For those looking to be first in line when my book is available for a printed copy, I’m very excited to let you know that it is now available for pre-order on Amazon at Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a … Continue reading →
I have attended and presented at a ton of conferences over the years (see the entire list at Presentations | James Serra’s Blog). If you are looking to learn a lot about the Microsoft data platform, the two biggest conferences … Continue reading →
All the videos for the sessions at 24 Hours of PASS (Spring 2014) are available for free. Check the session schedule for a complete list. Also, many of the PASS virtual chapters have recordings of their meetings online. Enjoy!
Continue reading →All PASS Business Analytics Conference 2014 recordings are now available. If you purchased the online sessions, to view, log on to your myPASS account, enter your activation code, and watch the sessions from myRecordings. You can also purchase all recordings on a USB … Continue reading →
All PASS Summit 2012 recordings are now available for free to all PASS members (201 of them!). To view, log on to your myPASS account, and watch the sessions from myRecordings. While there, check out mine: Building an Effective Data Warehouse … Continue reading →
On February 5, 2014 business intelligence experts took to the virtual stage for the 24 Hours of PASS: Business Analytics Edition to deliver a series of one-hour webcasts, digging deep into the world of business analytics. All session recordings and slide presentations … Continue reading →
I have previously blogged that I am presenting at the PASS Business Analytics Conference. If you are looking to learn more about business intelligence and data warehousing, there is no better conference out there. And if you are looking to meet people … Continue reading →
I am fortunate enough to have been selected to give a presentation at the PASS Business Analytics Conference in San Jose, CA on May 7-9. My presentation will be on Thursday, May 8th from 1:30-2:30pm. Below is my presentation abstract along with … Continue reading →
Not much news came out of the PASS Summit 2013 from last week, but boy did I have a blast! I met over 100 people who were presenters or bloggers (I counted). I made an effort to find them as I … Continue reading →
The PASS Summit 2013 is almost here! Check out all the great sessions and speakers. I feel very fortunate to be able to speak alongside many of the experts in the industry. I will be arriving Sunday night in Charlotte and attending a pre-conference … Continue reading →
I am fortunate enough to have been selected to give a presentation at the PASS Summit 2013 in Charlotte, NC on October 14-18. It’s amazing to think that, although I have been in IT for 25 years, I first started to build … Continue reading →
I went to the PASS Business Analytics Conference last week, and had an absolute blast. I presented two sessions, and attended many more, and was also part of the live blogging panel at both keynotes. I learned a lot, but … Continue reading →
Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions “What exactly is Business Intelligence?” and “Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture” at the PASS SQL Saturday in Chicago. Here are the PowerPoint presentation: What exactly is Business Intelligence? and Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture. What … Continue reading →
Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions “Overview of Microsoft Appliances” and “Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture” at the PASS Business Analytics Conference. Here are the PowerPoint presentations: Overview of Microsoft Appliances and Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture. Overview of Microsoft Appliances … Continue reading →
Apologies if you went to my site this morning to see my blog from the bloggers table at PASS Business Analytics Conference. Turns out a firewall issue blocked me from getting to my site (and many others). So I wound up … Continue reading →
The PASS Business Analytics Conference is almost here! Check out the sessions to be presented at the conference and you will see there are a ton of great sessions and great speakers. I feel fortunate to be able to speak alongside many of … Continue reading →
I have been selected to present at the SQL Saturday in Chicago on April 13th. This works out nicely as the previous day I will be presenting the same session at the PASS Business Analytics Conference, so if you can’t make that … Continue reading →
On January 30, BA and BI experts took to the virtual stage for the 24 Hours of PASS: Business Analytics Edition to deliver a series of one-hour webcasts, digging deep into the world of business analytics over five tracks. All session recordings … Continue reading →
I am fortunate enough to have been selected to give a presentation at the PASS Business Analytics Conference in Chicago on April 10-12. Below is my presentation abstract along with more info about the conference. My session will be on … Continue reading →
If you are interested in viewing the recorded sessions for the PASS Summit 2012, you can order them on a USB flash drive or view them online. You can purchase the Regular Summit Sessions as well as the Pre-Conference Sessions. However, if … Continue reading →