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Upcoming OttawaSQL.net Event – SQLTEACH would like to give you a FREE registration to SQLTEACH 2008 in Toronto!

posted on April 15, 2008

Here is an banner for the upcoming OttawaSQL.net user group meeting on April 24th. It is the first event by this newly formed group and we are very fortunate to have SQLTEACH offer a free registration to a user group member who steps up and shares some knowledge. Check out banner below to get all the details.

Free Evening Event @ Microsoft Ottawa

Thursday, April 24^th 5:30 – 8:30 PM

Business Intelligence Foundations & ETL Architecture

with SQL Server Integration Services

Session 1: BI Foundations with SQL Server Integration Services, Christian Cote

BI solutions are all about providing the right information, to the right people, at the right time. SSIS is a powerful tool designed to address the challenge of unlocking the silos of data that exist within most organizations. Christian will introduce BI concepts, from data modeling to data warehouse implementation and will provide an overview of SQL Server Integration Services as an ETL toolkit.

Session 2: Architecting an ETL Framework with SSIS, Christian Cote

Over 70% of the effort in a BI project implementation is spent on the ETL programming tasks. Christian will demonstrate how a good ETL framework is essential in any large BI project; share ETL and SSIS best practices; and provide insight into an ETL framework implementation that he architected with SSIS.

Speaker Profile: Christian Cote has spent the last 9 years implementing BI and ETL projects. He has used a variety ETL methods ranging from applying low level coding techniques to deploying high end ETL frameworks and has worked with a variety of RDBMS products including Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. Christian is currently working on his fourth ETL implementation using SQL Server 2005 Integration Services. Most recently he was a highly acclaimed guest speaker at Ottawa Code Camp 2008!

SQLTEACH would like to give you a FREE registration to SQLTEACH 2008 in Toronto!

Would you like to attend the largest Canadian SQL conference for free?

SQLTEACH is sponsoring a contest for our April event. You could win a free conference pass to SQLTEACH 2008 Toronto, simply by sharing some of your SQL Server knowledge!

Present for 10 minutes at our April 24^th event, on ANY SQL Server topic.

This could be tips and tricks, little known features, TSQL techniques or even great tools or utilities for SQL Server. The audience will vote for their favourite presentation and the winner will get a free registration to SQLTEACH.

Send your presentation idea by email to: [email protected] before

April 21^st, 2008 for your chance to participate in the contest. Space is limited!

REGISTRATION:

LOCATION:

RSVP: Event Registration

Registration: 5:30 PM to 5:45 PM

Refreshments: Pizza and Pop

Microsoft Ottawa, World Exchange Plaza

100 Queen Street, Suite 500, Ottawa

EVENT SPONSOR:

EVENT PARTNERS:

User Groups in Ottawa

posted on April 14, 2008

I cut and pasted this from the OWSUG blog. Enjoy

Ottawa IT Groups

Did you know that?

More than a thousand of your colleagues throughout Ottawa and the surrounding area belong to one or more of the Local IT Pro Groups listed below!
All Ottawa IT Pro Groups are not-for-profit organizations that focus on all aspects of technology from software to hardware.
Each IT Pro group is a group of peers, who meet on a monthly basis to learn and discuss new and existing technologies with industry leaders.

Why should YOU join IT Pro group?

We are committed to bringing you seminars and lessons on topics of interest that our members request;
We offer special programs such as study groups and more to come;
By helping our efforts you will be making a difference in the community; and
It’s absolutely free so WHY NOT!?

The Ottawa Windows Server User Group holds monthly meeting on various topics and has an associated study group
To find out more visit www.owsug.ca or contact [email protected].

OttawaSQL.net is a group of Ottawa area IT professionals that share an interest in exploring the data perspective of Microsoft business solutions, products and technologies.
The technical focus of the group is on Microsoft SQL Server but also includes: SharePoint Server, Performance Point Server, Windows Workflow Foundations, LINQ and ADO.NET and more!
To find out more visit www.OttawaSQL.net .

We are a community of developers in Canada’s Ottawa/Gatineau region with a keen interest in Microsoft’s .NET development platform.
To find out more visit www.ottawacommunity.net .

Up Coming Events:

April 22^nd, 2008 (Lunchtime)

ODNC Lunch & Learn: Effective N-Layering in ASP.NET

This presentation will focus on tools and techniques associated with the rapid development of ASP.NET applications. It will begin by introducing the concept of N-Layering as explained by Martin Fowler in his book “Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture”. It will then demonstrate the creation of an N-Layered ASP.Net application with specific focus on 3 real-world scenarios;

1) ASP to ASP.NET migration where the client does not want the back end (Database) to change

2) ASP.NET Spaghetti Code refactoring using the existing stored procedures

3) ASP.NET’s effective use of the ObjectDataSource or LINQ with the Microsoft Entity Framework

You can register for this event by sending an email to [email protected].

April 24^th, 2008

OttawaSQL.net and ODNC Present
Topic 1: “Business Intelligence Foundations with SQL Server
Integration Services” Presented by Christian Cote
Topic 2: "Architecting an ETL Framework with SQL Server Integration
Services" Presented by Christian Cote
You can register for this event by sending an email to [email protected].

May 29^th, 2008

OttawaSQL.net and OWSUG Present
Topic 1: "SQL Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 High Availability
Technologies" Presented by David E. Myers and Todd Lamothe
Topic 2: "SQL Server 2008 Spatial Data & Microsoft Virtual Earth"
Presented by Lynda Rab and Steve Syfuhs

For more information, please contact [email protected] .

Reminder on the Thursday OWSUG presentation

posted on February 19, 2008

Just a reminder, I am presenting on Thursday. I will be covering off Windows SteadyState but I will also be taking a look at the new password policies for Windows 2008. No longer are you tied to having on password policy per domain. Now, you can have a password policy at the OU level.

Overview of Windows SteadyState, How to give your computer a short term memory

Upcoming UG Meetings

February 21st 2008 User Group Meeting

Topic:
The topic of this presentation will be Microsoft Windows SteadyState, the product formerly known as the Microsoft Windows Shared Computer Toolkit. Through discuss and demonstrations, we will be covering installation and configuration in a standalone & Active Directory Domain environment domain environment. We will discuss common situations and look at how SteadyState can meet these needs.

Presenter Bio:
Todd Lamothe is a member of the Ottawa Windows Server User Group (OWSUG) and its associated study group and is also on the board of the newly formed SQL Pass Ottawa Chapter. Todd is a Microsoft Certified System Administrator and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Todd is a Systems Administrator for the County of Lennox & Addington – Information Services Department; supporting their Libraries and Museums and the approximately one hundred computers and servers they have throughout their 12 points of service. He also provides support for the Leeds & Grenville and Prince Edward County public Libraries as well as other departments within the County of Lennox & Addington including Ambulance Services and Property Services. Todd started using Windows SteadyState in the County of Lennox & Addington libraries when the program was in Version 1.1. He was part of the closed beta team for version 2.0 and now is working with 2.5.

Agenda:
5:00 p.m. Event registration
5:30 p.m. Presentation
7:30 p.m. Q & A
8:00 p.m. Door Prizes

Location:
Microsoft Canada Co.
100 Queen Street Suite 500
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J9

Notes: Pizza and Pop will be served, Please RSVP to help us order enough of both.

RSVP: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=124678