PASSMN July 2013 Meeting

The next Minnesota SQL Server User Group meeting is on Tuesday, July 23. This month SQL Server and Pragmatic Works founder Brian Knight is in town and will present.

Brian Knight is in town doing his two-day SSIS Master training course, something else to check out if you are available – http://pragmaticworks.com/LearningCenter/Workshops/DataIntegration/7-23-2013_MinneapolisMasterSSISWorkshop.

Be sure to register so that your name badge will be available for you at the Microsoft Technology Center when you arrive.

The sponsor for this month’s meeting is Pragmatic Works.

Location: 3601 West 76th Street, Suite 600 Edina, MN 55437

Live Meeting:

• URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=SRR9DN&role=attend&pw=zd%3F9c.2KJ
• Meeting ID: SRR9DN
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Agenda:

• 5:00-5:30 : Announcements / Registration / hospitality / networking
• 5:30-6:45 : Data Visualization Moves, by Brian Knight
• 6:45-7:00 : Prize giveaways

Please click here for meeting details and to RSVP for the event

Presentation

Ninja Data Visualization Moves by Brian Knight

 

Abstract: PowerPivot and Power View brings with it some amazing business intelligence and data visualization enhancements. Watch how you can improve data cleansing with Excel 2013 and some of the new features integrated into Excel and the other Office tools to visualize data better than ever before. See how the new PowerPivot and Power View features in Excel 2013 take your data to the next level of visualization. We’ll also show how you can visualize map data with GeoFlow and tie disparate data together with Data Explorer.

About Brian: Brian Knight, SQL Server MVP, MCITP, MCSE, MCDBA, is the owner and founder of Pragmatic Works. He is also the co-founder of SQLServerCentral.com, BIDN.com and SQLShare.com. He ran the local SQL Server user group in Jacksonville (JSSUG). Brian is a contributing columnist at several technical magazines and does regular webcasts at PragmaticWorks.com. He is the author of more than a dozen SQL Server books. Brian has spoken at conferences like PASS, SQL Connections and TechEd and many Code Camps. His blog can be found at http://www.bidn.com.