November 2010 Meeting
Patrick Kurz is the speaker. Patrick is currently the Manager of Technology for Megasys Hospitality Systems and the leader of the TulsaSQL group. He has been developing applications involving MS SQL Server for over 10 years.
The topic is titled Overview of new features in SQL Server 2008 R2 and will cover:
Overview of the new features contained within R2. Learn about the upgrade options so you can make an informed decision around migration. We'll cover Report Builder 3.0, the new Datacenter and Parallel Data Warehouse editions, StreamInsight, Master Data Services, PowerPivot for Sharepoint, Data-Tier Application (DAC), MultiServer Dashboards and more
The room is sponsored by GDH and no food will be provided. The meeting will be held Monday, November 8th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the at the OKC COCO Click Here for Directions
October 2010 Meeting
Jason Cameron an Applications System Administrator for Chesapeake
Energy and Kristin Ferrier President of OKC SQL will be speaking.
Jason will be discussing Data Driven Subscriptions using SQL-RD and Kristin will be speaking on Time Calculations in SSAS 2008
In Kristin's presentation we'll discuss a variety of methods for adding time
calculations (Yr/Yr Growth %, Prior Period, etc.) into your SSAS 2008
cubes. We'll discuss the pros and cons of each, plus, implement a few of
the methods.
The room is sponsored by GDH and no food will be provided. The meeting will be held Monday, October 11th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the at the OKC COCO Click Here for Directions
September 2010 Meeting
Rob Sullivan, VP of OKC SQL will be speaking.
The topic is titled SQL CLR: From Start to Fun-ish and will cover:
We are going to cover what SQL CLR is and how to get started with it. After that bit, we're going to turn up the gas and take a look at how we can really extend SQL Server with it.
The room is sponsored by GDH and no food will be provided. The meeting will be held Monday, September 13th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the at the OKC COCO Click Here for Directions
August 2010 Meeting
Bryan Smith, with Microsoft will be speaking.
The topic is titled Intro to PowerPivot and will cover:
PowerPivot for Excel is a data analysis tool that delivers unmatched computational power directly within the application users already know and love—Microsoft Excel. Join Bryan Smith for an exploration of this incredible technology and how it can be used to address your organization's business intelligence needs.
In addition to Bryan, Todd Rosenthal from GDH Consulting will be speaking on Phone Interviewing and General Interviewing.
The room is sponsored by GDH and no food will be provided. The meeting will be held Monday, August 9th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the at the OKC COCO Click Here for Directions
July 2010 Meeting
This meeting has been rescheduled for Monday July 12th.
Tim Mitchell, a Microsoft SQL Server consultant, developer, speaker, and trainer will be speaking.
The topic is titled SSIS Scripting and will cover:
In this session, we will explore the Script Task and Script Component tools within SSIS. Learn how to break out of the traditional flat-file ETL mold and, using VB.NET or C#, create custom scripts to address unconventional transformations and related tasks. We'll also discuss other possible uses of script in SSIS, with several practical examples.
The room is sponsored by GDH and no food will be provided. The meeting will be held Monday, July 12th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the at the OKC COCO Click Here for Directions
June 2010 Meeting
This meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday June 17th.
Kristin Ferrier, President of the Oklahoma City SQL Server Developers Group will be speaking.
The topic is titled "Visual Studio 2010 Database Functionality" and will cover:
With VS 2010 Premium or Ultimate, one has access to automated data generation, schema comparison, data comparison, and unit testing options. This is a surprise to many people, as Visual Studio in combination with SQL Server has often just brought to mind source control. We'll cover the aforementioned features and review database projects.
In addition to Kristin, Todd Rosenthal from GDH Consulting will be speaking on Phone Interviewing and General Interviewing.
The room is sponsored by GDH and no food will be provided. The meeting will be held Monday, June 17th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the at the OKC COCO Click Here for Directions
May 2010 Meeting
As it stands now, we are not canceling due to weather as it is nice and sunny at the OkcCoCo.
Kristin Ferrier, President of the Oklahoma City SQL Server Developers Group will be speaking.
The topic is titled "Team System 2010 DB Functionality and Projects" and will cover:
With VS 2010 Premium or Ultimate, one has access to automated data generation, schema comparison, data comparison, and unit testing options. This is a surprise to many people, as Visual Studio in combination with SQL Server has often just brought to mind source control. We'll cover the aforementioned features and review database projects.
In addition to Kristin, Todd Rosenthal from GDH Consulting will be speaking on Phone Interviewing and General Interviewing.
The room is sponsored by GDH and no food will be provided. The meeting will be held Monday, May 10th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the at the OKC COCO Click Here for Directions
April 2010 Meeting
Michael Hotek, the 18th SQL Server MVP will be speaking.
The topic will be chosen by attendees at the start of the meeting.
The room is sponsored by GDH and no food will be provided. The meeting will be held Monday, April 12th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the at the OKC COCO Click Here for Directions
March 2010 Meeting
Michael Hotek, the 18th SQL Server MVP will be speaking.
The topic is “Intermediate SSIS”
The room is sponsored by GDH and no food will be provided. The meeting will be held Monday, March 8th from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the at the OKC COCO Click Here for Directions
February 2010 Meeting – Cancelled
Due to the SQL Server Bootcamp we are helping with this month, there will be no OKC SQL Developers Group meeting. We look forward to seeing you again on March 8th.




