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  • SQL Saturday #572 – Washington State University Vancouver – Oregon 2016

    SQL Saturday #572 – Washington State University Vancouver – Oregon 2016

    Session 1. Session Description: SQL Server 2014/2016 Technology Enhancements for Developers Speaker(s):  Wylie Blanchard Duration: 75 minutes Track: Application & Database Development Your team is planning to upgrade from an early version of SQL Server environment. Learn what’s new and which features and enhancements are really important to the work life of a SQL Server…

  • SQL Saturday #542 – Saint Louis 2016 – Saint Louis University

    SQL Saturday #542 – Saint Louis 2016 – Saint Louis University

    Session Description: SQL Server 2014/2016 Technology Enhancements for Developers Speaker(s):  Wylie Blanchard Duration: 60 minutes Track: Application & Database Development Your team is planning to upgrade from an early version of SQL Server environment. Learn what’s new and which features and enhancements are really important to the work life of a SQL Server Developer. In…

  • Indiana Wesleyan University – Indianapolis 2016 – SQL Saturday #530

    Indiana Wesleyan University – Indianapolis 2016 – SQL Saturday #530

    Session Description: Using PowerPivot in MS Excel to analyze SQL Server Data Speaker(s):  Wylie Blanchard Duration: 60 minutes Track: BI Information Delivery Your end users want to analyze data in your data warehouse. They could deal with the learning curve of SSAS but they’d prefer to utilize a familiar application like MS Excel. Welcome PowerPivot, a…

  • Analyze & Visualize SQL Server Data w/ Power Pivot & Power View in Excel

    Analyze & Visualize SQL Server Data w/ Power Pivot & Power View in Excel

    Last updated 05-13-2017 In this tutorial we’ll use Microsoft Excel to retrieve data from our SQL Server database. We’ll then model, analyze and visualize the data using Excel’s Power Pivot and Power View features. Activate the Power Pivot & Power View add-ins          Open MS Excel 2013\2016          Go to File > Options > Add-Ins          In the Manage box, click COM Add-ins> Go…

  • SQLSaturday #523 & University of Iowa – Iowa City 2016

    SQLSaturday #523 & University of Iowa – Iowa City 2016

    Session Description: Capture Changes with SQL Server’s Change Data Capture Speaker(s):  Wylie Blanchard Duration: 75 minutes Track: Application & Database Development Learn how to easily capture information about data changes – inserts, deletes and updates using SQL Server’s Change Data Capture feature. Change Data Capture tracks INSERTs, UPDATEs, and DELETEs applied to your SQL Server tables, and…

  • Building Your Web Presence – Makes Sense w/ Menelek Shah

    Building Your Web Presence – Makes Sense w/ Menelek Shah

    In this episode of Makes Sense Radio Show, host Menelek Shah speaks with technology expert and IT consultant Wylie Blanchard who explains how and why you should have a professional web persona that helps you shine above the competition.   This article was originally posted on MenelekShah.com.  Makes Sense Radio Show “Makes Sense” is an audio podcast show…

  • PCP Member Eligibility Secure Email

    PCP Member Eligibility Secure Email

    Automated, Hippa Compliant, system to email member eligibility lists to Primary Care Physicians. Trizetto’s QNXT™ Enterprise Core Administration System & ASM’s MD-Staff – Credentialing. Created an automated, HIPAA compliant, process to securely batch and distribute member eligibility lists to PMG/non-Presence PCP’s on a monthly basis via individual PCP email addresses.Utilizing SQL, SSIS, & C#,: Trizetto’s…

  • Become a Tech Pro who’s in High Demand: @GreatTechPros

    Become a Tech Pro who’s in High Demand: @GreatTechPros

    Title: “Get a World Class Web Presence that Wows” Summary: Become a Tech Pro who’s in High Demand. Learn how to use the internet, social media and websites to market your technical expertise so that world knows that you’re a World Class Technology Leader. Abstract: It seems that almost anyone these days can build a…

  • Remote DBA – Database Administration: @ SpiceWorks

    Remote DBA – Database Administration: @ SpiceWorks

    Remote SQL Server Administration Managing several versions of MS SQL Server 2005-2014 Also managing Oracle 11g Managing and maintaining databases and servers for multiple clients – backups, log shipping, replication, mirroring, Always On availability groups, and clustering. Configuring and troubleshooting multiple versions of MS SQL Server – 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014. Performing migrations,…