Prologika

Embed Interactive Reports in Your Apps
2017-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Birmingham Chapter of PASS, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35229, United States
You have the app. You have the data. What if your app could put the power of analytics everywhere decisions are made and allow your customers to gain insights? Modern apps with data visualizations built-in have the power to inform decisions in context—for any user and on any device. Join us to discover how you can embed data analytics in any app and on one device powered by Azure and Power BI Embedded. Learn how to: – Create compelling interactive reports – Embed easily for faster time to value – Deploy quickly and manage with ease

Bot Framework and Cognitive Services
2017-02-27 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
Join this session for an overview of Bot Framework and Cognitive Services. During this session we will build and deploy a bot. We will also browse the different Cognitive Services APIs: Face, Vision, Speech, Text.

Master Data Management with SQL Server 2016 MDS
2017-01-30 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
Organizations that invest in master data management and improving the quality of their informational assets will be best positioned to reap the huge data dividend! Join our presentation for the Atlanta MS BI Group to learn how you can manage your master data and reference data with SQL Server Master Data Services (MDS). Learn about the new MDS features in SQL Server 2016.

Embed Interactive Reports in Your Apps
2016-12-10 09:00 - 10:15 | Microsoft Office Alpharetta, 8000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 900, Alpharetta, GA, 30009, United States
You have the app. You have the data. What if your app could put the power of analytics everywhere decisions are made and allow your customers to gain insights? Modern apps with data visualizations built-in have the power to inform decisions in context—for any user and on any device. Join me to discover how you can embed data analytics in any app and on one device powered by Azure and Power BI Embedded. Learn how to:
– Create compelling interactive reports
– Embed easily for faster time to value
– Deploy quickly and manage with ease

Power BI Dashboard in a Day by Teo Lachev
2016-12-09 09:00 - 17:00 | Microsoft Office Alpharetta, 8000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 900, Alpharetta, GA, 30009, United States
SQL Saturday Atlanta BI Edition is proud to announce this full day training, register at https://powerbidiad.eventbrite.com today!
Power BI Dashboard in a Day (DIAD) is designed to accelerate your Power BI experience with a comprehensive training program in a single day. All you have to do is bring your Windows-based laptop and we’ll supply the rest – even lunch! With DIAD you get practical hands-on training prepared by the Microsoft Power BI team. During this precon we’ll build a Power BI dashboard together. Along the way, you’ll learn:
• How to connect to, import & transform data from a variety of sources
• Build real data models, as well as author and publish Business Intelligence reports
• Customize and share your “creations” for collaboration with other groups securely inside your organization including mobile device sharing
• Get your Power BI questions answered
Register your seat now to and witness the value Power BI can deliver to you and your organization!

Microsoft BI 2016 Review
2016-12-05 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
In the spirit of the season, join us to reflect on the state of Microsoft BI Platform at the end of year 2016 presented by Teo Lachev. It’s been a fantastic year for BI! I’ll revisit the most important changes. I’ll discuss self-service and organizational BI, cloud and box products, emerging technologies, and how they all complement each other in the context of Microsoft BI.

Shiny and New: SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services
2016-11-01 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services was a major upgrade to the reporting platform. The Report Manager was renamed to the Report Portal, and received a complete overhaul. It is very modern and sleek, with the ability to now embed KPIs! In addition, the Report Builder tool received a face lift, updating its interface to the more modern Office look. Reports received two new chart types, the Tree Map and Sunburst. The biggest enhancement is the brand new Mobile Report Publisher! This powerful tool lets you quickly and easily create reports for a variety of platforms such as Apple’s iOS and Android. But the great news is that it’s not just for mobile platforms, it works great in standard web browsers as well, making it an ideal tool for creating dashboards for all your platforms.
In this session you’ll see all of these new features, allowing you to come up to speed quickly and take advantage of these great features in your SSRS 2016 reports.

Embed Interactive Reports in Your Apps
2016-10-15 13:00 - 14:00 | Kennesaw State University, 1100 S Marietta Pkwy, Marietta, GA, 30060, United States
You have the app. You have the data. What if your app could put the power of analytics everywhere decisions are made and allow your customers to gain insights? Modern apps with data visualizations built-in have the power to inform decisions in context—for any user and on any device. Join me on October 15th, 1-2 PM, to discover how you can embed data analytics in any app and on one device powered by Azure and Power BI Embedded. Learn how to:

Create compelling interactive reports
Embed easily for faster time to value
Deploy quickly and manage with ease

Power BI at one year - a look back and a look forward
2016-09-26 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
This is a must attend session for everyone using or planning to use Power BI. With weekly and monthly releases, there are a lot of fantastic new features to explore in Power BI. In this session we will cover an overview of what has been released in Power BI across PowerBI.com, Power BI Desktop, mobile apps and APIs. You’ll also discover what’s new and exciting in Power BI.

2-Day Applied Power BI Workshop - Atlanta
2016-09-14 08:30 - 2016-09-15 17:00 | Microsoft Office Alpharetta, 8000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 900, Alpharetta, GA, 30009, United States
Are you looking for an agile self-service platform that doesn’t require reporting and query skills to get basic analytics done without reliance on IT? Or, perhaps you’ve heard or evaluating Power BI but not sure where to start or how to take the most out of it? If so, this workshop is for you. A year ago Microsoft unveiled the new Power BI platform consisting of the PowerBI.com cloud service, Power BI Desktop, and Power BI Mobile. Since then, Prologika has helped organizations of all sizes to adopt Power BI. Packed with features, Power BI supports a dizzying variety of features and integration scenarios and it offers plenty to all types of users interested in data analytics: information workers, data analysts, BI pros, and developers.
Reserve your seat today to attend this insightful 2-day workshop for only $999 (use coupon POWERBI20160914 to get 10% discount when signing up two or more people) at the Microsoft Office in Alpharetta, when Teo Lachev (CEO of Prologika, a Power BI Red Carpet Partner) teaches you practical Power BI knowledge and data analytics skills that you can immediately apply to your job. See how Power BI can improve your usability and productivity even further.

Key Benefits

Understand how Power BI changed the way users (information workers, data analysts, BI pros, and developers) gain and share data insights.
Learn how to connect to popular cloud services to derive instant insights, create interactive reports and dashboards, and view them in the browser and on the go.
Discover how to integrate and transform data from virtually everywhere and then implement sophisticated self-service models and business calculations.
Find how to implement hybrid architectures and strict security requirements by leaving data on premise and deploying reports and dashboards to the cloud.
Learn how to share your BI artifacts and collaborate with other teammates.
Gain practical skills by creating a self-service model in the lab exercises.
Learn Power BI best practices, limitations (every tool has them) and workarounds.
Get your questions answered.
and much more…

You won’t want to miss this educational and engaging training event! Attend it and get a free paper copy of the book Applied Microsoft Power BI! Please register today as seating is limited.
Audience

Information workers
Business analysts
BI professionals
In general, anyone interested in self-service data analytics with Power BI

Prerequisites
Students are encouraged to bring their own laptops for the exercises. Detail setup instructions and source files will be sent before the event.
Instructor
Teo Lachev is an internationally-recognized authority on Data Analytics and CEO of Prologika. Teo helps organizations make sense of their most valuable asset: their data. His strategy formulation, trusted advisory and mentoring, design and implementation services empower his clients to apply effectively data analytics in order to understand, improve, and transform their business. Teo has authored and coauthored several books and his latest one is “Applied Microsoft Power BI (Bring your data to life!)” He has been leading the Atlanta Microsoft Business Intelligence group since he founded it in 2010. Microsoft has recognized Teo’s expertise and contributions to the technical community by awarding him the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Data Platform award since 2004.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel your registration within 15 (or more days) advance notice in writing before the class start date. If you request a refund, a $200 processing fee will be subtracted from the refund. No refunds will be given to registrants who cancel within 15 days of the class start date, or who don’t attend the class for whatever reason. You can always substitute other attendees for paid registrants at any time upon a written notice. If Prologika cancels the class for whatever reason, we’ll issue a full refund to all paid registrants. Besides the registration fee, Prologika will refund no other expenses, including travel expenses and hotel reservations.

Formulating a Power BI Enterprise Strategy Seminar
2016-08-31 08:30 - 12:00 | Microsoft Office Alpharetta, 8000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 900, Alpharetta, GA, 30009, United States
A year ago Microsoft unveiled the new Power BI platform consisting of the PowerBI.com cloud service, Power BI Desktop, and Power BI Mobile. Since then, Prologika has helped organizations of all sizes to plan and adopt Power BI. Packed with features, Power BI supports a dizzying variety of features and integration scenarios but it might be difficult to understand how Power BI fits in your data analytics ecosystem.
Join Prologika and Microsoft for a 3-hour free seminar on Wednesday, August 31th, 8:30 AM -12 PM ET, at the Microsoft Office in Alpharetta, when Teo Lachev (CEO of Prologika) and Brian Jackson (Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft) share practical knowledge and experience to help you to formulate a Power BI enterprise strategy. If you’re considering Power BI but you’re not sure how it fits within your organizational data strategy, this event is for you.

Key Takeaways

Understand how Power BI changed the way users (information workers, data analysts, BI pros, and developers) gain and share data insights.
Learn 10 areas where Power BI excels compared to other popular BI tools, such as Tableau, Qlik Sense, Sisense, Domo, and others.
Plan a data access strategy for:

Importing data
Connecting live to cloud sources with content packs and solution templates
Connecting live to on-premises data sources
Implementing real-time dashboards
Embedded reporting
Taking a deep dive to learn how Prologika designed and implemented a hybrid architecture solution for a Fortune 50 organization and meet security requirements that prevented exporting data to the cloud

Join in a discussion about other business use cases and gaps between Power BI and other BI products, and find how to address them. Get your questions answered.

You won’t want to miss this educational and engaging event! Please register today as seating is limited at https://prologika.com/event/formulating-a-power-bi-enterprise-strategy/
Agenda
8:30-9:00 – Networking and introductions
9:00-10:30 – How Power BI empowers businesses like yours
10:30-10:40 – Break
10:40-11:45 – Plan a data access strategy and go “under the hood” of a hybrid architecture case study
11:45-12:00 – Q&A
Presenters
Teo Lachev is an internationally-recognized authority on Data Analytics and CEO of Prologika. Teo helps organizations make sense of their most valuable asset: their data. His strategy formulation, trusted advisory and mentoring, design and implementation services empower his clients to apply effectively data analytics in order to understand, improve, and transform their business. Teo has authored and coauthored several books and his latest one is “Applied Microsoft Power BI (Bring your data to life!)” Prologika is a Microsoft Gold Partner in Data Analytics, demonstrating a “best-in-class” ability and commitment to meet Microsoft customers’ evolving needs and distinguishing itself within the top one percent of Microsoft’s partner ecosystem. Learn more at www.prologika.com.
Brian Jackson is a Microsoft Certified Architect and Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. He has deep technical expertise in the SQL Server and Azure platform and served as a subject matter expert for Microsoft’s SQL Server Master and Business Intelligence certification programs. Brian has more than 20 years of experience in solution architecture and software development with a focus on business intelligence, data warehousing and database design. He has strong customer relationship skills with over 15 of years of IT consulting to several Fortune 500 companies and proven success in leading and delivering large scale implementations with globally distributed teams.

Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting
2016-08-29 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
Presentation:
Introduction to SQL Server Microsoft Mobile Reporting

Level: Beginner

Date:
Monday, August 29th, 2016

Time
6:30 – 8:30 PM ET

Place:
South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room)
115 Perimeter Center Place
Atlanta, GA 30346

Overview:
This is a must attend session for every data professional. Join me as I provide an overview of Microsoft Mobile Reporting, Microsoft’s newly acquired on-premises mobile BI solution. Mobile Reporting is optimized for SQL Server and designed to enable rapid development and publishing of business intelligence in a way that delivers premium user experience on any device. In this session I will provide an overview of Mobile Reporting, discuss its key features, provide an architectural overview and finally demonstrate how to author and publish dashboards.

Speaker:
Patrick LeBlanc is a currently a Data Platform Solutions Architect. Along with his 15+ years’ experience in IT he holds a Master’s of Science degree from Louisiana State University. He is the author and co-author of five SQL Server books. Prior to joining Microsoft he was awarded Microsoft MVP award for his contributions to the community. Patrick is a regular speaker at many SQL Server Conferences and Community events.

Sponsor:
Attunity is a leading provider of big data management software solutions that enable access, management, sharing and distribution of data, including Big Data, across heterogeneous enterprise platforms, organizations, and the cloud. Our software solutions include data replication, data flow management, test data management, change data capture (CDC), data connectivity, enterprise file replication (EFR), managed file transfer (MFT), data warehouse automation, data usage analytics, and cloud data delivery.

Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting
2016-07-25 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
Presentation:
A SQL Developer’s Guide to MDX Basics

Level: Intermediate

Date:
Monday, July 25th, 2016

Time
6:30 – 8:30 PM ET

Place:
South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room)
115 Perimeter Center Place
Atlanta, GA 30346

Overview:
MDX is an industry standard query language for OLAP systems and is used to query Microsoft Analysis Services (SSAS). Custom MDX queries can be authored in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Reporting Services, Power BI and custom applications. While SQL and MDX share some common keywords, they have very different syntax and concepts. This session is for anyone familiar with SQL who wants to get started with MDX.
In this session we will first explore data organization in SSAS in multidimensional mode using AdventureWorks sample database. Then we will review a couple of MDX and SQL queries that return the same results and continue to learn MDX fundamentals by running queries in SSMS. We will see how certain queries are much easier to write in MDX, especially when it comes to querying data with hierarchies such as a date rollup. Finally, we will learn how to capture MDX queries generated by Excel and SSMS, to use as practical examples of how to write MDX queries.

Speaker:
Shabnam Watson is an independent business intelligence consultant with 15 years of experience developing end-to-end data warehouse and business intelligence solutions using Microsoft technologies. She holds a master’s degree in computer science and a Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP) certification by The Data Warehouse Institute (TDWI). She has worked with OLAP since SQL Server 7.0 and specializes in solving complex MDX and design challenges with Analysis Services.

Sponsor:
Pyramid Analytics is a global BI&A leader offering an analytics platform that helps companies compete as world-class data-driven organizations. Pyramid Analytics’ mature BI Office Version 6 is an enterprise business analytics platform that puts the power of analytics into the hands of every user across an organization, making it possible to model, discover, communicate and distribute data for better corporate decision making. Pyramid Analytics was again recognized in Gartner’s 2016 Magic Quadrant Business Intelligence and Analytics (BI&A) Platforms Report for BI Office’s capabilities as a balanced analytics platform with strong governance, metadata management, security, and user administration.

Presentation for The Birmingham Chapter of PASS
2016-07-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Birmingham Chapter of PASS, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35229, United States
What’s New for BI in SQL Server 2016

Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting
2016-06-27 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
Cloud Cloud. Cloud cloud cloud cloud cloud…..also Azure
How much Azure can you Azure? How many cloud can you cloud? Hear the lessons learned from an attempt at an “All Azure” BI Project. We’ll explore Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Factory and Power BI as pieces of the solution and learn where On Prem had to be used to fill in the gaps in the solution. This presentation will primarily demonstrate a few “Green Path” automated Power BI solutions. How do I refresh the reports every night? How do I control who sees what

SQLSaturday #498 - Chattanooga 2016
2016-06-25 | SQL Saturday Chattanooga, 784 Vine Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403, United States
“What’s New in SQL Server 2016 for BI” with Teo Lachev
SQL Server 2016 delivers many new data analytics and information management features and enhancements. Join this session to discover what’s new for BI in Database Engine, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, and MDS. I’ll also explain the SQL Server 2016+ near-future roadmap that will help you implement new solutions and cut cost.

Self-service Data Shaping for Data Analysts
2016-05-23 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
Power BI has a lot to offer to data analysts interested in creating data models using Power BI Desktop or Excel. However, unless you analyze data stored in a data warehouse, data is rarely clean. Fortunately, Power BI Desktop and Excel include powerful data shaping and transformation capabilities that help the data analyst improve the data quality before importing the data in the model. In the first part of this session, Teo Lachev will show you how to use the Power BI built-in features to apply various data transformation tasks. In the second part, you’ll see how Alteryx can bring Power BI data transformation and analytics even further with:

Data Preparation: Quickly prep, blend, and analyze data from multiple sources for Power BI consumption. Deliver a repeatable workflow process to reduce the time spent on manual processes. Push datasets directly to Power BI to create rich visualizations.
Advanced Analytics: Utilize the power of spatial and predictive analytics in a simple drag-and-drop interface without having to write code. Add a new dimension of insight to your visualizations with advanced modeling tools to handle complex use cases such as Multi-Channel Analysis, Predictive A/B Testing, Location Selection, Market Basket Analysis, and more.
Text Analytics: Build repeatable analytic workflows and harness the power of Azure Machine Learning to easily perform sentiment analysis and extract key phrases from your data.

What's New for BI in SQL Server 2016
2016-05-21 08:15 - 09:15 | SQL Saturday Alpharetta, 2875 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA, 30009, United States
I’m presenting What’s New for BI in SQL Server 2016 at SQL Saturday in Atlanta.
SQL Server 2016 delivers many data analytics and information management new features and enhancements.
Join this session to discover what’s new for BI in Database Engine, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, and MDS.
I’ll also explain the SQL Server 2016+ near-future roadmap that will help you implement new solutions and cut cost.

Introduction to Azure Internet of Things (IoT)
2016-04-25 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
Main presentation
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects—devices, vehicles, buildings and other items—embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect and exchange data. The Azure Internet of Things (IoT) Suite brings the Internet of your things to life. Connect your devices, analyze previously-untapped data, integrate business systems to transform your company when you uncover new business models and revenue streams. Join this session for a quick introduction and group discussion.
Speaker
Paco Gonzalez is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and SolidQ Mentor, is the PASS Big Data Virtual Chapter Leader, SQL Saturday Barcelona Organizer. He is finishing his PhD thesis about: “Analyzing Social Data with Machine Learning.” He is an MCT and MCP on BizTalk Server and SQL Server. He is coauthor of Microsoft Training Kit 441. Paco is a frequent speaker at large and small conferences. SQL Saturdays, TechEds, PASS BA, PASS Summit, DevWeek London, and PAW Chicago and London.
Sponsor
SolidQ delivers services for Microsoft platforms that help you architect, integrate and optimize your use of data. The result? Our clients think bigger and move faster because we help them build the capacity and skills to interact with data in creative, collaborative ways that deliver new insights to the business. At SolidQ we measure our success by your satisfaction – and we guarantee it.
Prototypes with Pizza
Power BI Embedded with Teo Lachev. Take a glimpse of how you can embed Power BI content in custom apps

A Closer Look at Azure Data Factory
2016-03-28 18:30 - 20:30 | South Terraces Building -Atlanta, South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346, Atlanta, GA, United States
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.
