October '16 BRSSUG Meeting

Post date: Oct 10, 2016 3:27:19 PM

Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Location: The Louisiana Technology Park - http://www.brssug.org/where

Sponsor: SHI

Agenda:

5:45 - 6:15 pm: Networking and Dinner with the other user groups

6:15 - 6:30 pm: Announcements, Sponsor Message, and Lightning Talks

6:30 - 7:00 pm: User Group business and Officer Elections

7:00 - 8:00 pm: Speakers

8:00 - 8:30 pm: Raffle and Giveaways

This will be a joint meeting with the Baton Rouge Power BI User Group (BRPBIUG)

Topic: PowerBI Dashboards 

Speakers: Trey Cook and Ryan Varisco,  Sr Business Intelligence Consultants from Sparkhound

Summary: The secret to running a successful analytics program is knowing *which* projects to tackle, and how to use those analytics to improve your company’s overall performance.  We'll review how SQL Server and Power BI technologies can play a role in the architecture of Enterprise Performance Management.

Topic: Azure SQL Database Authentication and Security

Speakers: William Assaf, Principal Consultant, SQL, Sparkhound

Summary: This will be a review of your need-to-know information for authentication and security in Azure SQL Database.

 Important Announcement!

Registering for the PASS Summit in October? Use this code for a discount!  LC15BGL5