I am happy to announce I will be speaking at this year's SharePoint Engage conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. The conference runs November 2-3 at the Embassy Suites Raleigh-Durham Airport/Brier Creek and you can find out more information about the conference, including the registration details, on the SharePoint Engage 2016 homepage. I will be speaking on Building Future-Proof SharePoint Solutions with No Code. I really hope to see you there – when you attend, make sure to say hi! I would love to have a chat and see how you are using SharePoint and Office 365 to drive your business. [Update] I had a great group of attendees in my session…
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Cincinnati SUG July 2016
Join me for the July 28th Cincinnati SharePoint User Group meeting! There will be giveaways, food, and I will be talking about building awesome SharePoint solutions without using code. Out of the box SharePoint features will be highlighted, along with store add-ins, and there will be time for Q&A at the end. Register now: Cincinnati SharePoint User Group July 2016 Meeting [UPDATE] Thank you so much for everyone who attended the session! You had great comments and some good questions! I hope to see you all in October! Here are my presentation slides: Building SharePoint Solutions with Out of the Box Features and No Code
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Nashville SUG July 2016
I will be speaking at the July 12th Nashville SharePoint Users Group meeting with a discussion on Business Intelligence Using SharePoint and Power BI. The presentation will be given online and will be demo heavy, so please join us! You can register on the Nashville SUG website, NashvilleSUG.com.
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SQL Saturday Chattanooga 2016
I am happy to announce I have been selected to speak at #SQLSatChattanooga this year – the city is a wonderful place to visit and the people are awesome! Join us – register now! I will be presenting “Keys to Successful SharePoint Administration for the DBA”. I will be building on the session I presented last year, Tuning SQL Server for SharePoint, and focusing on providing tips and tools for DBAs to be more comfortable interacting with the SharePoint platform and set them up for success when they are called upon to be an administrator. Join me at #SQLSatChattanooga on June 25, 2016 – come join me at an awesome…
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SQL Saturday Atlanta 2016
I am thrilled to be speaking at #SQLSatATL again this year – it is has proven to be a great event every year! Register now! I will be presenting a session titled “Keys to Successful SharePoint Administration for the DBA” – the session's focus is to get DBAs more comfortable interacting with the SharePoint platform and set them up for success when they are called upon to be an administrator, which happens quite often! Join me at #SQLSatATL on May 21, 2016 – if you see me, please stop and say hi! [UPDATE] My slides from my presentation can be found here: Keys to successful SharePoint administration for the DBA…
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SQL Saturday Pensacola 2016
I will be speaking at this year's SQLSatPensacola – I am honored and excited to have been selected to join a list of great speakers! There is still room – register now! I will be presenting a session titled “Tuning SQL Server for SharePoint”. I will be covering best practices for a SQL Server when it is used for SharePoint, as well as doing a live SharePoint Server 2016 install. Join us for #SQLSatPensacola on June 4th, 2016! My slides from my presentation can be found here: Tuning SQL for SharePoint – #SQLSatPensacola 2016 [UPDATE] SQL Saturday returned this year to Pensacola after a four-year absence. The main director, Karla…
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SharePoint Saturday Nashville 2016
I will be presenting at #SPSNashville on May 14th on the topic Business Intelligence with SharePoint & Power BI. I will show how to create BI solutions using SharePoint, Excel, Power BI, and a new Microsoft tool Flow. Join us! SPSNashville.org [UPDATE] I had a great time presenting at SharePoint Saturday Nashville. I had a great group of attendees and we discussed SharePoint list interaction with Excel, Power BI, and Microsoft Flow. I am not posting my slides because I didn't really show content on slides – I used demonstrations the majority of the time to show the power of the tools. Thank you everyone for coming to my BI…
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Business Intelligence – Ask the Experts
I will be a member of the Ask the Experts panel at the next Nashville Business Intelligence (PASS) user group meeting, where we will have a “round table discussion”. We will be talking all things Microsoft BI, including Power BI, SSRS, and others. This is a perfect opportunity to get your questions answered and discuss options with your business intelligence needs. There will also be social time, food, and giveaways! Register now to get your seat! Agenda from the NASH BI site: April Meeting Details when Tuesday,April 19 Cool Springs Brewery Register by NOON Tuesday April 19 Register agenda 6:00 pm Social Time & Food 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm Meeting…
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SPS Twin Cities 2016
On April 23rd 2016, I will be speaking at the Spring installment of SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities. There is a great line-up of speakers (too many to name here) and sponsors, so please check out the site for details: SPSTC. I will presenting a session titled “Future-proof SharePoint Solutions” – I am looking forward to showing off demos of SharePoint Server 2016, SPDocKit, and others. If you are at SPSTC, please come by and say hello. [UPDATE] The day before I was to travel to Minneapolis, April 21st, the musical artist Prince died at his home in the Minneapolis area. The people of Minnesota and specifically the Minneapolis area seemed…
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IT Pro Con NY 2016
On March 25th 2016, I will be speaking at IT Pro Con NY (formally known as “New York City Techstravaganza”) and I'm thrilled to be a part of the event! The content tracks include Azure, Exchange, PowerShell, Windows, and SharePoint. My session will cover best practices for SQL Server when it is used for SharePoint and will include a live SharePoint Server 2016 Release Candidate install! If you will be in NYC and would like to get some awesome free training, then this is the event for you! Hope to see you there! [UPDATE] As it turns out, I presented two sessions at ITProConNY! Building SharePoint Solutions with Out of…
