What's Going On in January?

Happy 2018! We're ringing in the new year with another half day virtual workshop, this time focusing on SSIS. Our virtual training sessions are extremely popular, as they allow you to learn in the comfort of your own home or office—no travel required! Additionally, registration for our half-day workshops is free for On-Demand Training Elite members. Keep reading for more details on this particular workshop and to get updated on the latest news in our training, software and consulting departments!

New On-Demand Training Course 

Introduction to R

We are excited to announce our new On-Demand Training course, Introduction to R. Why do you need to learn R? The R Language has grown significantly in popularity and is now used in a variety of professions for data analysis, including software developers, data miners and business analysts.

SSIS WORKSHOP (HALF DAY)

January 11, 2018 - Virtual

This half-day workshop is designed to help you understand all aspects of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), the ETL tool of choice for SQL Server users. We will use a variety of lab exercises and small projects to ensure you gain familiarity in how the design and execution environments work, and be prepared to build your own real-world applications using this SQL Server application. The goal of this course is to help students learn real world uses for SSIS.

Don't forget! Registration is free with your Elite On-Demand Training membership. Elite members can contact training@pragmaticworks.com to register.

Register for SSIS Workshop Here

POWER BI Boot Camp

January 22-26, 2018 - Irvine, CA

Creating Business Intelligence solutions no longer has to be a long, arduous process reserved exclusively for those in IT. Power BI now gives you the ability to build beautifully designed reports and dashboards on your own, giving you instant satisfaction to your data needs. In this five-day, deep dive course into the Power BI ecosystem, you will learn from beginning to end how to develop solutions and solve complex business problems. 

Register for Power BI Boot Camp Here

FREE TRAINING ON THE T's

January 9, 2018 - Exposure Data Audit - Locating Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in SQL Server, Alan Faulkner

January 16, 2018 - Introducing SSIS in the Cloud, Bob Rubocki

January 24, 2018 - USPS Address Verification, Philip de la Cal

January 30, 2018 - 3-Step Process to a Successful Cloud Migration, Norm Barber

We offer free virtual webinars every Tuesday at 11 a.m. (EST). Whether you’re just starting out on your BI journey or looking to master your skills, we have the training and resources to meet all your needs.

Register for This Month's Free Webinars

NEW CLOUD ACCELERATORS

Cloud adoption is accelerating at an incredible rate. As an expert in cloud services for Azure and AWS, we can help to create your cloud strategy and make sure it's implemented easily and efficiently. Our cloud accelerator programs include the following:

• Cloud Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse Accelerator - We help customers cut through the confusion in the cloud data space by moving their existing BI environment to a new, high performing, cost effective Azure solution in a matter of weeks.
• Cloud Disaster Recovery Accelerator - We help customers protect their businesses from expensive outages. Our most common levels of protection are designed to fit your needs and budget.
• Azure Application Migration Accelerator - This combines Pragmatic Works’ cloud expertise and UnifyCloud’s suite of Azure automation tools. This approach helps to identify what applications are the best for cloud migration, forecasts a cost estimate and reduces migration time by 75%.

MAKE SSIS 3000% FASTER WITH TASK FACTORY

Let’s face it, many of us have performance issues with SSIS. Would you like to learn how to load your data up to 3000% faster? Who wouldn’t, right? Now imagine this with the benefit of creating cleaner data. Sound too good to be true?

Well, it isn’t – within Pragmatic Works’ Task Factory, there are components that will allow you to improve the performance of SSIS plus utilize data quality components. You can performance tune packages that normally take hours, in seconds!