1. PASS BA Virtual Chapter February 11, 2016 Email - passbavc@sqlpass.orgpassbavc@sqlpass.org Presents: “Building Business Recommenders with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning”

2. PASS Business Analytics Virtual Chapter Chapter Leader – Dan English Dan is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, author, on the leadership team for the MN Microsoft BI User Group, and is the Senior Data Warehouse Architect at Constellation, Inc. in MN. Chapter Co-Leader – Paras Doshi Paras started out with the chapter as VP of marketing helping double the membership base in 9 months and then transitioned into his current leadership role. Paras is passionate about helping businesses extract valuable insights from data and currently works as BI Architect at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals PASS Business Analytics Virtual Chapter http://tinyurl.com/linkedinpassbavc https://twitter.com/passbavc Twitter handle @passbavc http://www.youtube.com/user/PASSBAVC YouTube Channel

3. Upcoming PASS Business Analytics Events February 25 PASS BA Webinar Marathon http://passbaconference.com/2016/Learn/WebinarMarathon.aspx March 15 Building systems to retain valuable clients (CHURN) with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning http://bit.ly/PASSBAVC031516 April 7 Using R Machine Learning Script as a Power BI Desktop Data Source http://bit.ly/PASSBAVC040716 May 2-4 PASS Business Analytics Conference http://passbaconference.com/2016/Home.aspx

4. Business Analytics VC is giving you the chance to save $100 off registration Use BAVCBA discount code Why Attend ? Learn from the world’s top analytics experts in over 50 sessions Network and connect with analytics experts from all over the world Help your organization stay ahead of the curve by learning the latest The discount code cannot be combined with other BA Conference discount & cannot be used retroactively. passbaconference.com REGISTER TODAY May 2-4, 2016 SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

6. Select Virtual Chapter Meetings more local and global events found at sqlpass.org/events VIRTUAL CHAPTERMEETINGTOPIC Excel Business IntelligenceFeb 11 12:00-13:00 UTC-06:00Excel 2016 – What’s New, What’s Renamed, What’s Deprecated presented by Ginger Grant Business AnalyticsFeb 11 14:00-15:00 UTC-05:00Building Business Recommender with Microsoft Azure Machine Learning presented by Giuseppe Mascarella Global PortugueseFeb 17 21:00-22:30 UTC-03:00In-Memory no SQL Server 2016: Virando o jogo a favor da performance! Presented by Felipe de Assis Saturday Night SQLFeb 20 16:00-17:00 UTC-08:00Creating an SSRS Metadata Repository – How to Extract, Automate, and Leverage presented by James Miller Data ArchitectureFeb 24 12:00-13:00 UTC-06:00Minimize Data Loss presented by Jes Borland Global PortugueseFeb 24 21:00-22:30 UTC-03:00Escovando bit com AlwaysOn no SQL Server 2016 presented by Luiz Henrique Garetti Rosário Application DevelopmentFeb 25 20:00-21:00 UTC-02:00From XML to JSON presented by Guy Glantser

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