We're coming up on one year in business and that's cause for a minor celebration! Most of you have probably heard that a high percentage of startups fail within their first year - we're pleased to have made it over that hurdle. We've learned a lot of lessons and probably still have bunch more to go, but it's been fun, challenging, and occasionally intimidating. If you ever get the chance to go solo, try it! You'll be out of your comfort zone and it may not succeed, but it's still a great growth opportunity.
Free Hotel Stay or Disney in June
But back to the celebration. Sign up for the June 11-14 Performance Tuning or June 18-21 Integration Services class between May 21 and June 18, 2007, and you can have a choice of a $250 Disney Gift card (bring the family!) or four free nights in a hotel. Just enter GIFTCARD or HOTEL in the customer comments field during check out. This gives you the chance to visit our Orlando training center for about the same cost as attending a local class since we pay for the hotel for up to four nights! Alumni, don't forget you can receive a 10% discount on any of our classes - just ask for it! June is a great time to visit Florida and the evenings are the best time to enjoy the local attractions. Contact us at training@endtoendtraining.com with questions about the offers, limitations, restrictions, etc.
Upcoming Classes
In our last update we announced two new offerings; End to End Business Intelligence and One on One Mentoring. We've had a lot of interest in both and a lot of requests for variations of the One on One Mentoring. We're also working on a free SQL event in Orlando similar to a Code Camp that will be targeted at SQL professionals. If it works out, we may try it in other cities.
Below is a quick synopsis of our schedule, you can view the full schedule here.
Integration Services
Jun 18, Aug 27, Dec 17
Performance Tuning
May 21, Jun 11, Jul 16, Aug 20, Sep 10, Oct 15
End to End Business Intelligence
Jul 30
One on One Mentoring
Jun 4, June 25, Jul 9
Analysis Services
Aug 13
See the full schedule and registration on http://www.endtoendtraining.com
-- Brian
My latest book just arrived and is on the virtual shelves of Amazon now. Expert SQL Server Integration Services was a book I wrote with Erik Veerman. The book's goal is to take you to the next level of SSIS and assumes you already know the basics. If you like it, please review it on Amazon :). Soon, we'll be putting up a chapter online so you'll be able to get a preview. Half the book is dedicated to data warehousing with SSIS and the other half is building solutions.
http://www.amazon.com/Expert-Server-2005-Integration-Services/dp/0470134119