Nine new webcasts are scheduled for January, covering such topics as “Unlock the Business Intelligence Capabilities of SQL Server”, “SQL Server 2008 Programming for Application Developers” and more.
Momentum Webcast: Unlock the Business Intelligence Capabilities of SQL Server (Level 100)
11:00 AM Pacific Time
Join our webcast to learn more about how to unlock the BI capabilities that are available in your existing SQL Server environment.
MSDN Webcast: MSDN geekSpeak: SQL Server 2008 Programming for Application Developers (Level 300)
12:00 PM Pacific Time
In this installment of MSDN geekSpeak, Kevin Goff answers your questions about best practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (formerly code-named Katmai) as a data platform for your applications.
TechNet Webcast: Preparing Data for Use with SQL Server Data Mining (Level 200)
8:00 AM Pacific Time
This webcast is a very practical introduction to some of the important topics that you should understand when preparing your data for a data mining project with Microsoft SQL Server.
TechNet Webcast: Driving Business Performance with Microsoft Business Intelligence (Level 200)
9:30 AM Pacific Time
Attend this webcast to understand how Microsoft is challenging our customers to “think bigger” about business intelligence, move beyond the rigid tools and applications they are using today, and utilize our integrated solution of Microsoft Office Business Applications, Office SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft SQL Server, and PerformancePoint Server to provide an unbeatable combination of tools and applications that helps individuals, teams, and organizations reach their full potential.
Upgrade SQL Now – Live Meeting Series
12:00 PM Eastern Time
These sessions will cover the issues around upgrading SQL including features and tips.
8:00 AM Pacific Time
Good quality data is essential to a successful business intelligence application. You are probably aware that Microsoft SQL Server includes some useful data quality tools such as Fuzzy Grouping or Fuzzy Lookup. However, there is one tool you may have overlooked—SQL Server Data Mining.
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft SQL Server and FileMaker Pro 9 Interoperability (Level 200)
1:00 PM Pacific Time
Join this webcast to understand how developers can benefit from connecting FileMaker Pro 9 and Microsoft SQL Server. We also show a technology demonstration of FileMaker Pro 9 connecting with Microsoft SQL Server.
TechNet Webcast: Mastering Time Series Prediction with SQL Server 2008 Data Mining (Level 300)
8:00 AM Pacific Time
Time series data is one of the most useful sources for data mining. Whether it be estimating future gasoline prices or understanding the relationship between the weather and sales, there is a role for time series analysis. In the new release of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Data Mining, Microsoft has introduced some important enhancements to our support in this area, making powerful analysis both more effective and easier to use.
8:00 AM Pacific Time
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 includes several important enhancements for data mining. One area will be of particular interest to the user who has progressed beyond simple models—there are new features for building many and varied models over common mining structures, and also for validating the accuracy of these models.
