1. Welcome to the Global Hebrew VC meeting David Izhak: Performance Improvements in SQL 2014 – Lessons from the field Our today’s session:

2. Upcoming sessions March 24 - PAUL S. RANDAL: Transaction Log Performance https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/69147949052601 09825 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/69147949052601 09825 April 20 – Davide Mauri: "Schema-less table & Dynamic Schema" https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/40711334815896 90882 May 18 - Guy Glantser: “Extended Events to the Rescue” https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/32186843150372 94082 More info & registration at globalhebrew.sqlpass.org

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4. Virtual Chapter Meetings (http://sqlpass.org/events) VIRTUAL CHAPTERMEETINGTOPIC Business IntelligenceFeb 23BI in the sky (with diamonds) Atlanta Business Intelligence Group Feb 23Introducing the Reimagined Power BI Platform Big DataFeb 24Apache Storm – Real-time Analytics. Data ArchitectureFeb 25Ike Ellis - Introduction to DocumentDB MADPASSFeb 25Cleaning House: The Indexing Edition Business AnalyticsFeb 26Crime Analytics & Predictions System PerformanceFeb 26Troubleshoot Customer Performance Problems Like a Microsoft Engineer DBA FundamentalsMar 03I've Got a SQL Database, Now What? High Availability and Disaster Recovery Mar 10How to Configure Quorum in SQL Server Global SpanishMar 11Mineria de Datos - Machine Learning - HD Insight

5. Session Recording This session will be recoded and uploaded to this YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ_N-L4A3LLDdPzX5kcmdIQ Here is a link to the recording: http://youtu.be/x4hGjYGBfkchttp://youtu.be/x4hGjYGBfkc If this channel gets many subscribers I will be able to choose custom URL – please subscribe! All previous sessions recordings can also be found there: Ami Levin איפה שמתי את המפתחות הראשיים שלי ? Noam Brezis: Important SQL Server Bugs that might bite you Brent Ozar: Troubleshooting Shared Storage for DBAs Nadav Helfman: Security and business continuity features in Azure SQL Database מאיר דודאי : חוויות מהשטח בסביבת ענן Michael Zilbershtein: Big Data inside: clustered columnstore index in SQL Server 2014 Geri Reshef: Service Broker and asynchronous programming Guy Glantser: How to Use Parameters Like a Pro and Boost Performance Noam Brezis: The Truth about Index Fragmentation

6. Global Hebrew is giving you the chance to save $150 off registration Email Global_Hebrew@sqlpass.org to get a discount codeGlobal_Hebrew@sqlpass.org Why Attend ? Learn from the world’s top analytics experts in over 60 sessions Network and connect with analytics experts from all over the world Help your organization stay ahead of the curve by learning the latest The discount code cannot be combined with other BA Conference discount & cannot be used retroactively. passbaconference.com REGISTER TODAY

7. March 2 – 4, 2015 Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center Copenhagen, Denmark Meet top international speakers, including “Mr. SQL Server” Shawn Bice Learn the latest about SQL Server database administration & application development Connect with 600 fellow SQL Server professionals & MVPs Save 5% off Registration with code: PASSCHAPTERS5 Register at sqlrallynordic.com

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