Join us this Thursday, March 18th for our monthly NTSSUG meeting.  SQL Server MVP Sean McCown will be continuing his series on Ground Zero SSIS at 6:00pm.

Our guest speaker will be Drew Minkin, who will be presenting a session on SQL Server data mining:

Data Mining for SQL Developers: This session will introduce SQL Developers to how SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)'s Data Mining algorithms can enhance your applications.  Topics covered will include basics of data mining theories and practices, data life cycle managment, building a data mining structure and model, and choosing an algorithm.

The Presenter: Drew Minkin has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since 1997.  He worked at Microsoft in the SQL Product's CSS group and as a SQL Advisory Support Consultant from 2000-2006.  He has been a Senior SQL Consultant for Fujitsu, a Technical Lead for the startup Zilliant and a Business Intelligence Architect for a leading retail banking software company.

We meet at the Microsoft Campus in Las Colinas, in Bldg LC1 (the southernmost building); map it here.  As always, food and drinks are provided.

Hope to see you there!