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24 Hours of PASS: Business Analytics Edition videos online
On January 30, BA and BI experts took to the virtual stage for the 24 Hours of PASS: Business Analytics Edition to deliver a series of one-hour webcasts, digging deep into the world of business analytics over five tracks. All session recordings … Continue reading
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PASS Summit 2012 session videos online
If you are interested in viewing the recorded sessions for the PASS Summit 2012, you can order them on a USB flash drive or view them online. You can purchase the Regular Summit Sessions as well as the Pre-Conference Sessions. However, if … Continue reading
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PASS SQLRally Nordic 2012 videos online
All the videos for the sessions at PASS SQLRally Nordic 2012 are available for free. Lot’s of great BI info. Check the videos here. Enjoy!
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24 Hours of PASS videos online
All the videos for the sessions at 24 Hours of PASS (Fall 2012) are available for free. Check the session schedule for a complete list. Enjoy!
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TechEd Australia 2012 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd Austrialia 2012 and they are available for free! Get your learning cap on. Check them out here.
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TechEd Europe 2012 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd Europe 2012 and they are available for free! What a great way to learn all about SQL Server 2012. Check them out here.
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SQLBits X videos online
All the videos for this popular conference are online or will be soon (69 of them). Take a look at the recorded sessions at http://sqlbits.com/content/Event10. All are free to watch!
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TechEd North America 2012 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd North America 2012 and they are available for free! What a great way to learn all about SQL Server 2012. Check them out here. Also check out the Top 10 Lists for … Continue reading
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PASS Summit session videos online
If you are interested in viewing the recorded sessions for the PASS Summit 2011, you can order the DVD. You can purchase the Regular Summit Sessions as well as the Pre-Conference Sessions. However, if you are interested in the sessions … Continue reading
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SQLInspire NYC 2011 Videos available
There are some FANTASTIC videos of the sessions from SQLInspire New York 2011. I highly recommend that you check out all the videos, as I found some great career tips in all of them. As the site says “We’ve lined up … Continue reading
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