Fort Worth SQL Server Users Group

Meet & Greet at 6:30PM Presentation at 7PM
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Abstract:
A theoretical discussion on the topic of graphical data modeling using enterprise modeling tools.

Discuss why we model data, the different modeling type, and different modeling techniques. Explore why and when to use different modeling techniques. Explain dimensional modeling when developing data warehouses, SSAS Cubes, and Power BI Analytics.

Sample model diagrams will be used to explain these different modeling techniques and try to bring a more tangible aspect to the theoretical aspects of the discussion.

Why Model Data
The Value of Enterprise Data
Business Benefits of Data Modeling
Different Model Types
Conceptual / Logical / Physical
Dimensional
Different Modeling Techniques
Star & Snow Flake Schema
Slowly Changing Dimensions
Many to Many Relationships


Bio: Ryan Casy: Managing BI Architect, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Friend of Redgate, LinkedIn Group Moderator, and a SQL Saturday Speaker.

• 15+ Fortune 500 Corporations Implementing Data Centers and Warehouses • 14+ years SQL Server and Oracle (T-SQL, PL-SQL), (Excel, Flat Files, XML) • 12+ years Visual Studio (SSDT Business Intelligence, DevOps, MVC, C#, VB) • 11+ years Excel, SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS using Agile Methodology • 6+ years Leading Large BI Teams (multi-country off-shore locations)

AIM Business Driven Data Solutions combines the collaborative and creative arts included in Technical Communication, the business acumen of a Harvard MBA program, and the technical discipline of object oriented programming and business intelligence (data warehouses).



Freese and Nichols graciously host our group once a month at their Fort Worth location. We’re on the ground floor in their beautiful training center. Follow the tile hallway to the left of the reception desk as you walk in the front doors. 4055 International Plaza Fort Worth, Texas 76109

Meet & Greet at 6:30PM Presentation at 7PM
Please join and RSVP at our FWSSUG MEETUP page!

Abstract:
We will look at how to gather performance-tuning data, review of the SQL Server Internals and where the wait stats are collected and how to use them to determine what changes can be made to increase performance.
The Why “it Depends” is always a good starting point and where to look for setup areas to check / review. We will discover where SQL Server hides its information in public. We will only be looking at the SQL Server engine and its components.

Bio:
Andy is one of our FWSSUG officers and is about the most enthusiastic supporter of education for the SQL community. He is always the first to volunteer his support in any SQL Saturday event, and is always ready to help teach and mentor anyone who asks. Andy keeps us focused and driving toward education with pure intent. If you want to see this guy get passionately animated, let him start talking about his business intelligence initiatives or educating the community. Andy has end to end expertise in Data Architecture, Statistical Analysis, BIML, SQL Server 2008 through 2016 and the full Microsoft BI stack, and thrives in solving complex business problems. He holds Graduate Certifications from SMU in both Analytics and Marketing and earned his MBA from the University of Dallas.



Freese and Nichols graciously host our group once a month at their Fort Worth location. We’re on the ground floor in their beautiful training center. Follow the tile hallway to the left of the reception desk as you walk in the front doors. 4055 International Plaza Fort Worth, Texas 76109

Meet & Greet at 6:30PM Presentation at 7PM
Please join and RSVP at our FWSSUG MEETUP page!

Abstract:
When an application is performing poorly, the database is almost always suspected to be the source of the problem. Not so fast! In this session, learn how to use Extended Events to analyze the space BETWEEN calls to the SQL Server. This non-traditional technique can help you to identify where an application is actually the source of a performance issue and not the SQL Server.

Bio:
Mindy Curnutt is a 3X Microsoft Data Platform MVP. She is also a Trimble Distinguished Engineer, the VP of Information Management at TMW Systems and an Idera Ace. She helps support almost 1,500 companies in the logistics and trucking industry using SQL Server as their database platform. Within the transportation industry, Mindy is well known as THE “Go-To” person when it comes to SQL Server questions or issues. Her specialties are hardware, configuration, scalability and performance tuning.

Mindy has been actively involved in the SQL Server Community for over a decade and has become a well known speaker within the SQL and Transportation Management communities. She presented at the SQLPASS Summits in 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2015 and was honored as the September, 2016 SQLPass Outstanding Volunteer. Mindy spoke at her local North Texas SQL Server User Group in 2002, 2003 & 2015, and numerous SQLSaturday chapters throughout North America.

In 2013 and 2014 she was a Team Lead for the SQLPASS Summit Abstract Review Process. In 2015 and 2016 served (and is serving) as one of the 2-3 SQLPASS Summit Program Managers. Mindy was a SME for both the SQL 2012 and 2014 Microsoft Certification Exams. In 2016 she delivered a speech during the Keynote about the Future of Big Data in Transportation at TMW Systems & PeopleNet’s In.Sight event – “Data Quality and Reference Data“. You can download some of her presentations here,

She mentors others, helping to educate and promote scalable and sustainable SQL Server architecture and design. She is an enthusiastic and effective participant within the SQL Server community, giving her time and resources to help it improve and grow.

Twitter: @sqlgirl



Freese and Nichols graciously host our group once a month at their Fort Worth location. We’re on the ground floor in their beautiful training center. Follow the tile hallway to the left of the reception desk as you walk in the front doors. 4055 International Plaza Fort Worth, Texas 76109

AUGUST 16th - Meet & Greet at 6:30PM Presentation at 7PM
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Abstract: There are many internal mechanisms that SQL Server uses to build a query plan. Join me as I survey the process, with special attention paid to cardinality, statistics, and the memo. DBCC commands and undocumented trace flags abound as I show how to investigate internals for yourself. Only some of the presentation will be useful, but all of it will be nerdy!

Bio: Forrest McDaniel
I've only been a DBA for two years, so don't take my word for anything!
Before this new career I was a teacher and tutor, so I love explaining concepts, especially math.

FWSSUG members! This month PASS has a 24 hour PASS Summit preview sessions event going on that conflicts with our meeting! No way can we provide as much learning as this free PASS event, so we are cancelling July's FWSSUG meeting so that everyone can register and take advantage of the great PASS sessions online. Here is the session lineup: Http://www.pass.org/24hours/2017/summitpreview/Schedule.aspx Don't miss this! Pick what you want to learn and go register! It is free after all! ~Mary Mathias

Meet & Greet at 6:30PM Presentation at 7PM
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Abstract:
For years, SQL Server Reporting Services chugged along with very few updates. Although it remained a reliable and popular reporting tool, the feature set largely remained unchanged for a decade. With the release of SQL Server 2016, everything changed. Microsoft delivered a brand new SSRS. This session will review and demonstrate the new features of SQL Server Reporting Services 2016. You'll walk through the essential changes in SSRS, from the new report manager to the new visualizations. You'll also discuss the SSRS ecosystem and how it fits together with PowerBI and other Microsoft reporting/analytics platforms.

Bio:
Tim Mitchell is a business intelligence consultant, author, and trainer.  He has worked with SQL Server for over a decade, specializing in data warehousing, ETL/SSIS, and reporting.  He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M at Commerce, and is recognized as aMicrosoft Data Platform MVP.  Tim is the founder and principal data architect at Tyleris Data Solutions.

As an active member of the community, Tim has spoken at international, regional, and local venues including theSQL PASS Summit, SQLBits, SQL Connections, SQL Saturday events, and various user groups and webcasts.  Tim is coauthor of the book SSIS Design Patterns, and is a contributing author on the charity book project MVP Deep Dives 2.  He is an active group member and speaker at the North Texas SQL Server User Group in the Dallas area.

You can visit his website and blog at TimMitchell.net or follow him on Twitter at  twitter.com/Tim_Mitchell.

Meet & Greet at 6:30PM Presentation at 7PM
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Abstract: For SQL Server folk comfortable with relational data, XML is an unavoidable evil. SQL doesn't work on it, and nested substrings are awkward, so how can we shred it?
In this presentation I cover the basics of handling XML. I briefly review what XML is, and point out where we commonly see it. I show basic XPath, touch on XQuery, and spend the bulk of my time demoing the main methods in T-SQL for applying XPath to XML.
Bonus topics include XML schemas (and why they actually matter), XML indexes, and a CLR demo.

Bio: Forrest McDaniel
I've only been a DBA for two years, so don't take my word for anything!
Before this new career I was a teacher and tutor, so I love explaining concepts, especially math.

Meet & Greet at 6:30PM Presentation at 7PM
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Abstract:
Query performance is what it is all about. SQL Server 2014/2016 now has the new in-memory functionality that takes a completely different approach to data access and manipulation. This session will consolidate the relevant information from all these sources so the production DBA/Developer will be able to understand, create, use, maintain, and trouble-shoot in-memory table functionality. This session will also examine several demo scripts showing performance gains using the in-memory tables with and without columnstore indexes over equivalent disk based tables. This session is all about when and how to apply in-memory tables in a production environment. After this session you will 1. Understand what in-memory tables are and how to create and maintain them including their limitations 2. Be able to identify performance gains over equivalent disk back tables 3. Comprehend the new data monitoring needed for in-memory table

In_MemoryPresentationLink is a dropbox link containing zip file containing my PowerPoint and all TSQL script demo files.

Bio:
Mike Byrd Bio:
Email: mbyrd@nctv.com Phone: 512-657-5349 Twitter: @ByrdNest_TX Web Site: www.TSQLMentoring.com Company: ByrdNest Consulting (Business Owner) Job Title: Senior Database Engineer Address: 213 Lakeview, Sunrise Beach, TX 78643-9308 LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-byrd-bbbaa01 Summary: Former rocket scientist and USAF Fighter Test Pilot -- now a SQL Server geek. Past opportunities include free-lance technical writer for PC Magazine, Senior Software Manager for government sponsored munitions effectiveness committee, and IT Director for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (9 years), Current in SQL Server 2016 (RC3), 2014, 2012, 2008R2, and 2005. Presented many SQL Saturday presentations at Austin, Baton Rouge, Denver, Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, South Florida, Gothenburg (Sweden), Atlanta BI, Albuquerque, Tampa, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Nashville, Atlanta, Oslo, and Sydney. Currently consulting for several Austin based software companies and free-lance writing a series of performance articles for SolarWinds (http://logicalread.solarwinds.com/?s=Byrd ). Also working up new data architecture and implementation plan for Daughters of Republic of Texas system. Specialties: SQL Server performance tuning; database (OLTP & OLAP) architecture; trouble-shooting; teaching TSQL (Basic through Advanced). Instruction: Have presented group TSQL classes for Newgistics, Austin, TX; Conexis, Irving, TX; and Mentor (Johnson & Johnson), Irving, TX, and individualized mentoring on a one-on-one basis, Have presented TSQ: Basic to Advanced PreCon at Dallas SQL Saturday #447 – 17 paid attendees with all excellent reviews. Recently presented Advanced TSQL 8 hour session to Solarwinds Corporate Office, Austin, TX with very positive reviews (25 attendees).

Meet & Greet at 6:30PM Presentation at 7PM
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Abstract:
SSIS was originally designed to work in a world where all data was structured and on premise. As modern enterprise data projects increasingly move online, tools like Azure Data Factory (ADF) can extend SSIS capabilities to the cloud. Azure Data Factory is a flexible and powerful cloud based ETL service, but it doesn't replace the functionality of SSIS.
In this session you will learn the advantages and disadvantages of both ETL platforms; how to use both in tandem to maximize productivity; and how both ETL platforms, as well as any supporting structures, can be automatically generated with Biml Script.
All of the code used in this presentation can be downloaded by attendees, customized, and used in their production environments.

Bio:
David Stein - Data Warehouse Architect and Independent Consultant - has more than a decade of experience working in SQL Server Business Intelligence. He’s designed multi-terabyte, multi-tenant Data Warehouses from scratch as well as saved projects in serious jeopardy.

Meet & Greet at 6:30PM Presentation at 7PM
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Abstract:
Join Bob Ward in taking a deep dive and a behind the scenes look at how SQL Server 2016 ‘It Just Runs Faster’, focused on scalability and performance enhancements. This talk will discuss the improvements, not only for awareness, but expose design and internal change details. The beauty behind ‘It Just Runs Faster’ is your ability to just upgrade, in place, and take advantage without lengthy and costly application or infrastructure changes. If you are looking at why SQL Server 2016 makes sense for your business, you won't want to miss this session.

BIO:
Bob Ward is a Principal Architect for the Microsoft Data Group (Tiger Team) which owns the development and servicing for all SQL Server versions. Bob has worked for Microsoft for 23 years supporting and speaking on every version of SQL Server shipped from OS/2 1.1 to SQL Server 2016. He has worked in customer support as a principal escalation engineer and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) interacting with some of the largest SQL Server deployments in the world. Bob is a well-known speaker on SQL Server often presenting talks on internals and troubleshooting at events such as SQL PASS Summit, SQLBits, SQLIntersection, and Microsoft Ignite. You can find him on twitter at @bobwardms or read his blog at https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/bobsql.