Introduction to PowerShell
Getting started with Steam Insight and Complex Event Processing Applications
Using Microsoft BI Tools to Access Oracle Applications Data
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Introduction to PowerShell
Wednesday October 20th 12 pm EDT (GMT-4)
Chad Miller

Chad will get us started with an introduction to PowerShell as a command line for one-off tasks or automation in the DBA world. Basic PS principles and syntax will be covered. Get your proverbial DBA feet wet with a tool that can make your database and sysadmin life better than it was before! Bigger, stronger, faster. (Cue Bionic Man theme)

Chad Miller
Chad hails from the land of rocket launches, oranges, and alligators where he started the Tampa PowerShell User Group. Chad is the DBA for SQL Server and Manager of Database Administration for a shop supporting SQL Server, Oracle, and Informix, acts as coordinator for the SQL Server PowerShell Extensions CodePlex project, and maintains an active blog at http://sev17.com/author/chad-miller/.

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Getting started with Steam Insight and Complex Event Processing Applications
Wednesday October 20th 12 pm EDT (GMT-4)
Chris Coneybeer

Today we find our systems and users need to be able to quickly collect, analyze, and act upon data that is being streamed from an unlimited number of devices or systems in our enterprises. Frequently, this raw data is being collected from many different sources such as sensors on production lines, usage events from a website, or even just consumption data from a power meter. Generally this raw data goes through a time consuming process of collection, aggregation, and then querying before it can be used for business process decisions. SteamInsight is a new platform included with SQL Server 2008 R2 that is used to build Complex Event Processing (CEP) applications that are used to monitor these raw data streams. Using StreamInisght your applications will have the ability to analyze, correlate, and use the data contained in streams while it is in-flight. This is done by creating adapters that are responsible for monitoring streams and then writing queries against the adapters. During this session we will discuss what StreamInsight is, what stories it addresses in system architectures, and then we will look at some examples of using the Stream Insight platform and getting started with your own queries.

Chris Coneybeer
Chris is a C#/SQL developer with over 10 years of development experience working with Microsoft stack. Currently Chris works as an independent developer for small business and working in the banking industry as a contractor. Since his move the Phoenix area Chris has discovered the value and rich experience that community provides by sharing ideas and having open discussions. Chris enjoys working on connected systems and finding ways to leverage data for technology workers. During the years he has worked with VB6, VB.NET, C#.NET, ASP/ASP.NET, AJAX, XML, WCF, SSRS, SSIS, T-SQL, and other assorted technologies. His current interests include WCF, EF and WF improvements in the 4.0 framework along with SQL2008R2. Chris is the Vice-President of the Southeast Valley .NET User Group (SEVDNUG) in Chandler Arizona which supports local .NET developers through regular meetings and events. Recently he also gotten more involved with the Phoenix Connected Systems User Group(PCSUG) as Membership Director and is working with the leadership to grow the reach of the group.

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Using Microsoft BI Tools to Access Oracle Applications Data
Wednesday October 20th 12 pm EDT (GMT-4)
Daryl Orts

One of the challenges in using Microsoft's BI tools (Reporting Services, Analysis Services, Excel, PowerPivot) to access Oracle applications data lies in building metadata models to make sense of the data. Whether you're accessing the data directly in the transaction database or building a data warehouse, you'll need data models that make sense of the Oracle database schema.

This beginner to intermediate level presentation will discuss design approaches for building these models, including commercial products available from the presenter, Noetix Corporation

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