October 2010 Free DW & BI Training

Looking for some FREE data warehousing and business intelligence training?  Well you are in luck, this month is loaded with lots of great content both online and in-person where you can learn about Microsoft SQL Server offerings.

Online you can check out the following:

PASS DW/BI Virtual Chapter

• Fri, Oct 8th 12 p.m. EST – Reporting from Analysis Services Cubes Using Excel 2010 and Sharepoint 2010 Excel Services (by Peter Myers)
• Tue, Oct 12th 12 p.m. EST – Maps Integration into Reporting Services (by Matt Smith)
• Wed, Oct 20th 12 p.m. EST – Getting started with SteamInsight and Complex Event Processing Applications (by Chris Coneybeer)
• Mon, Oct 25th 12 p.m. EST – Applied MDX (by Kevin Geoff)

SQL Server Community Training – Pragmatic Works

• Tue, Oct 19th 2 p.m. EST – SQL Statement Tuning with Indexing Strategies (by Kevin Kline)
• Thu, Oct 21st 11 a.m. EST – Out with the old in with the new, Migrating DTS to SSIS (by Brian Knight)

In-person you can check out (if you are in MN):

SQL Saturday #58 – Minnesota (registration is limited, so sign up now)

• Date: Friday, October 29, 2010 Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (registration starting at 7:30)
• Location: Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake, MN
• Cost: FREE!
• Schedule: http://sqlsaturday.com/58/schedule.aspx
• Registration: http://sqlsaturday.com/58/register.aspx
• Event site: http://sqlsaturday.com/58/eventhome.aspx

At SQL Saturday (on a Friday) there will be training on PowerPivot, SSRS, SSAS, Data Mining, SSIS, PerformancePoint, SharePoint, PowerShell, and more!