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VIRTUAL MENTOR SERVICE

Pragmatic Works Virtual Mentoring can be focused two

technology areas:

Business Intelligence, ETL, and Data

Warehousing, (BI) or

Database Administration (DBA)

For a description of each of these offerings, please see

the product sheets on the next two pages:

1. Page 2 covers BI Virtual Mentoring

2. Page 3 covers DBA Virtual Mentoring

Remember that if you purchase a block of Virtual

Mentor time, it can be used for assistance with either

of these technology disciplines.

Thank you for your interest.

Which BI technologies can a Virtual Mentor help with?

Microsoft SSIS, SSAS, MDX, SSRS, Excel BI, Power Pivot, BISM Tabular, PowerView,

and Performance Point. Note that we do not cover non-BI SharePoint topics such

as Administration, Work Flows, Content Management, etc..

Can my virtual mentor help me with MY project?

Absolutely. Using a web meeting or VPN connection your mentor will help you with the toughest issues

you face.

Why should my manager approve this? BI Virtual mentoring is a variation of “Pair Programming” which

has proven that one-on-one mentoring eliminates project road blocks and provides ongoing productivity

improvements. A higher quality result, completed sooner.

How do I get started? Purchase a block of BI Virtual Mentoring time. Then schedule mentoring sessions

as you need them for a little as 15 minutes or as long as 2 hours if necessary.

How a BI Mentor can help... Improve your BI Skills:

One on one mentoring on the BI Stack

technologies you need to master.

Plan your BI Project:

Expert guidance on ETL(SSIS) work flow

design, OLAP cube design and Tabular

Models, Data Warehouse structure, and best

reporting and dash boarding options

Solve the toughest problems:

Get your SSIS package working as it should.

Improve cube or report

performance. Accelerate SSIS package

execution. Debug exceptions.

Get the Project done:

Have your mentor review the project

plan and help you complete the key

components.

SQL Business Intelligence Virtual Mentor

A Pragmatic Works Virtual Mentor

is an expert in the Microsoft BI Stack technologies who can:

Train you on the technology stack for BI and

Data Warehousing

Help you solve issues that arise with your BI /

Data Warehouse project

Provide guidance on your BI project

Our BI Mentor team has deep understanding of the BI stack

technologies (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, Excel BI, Power Pivot, Tabu-

lar Models, and Performance Point.). They teach classes on

the technologies, but also regularly use the BI stack to de-

velop real world BI solutions and Data Warehouses. They

solve the same problems you are facing in the real world.

Our BI Mentor team members are:

Microsoft MVPs (most valuable professionals)

Authors on BI stack technology subjects

Speakers at BI user group meetings and con-

ferences

Best of breed BI/Data Warehouse solution

consultants

“Virtual Mentoring was precisely what I need-ed. Both the short and long term success of a

project is determined by the handling - or mis-handling - of a handful of complex problems. As a BI expert, I still find there is no substitute for having a second expert to help with the com-

plex problems. This is where Pragmatic Works' one-on-one format is unmatched - Two experts

working at the same screen is worth four or five working separately. My mentor could also draw on the specialized skills of his entire team when issues like security came up. It was ‘Pair

Programming’ at its absolute finest.”

René Doucet, Exemplar Human Services

Note: This is not a rapid response

“Break/Fix” service.

FAQ

A BI Expert when you need one

One-on-one remote BI mentoring and BI project assistance that fits your schedule

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Which SQL technologies can a DBA Virtual Mentor help with?

Backup, Replication, Clustering, Performance Optimization, Infrastructure Design,

Security, Consolidation, Upgrades and Migrations, Indexing, TSQL, Stored Proce-

dures, Triggers, and more...

Can my virtual mentor help me with MY project?

Absolutely. Using a web meeting or VPN connection your mentor will help you with the toughest issues

you face.

Why should my manager approve this?

DBA Virtual mentoring is a variation of “Pair Programming” which has proven that one-on-one mentor-

ing eliminates project road blocks and provides ongoing productivity improvements. A higher quality

result, completed sooner.

How do I get started? Purchase a block of Virtual Mentoring time. Then schedule mentoring sessions as

you need them for as little as 15 minutes or as long as 2 hours if necessary

How a DBA Mentor can help...

Improve your DB A Ski l ls:

One on one mentoring on SQL Server

Administration technologies you need to

master.

Plan your SQL Infras truc ture:

Expert guidance on designing your SQL

architecture, Databases, Replication, High

Availability, Server Consolidation, Upgrade/

Migration Strategy, etc...

Solve the toughest p roblems:

Isolate and fix performance bottlenecks.

Accelerate Stored Procs. Write better TSQL.

Index the right way. Make Security work for

you, etc...

Get the Pro ject done:

Have your mentor review the project plan and

help you complete the key components.

SQL Server DBA Virtual Mentor

A Pragmatic Works DBA Virtual Mentor is an expert in

SQL Server Database Administration who can:

Train you on SQL Server technologies

Help you solve issues that arise with

SQL Server

Provide guidance on your SQL Server

project

Our DBA Mentor team has deep understanding of

SQL Server technologies. They teach classes on the

technologies, but also regularly use SQL Server in real

world scenarios supporting relational, OLTP, Data

Warehouse, Reporting, and BI solutions. They solve

the same problems you are facing in the real world.

Our DBA Mentor team members are:

Microsoft MVPs (most valuable professionals)

Authors on SQL technology subjects

Speakers at SQL user group meetings and con-

ferences

Best of breed DBA consultants

“We needed help understanding when it was appropriate to use SQL Mirroring or Log Ship-ping as part of our Disaster Recovery strategy. Our DBA Virtual Mentor walked us through the real world scenarios that should drive this deci-sion. This helped us eliminate a hidden synchro-nization latency that would have caused a ca-

tastrophe if we failed over to our DR site. ”

DBA manager,

Global Financial Services company

Note: This is not a rapid response

“Break/Fix” service.

FAQ

A DBA expert when you need one

One-on-one remote DBA mentoring and assistance that fits your schedule

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