Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 11:30:31 -0400 From: SQL AutoForward Subject: Data warehousing seminar April 15 Microsoft Data Warehousing Solutions Seminar What data warehousing industry trends do I need to know about? How are successful data mart projects structured? How do I publish my data mart information on the Web? What are the best hardware platforms for data marts on NT? What do I need to know to successfully implement data marts? If these questions have been running through your head, this seminar is for you. Join us on April 15, from 8:30-12:00 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel on 64 Arlington Street in Boston, MA (event code #17035). Sign up for this session and receive a free copy of the next beta of SQL Server 7.0. To register call: (800)550-4300 or register online, go to http://mscominternal/newengland/events/Search.asp, the event code is 17035 Agenda 08:00am-08:30am - Registration and Continental buffet 08:30am-08:45am - Introduction - Data warehousing with Microsoft and Partners in New England. Rick Greene, Microsoft's New England data warehousing manager, kicks off this seminar and provides you with a roadmap of the Microsoft and partners resources available to New England customers deploying data warehouses and data marts on the Microsoft Platform. 08:45-09:45am - Data Warehousing - Industry Trends for 1998 and beyond. Why are data marts hot? Why are repositories important? What are the key trends within the data warehouse industry? In this session, Richard Sherman, Coopers and Lybrand's data warehousing practice manager, presents the industry trends that impact your data warehouse implementation today and moving forward. 09:45-10:00am - Compaq, the foundation for affordable Data Warehousing Compaq, the #1 vendor for Windows NT Data Warehouses and Data Marts, provides you with a their roadmap for successful NT data warehousing solutions. 10:00am-10:15am - break 10:15am-11:00am - Building Web Enabled Data Marts with NT and SQL Server In this session, Larry Barnes presents a practical framework for implementing data marts using NT, SQL Server and Visual Studio '97. This framework is followed with a demo showing practical tips and tricks that you will be able to use when you get back to your office to distribute your data mart information through the Web. 11:00am-11:45pm - Database Technologies - 30/60/90, a recipe for successful data mart projects. You're interested in building a data mart but you've heard that 80% of all data warehouse projects fail. You know you need a data mart but you're not sure where to get started. In this session, Database Technologies presents 30/60/90 a practical framework for building a data mart in 3 months, with 30 day, 60 day and 90 day deliverables. 11:45pm-12:00pm - Wrap up and Next steps Rick Greene wraps this session up and covers the next steps available to you in New England for implementing Data warehouses and data marts on NT and SQL Server. Larry Barnes Architectural Engineer Applications Developer Customer Unit Microsoft New England District lbarnes@microsoft.com http://www.microsoft.com/newengland/