12 Aug 2014
By Allen
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Speaking Schedule

Speaking Schedule

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I'm looking forward to speaking at the following upcoming events. August 15th - Tulsa TechFest,  speaking about Business Intelligence Basics and SQL Server Reporting Services Basics August 23 - SQL Saturday 309 in Oklahoma City, speaking about Business Intelligence Basics and SQL 2014 Columnstore Indexes September 13 - SQL Saturday 300 in Kansas City,  Business Intelligence Basics Hope to see you there.
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06 Aug 2013
By Allen
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Upcoming Speaking Events

Upcoming Speaking Events

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Allen Smith will be presenting business intelligence topics at upcoming SQL PASS events. Upcoming speaking engagements: Tulsa SQL User Group When: Thursday, August 8th, 6:00 PM Topic: SSIS Parameters vs. Configurations In this session, we will review configurations in SQL 2008R2 which allowed dynamic configuration across environments. SSIS 2012 expands our choices with new options, including Parameters, Expressions and Variables. This upgrade takes SSIS from simply confusing to downright confounding. We will simplify these options so anyone can follow along. SQL Saturday #223, Oklahoma City When: Saturday, August 24 Topic: Sharing SQL Data in SharePoint Microsoft SharePoint is a collaboration…
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10 Apr 2013
By Allen
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Taking Flight!

Taking Flight!

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This is one of the most fun and insightful business books that I've read in quite a while. It is parable about four behavioral styles (DISC profiles) that affect every interaction around us. Set in a forest called Home, there is Dorian the Dominant eagle who is doesn't chit-chat or pull any punches. The fun loving parrots like Indy are Influencers who just wants to party. The doves like Sarah enjoy the Steady life of Home and want everyone to get along. Finally, the owls like Crystal are very Compliant and need everything to be planned out and perfect. Sound…
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