1. Las Cruces & El Paso SQL Server Users Group
February 2012

2. Introductions Colleen Barnitz
Director of Mesilla Valley Transportation
Working with SQL Server since 1998 (version 6.5)
DBA; Data Warehouse Design; ETL; Cubes; Reporting

3. Las Cruces & El Paso SQL Server Users Group
Why?
The 2 Year Rule

4. PASS
PASS is an independent, user-led, not-for-profit organization co- founded by Microsoft and CA in 1999.
It was created to build a body of individuals that would provide expertise to help educate millions of SQL Server users around the world.
PASS is run by volunteers and operates globally through its websites, sponsored events, yearly Summits, and localized Chapter activities.

5. PASS Mission Statement
PASS chapters and groups exist to help facilitate education and a knowledge exchange among developers, architects, DBAs, users and managers with an interest in Microsoft® SQL Server™ technologies.

6. Las Cruces & El Paso SQL Server Users Group
Mission Statement
Provide networking and education opportunities for people in our area dealing with SQL Server and its related applications.

7. PASS Goals Help its members Connect, Share, and Learn by:
1. networking and exchange of information through our annual Summits, Chapters, regional and local events, virtual events, and virtual communities
2. Working with Microsoft to influence the evolution of SQL Server products and services
3. Delivering high quality, up-to-date, technical content, presentations, and other educational material for professional development

8. Las Cruces & El Paso SQL Server Users Group (LCEP SSUG)
Meet: 2nd Thursday of the Month
Where: Gadsden Center DACC, Room 115
Time: 5:45 – 6:15 networking/Q & A
6:15 – 7:30 presentations
7:30 – 8:00 networking/Q & A

9. Las Cruces & El Paso SQL Server Users Group (LCEP SSUG)
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10. Las Cruces & El Paso SQL Server Users Group (LCEP SSUG)
It’s all about volunteers… speaker volunteers…
March 8th meeting:
Friends Don’t Let Friends Shrink
Consequences of shrinking your database
And
BI Quick Hits – quick demos of fun, useful stuff.
April 12 meeting: ? Send me your ideas.

11. Las Cruces & El Paso SQL Server Users Group (LCEP SSUG)
Sponsors for refreshments and SWAG
PASS - applied and pending
Microsoft UGSS – applied and pending
In the meantime – Refreshment donations

12. PASS Community News February 2012

13. SQLSaturday Events www.sqlsaturday.com UPCOMING USA Events
February 25 #108 Redmond, WA
March 3 #109 Silicon Valley, CA
March 10 #110 Tampa, FL
March 24 #120 Orange County, CA
April 14 #111 Atlanta, GA
April 21 #107 Houston, TX
April 21 #118 Madison, WI
UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL Events
February 25 #103 Curacao
March 3 #123 Western Cape, SA
March 17 #114 Vancouver, Canada
March 17 #115 Portugal
March 24 #105 Dublin, Ireland
April 14 #124 Colombia
April 14 #127 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

14. PASS SQLRally
May 10 – May 11, Dallas, Texas
We’ve reserved May for the most value-packed 2 days of SQL Server and BI training and networking you’ll find anywhere.
Hosted by the North Texas SQL Server Users Group (NTSSUG) with the support of all the South Central Region PASS Chapters
PASS SQLRally 2012 will also feature 2 days of deep-dive pre-conference seminars on May 8-9.
Register before March 15 to receive a special rate of $349 USD!
Watch the SQLRally website and #sqlrally on Twitter for the latest updates.

15. Virtual Learning
Virtual Chapter Meeting Schedules
Virtual Chapter Meeting Schedules
Application Development Feb 14, 12 pm ET
Oracle SQL Feb 8
Feb 28, 8 pm ET
Mexico City TBA
Brazil TBA
Performance Feb 7, 12 pm ET
Business Intelligence Jan 26 & 31, 12 pm ET
Powershell Feb 15, 1 pm ET
Data Architecture Feb 16
Professional Development February 8, 1 pm ET
Database Administration Jan 25, 12 pm ET
Virtualization TBA
Healthcare Feb 16, 1 pm ET
Women in Technology Feb 22, 4 pm ET
For details on all Virtual Chapters please go to

16. Virtual Learning 24 Back-to-back Hours of Free SQL Server Training!
It’s back! The upcoming 24 Hours of PASS: SQL Server 2012 event will be March 21, 2012
Join SQL Server experts as they take an in-depth look at the hottest SQL Server topics over 24 back-to-back free technical webcasts.
The call for speakers closes January 31 – Remember it’s a virtual event. Speakers can come from anywhere in the world!
Registration opens this February
24 Hours of PASS Russian Edition
Join the Russian SQL Server Community on April 12 for an all-Russian 24 Hours of PASS
Watch the 24 Hours of PASS website and #24hop on Twitter for the latest updates.

17. PASS Summit 2012: November 6-9
PASS Summit is the world's largest and most intensive technical training conference for Microsoft SQL Server and BI professionals. Join us and get the top-notch training, technical tips and tricks, and networking and connections you need to take your SQL Server skills to the next level
170+ Technical Session
Expert Pods
3 Days of Deep-Dive Content
Hands-on Labs
Networking Activities
Professional Development Sessions
Register today - The special rate of $1,095 is only available between now and Jan. 31. This is almost 50% off the onsite rate!

18. Sign up for a free membership today at sqlpass.org
Stay Involved!
Sign up for a free membership today at sqlpass.org
…and join the community discussions here:
LinkedIn
Facebook
Twitter @SQLPASS
PASS Blog

19. Las Cruces & El Paso SQL Server Users Group (LCEP SSUG)
What are you interested in?
DBA
BI Development
Data Warehousing
Sharepoint
Hardware

20. Las Cruces & El Paso SQL Server Users Group (LCEP SSUG)
PASS Summit 2011 Day Three Keynote
Sponsored by:
Speaker: David J. DeWitt, Technical Fellow, Data and Storage Platform Division Microsoft Corp. Date: Friday, October 14 - Keynote at 8:15am
Big Data – What is the Big Deal?
Are you ready for the exploding world of big data? Do you know the difference between Hive and Pig? Do you know why MapReduce is being taught in many universities rather than SQL? If not, pay attention because this talk will help get you started in understanding this new world. While sometimes the Hadoop toolkit (which includes HDFS, MapReduce, Hive, Pig, and Sqoop) is used as an alternative to relational database systems such as SQL Server, more frequently customers are using it as a complementary tool. Sometimes it may be used as an ETL tool or to perform an initial analysis of a freshly acquired data set to determine whether or not it is worth loading into the data warehouse, and sometimes to process massive data sets that are too big to even contemplate loading into all but the very largest data warehouses. In addition to covering the basics of the various parts of the Hadoop stack, this talk will discuss the strengths and weakness of the Hadoop approach compared to that provided by relational database systems and explores how the two technologies can be used productively in conjunction with one another.