked in IT for over 10 years holding positions in Application Support, Database Administration, and Business Intelligence, in industries like Higher Education, Consulting, Manufacturing, and Software Development.

Please note that morning snacks and a boxed lunch will be provided. Wireless should be available for attendees as well.

FAQs

What is the refund policy?

We will not be issuing refunds except in exceptional circumstances. Please contact the organizers if you have a question regarding refunds.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

There will be plenty of parking at the venue.

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

You can contact us at sqlsaturday729 AT sqlsaturday.com. Thank you.

Is my registration/ticket transferrable?

Yes, we can transfer your ticket to someone else.

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Yes, please do so.

How to Make Your Data Warehouse Relevant with Bradley Ball & Josh Luedemann