SQL Velocity

Webcast - Architecting a Massively Scalable BI Platform

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 12:00p.m. ET/ 9:00a.m. PT

I am speaking with two Microsoft colleagues and the Enterprise Strategy Group at a SQL server Magazine webcast on the topic of massive Business Intelligence scale out using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and VMAX.

I get to present with Akshaya Arora (arguably the most knowledgeable SQL Server DBA I have ever met - gauntlet at the feet for the rest of you) and Guru Kirthigavasan (PM for adCenter BI).

Please register (at a minimum head into the chat room to heckle) at:

https://www.vconferenceonline.com/event/regeventweb.aspx?id=243&cid=eventscentral

There is a companion white paper on ESG's web site:

http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/2010/11/microsoft-adcenter-business-intelligence-infrastructure-powered-by-emc-symmetrix-vmax-and-microsoft-sql-server-2008/

And a PDF version at EMC.com:

http://www.emc.com/collateral/analyst-reports/10499-esg-wp-ems-2010-it.pdf

-Mike

 

Shameless Self Promotion

 

Prior to my present employment with EMC I worked for 10 years at Microsoft; the last 5 years at adCenter. The adCenter is a truly amazing team! They managed to take an advertising platform from concept to the second biggest search advertising platform in just 5 short years.

The backend system is really mind blowing. It is run entirely on Microsoft products, and it represents what is truly possible with Microsoft SQL Server. Did I mention that adCenter also runs on EMC Symmetrix VMAX arrays?

I recently worked with ESG (Enterprise Strategy Group - http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/) and Microsoft on an ESG IT audit. The fruits of this partnership are available:

On ESG: http://www.enterprisestrategygroup.com/2010/11/microsoft-adcenter-business-intelligence-infrastructure-powered-by-emc-symmetrix-vmax-and-microsoft-sql-server-2008/

In PDF from EMC.Com: http://www.emc.com/collateral/analyst-reports/10499-esg-wp-ems-2010-it.pdf

Finally, the audit is a white paper at SQL Server magazine: http://www.sqlmag.com/resource/it-audit-microsoft-adcenter-bi-infrastructure.aspx?code=EPDedEMCJan11WP01030211

Enjoy!