Atlanta MS BI Group Meeting on Mar 28th

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Atlanta MS BI fans, join me for the next Atlanta MS BI Group meeting on Mar 28th and 6:30 PM. Luis Figueroa will show us how to do cloud ETL with Azure Data Factory. Allegient will sponsor the event. Don’t forget to register at atlantabi.sqlpass.org.

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Presentation:A Closer Look at Azure Data Factory
Level: Intermediate
Date:Monday, March 28th, 2016
Time6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Place:South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room)

115 Perimeter Center Place

Atlanta, GA 30346

Overview:Azure Data Factory is a modern data orchestration platform design to help you manage any data of any size from any source. It also makes a number of technologies available to you such as Azure Machine learning so that you can integrate predictive machine learning models in your data pipelines. This platform enables you to create intelligent applications that not only provide insights but can also recommend actions upon specific events. Join me in this session as we take a closer look at many of the capabilities built into the platform.
Speaker:Luis Figueroa serves as the Practice Lead for the Data Platform and Analytics division at Allegient, LLC. Luis is focused on delivering business solutions that leverage the Microsoft ecosystem of products. His areas of expertise are Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Big Data and Advanced Analytics. With 10+ years of experience in the field, Luis has delivered data management solutions for companies across many industry verticals. Luis is also a Microsoft P-TSP and chapter leader of the PASS Data Science Virtual Chapter.
Sponsor:Allegient is a leading IT consulting firm that specializes in translating business objectives into technology solutions. We leverage proven technologies and methodologies that best align with your organization’s needs, resources and timeline. Focus areas include Business Process Management, Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Relationship Management (CRM/xRM), Custom Application Development & Sustainment, and IT Service/Project Management.

Improve your Power BI skills – Five days left to register!

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Call/email us if you have any questions about the class. Registration closes on January 31st.

Join Teo Lachev as he presents his online Applied Power BI class. Power BI is a Microsoft cloud-hosted BI platform that opens BI to everyone without reliance on IT. And most of it is free! This class is designed for business users and data analysts. You’ll learn:

  • What is Power BI and why it’ll disrupt the way you analyze your business.
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  • How to create sophisticated self-service data models whose features are on a par with models built by BI pros.
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  • How to create insightful interactive reports and dashboards.
  • How to share BI content with other users and view it on mobile devices.

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Presenting at SQL Saturday BI Atlanta

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Come and join me on Saturday, January 9 th at the first SQL Saturday BI edition in Atlanta. You’ll learn about the exiting new BI changes coming to SQL Server 2016 and the Microsoft on-premises roadmap!