Day 4 & 5 - Train the Trainers

The final days of training are here. I have started to learn the best methods to teach this particular group of students (trainers). Everything that they have learned over the past week is starting to come together. Many times in class they would speak French amongst each other. I’m not familiar with the language but I learned to understand some key words by listening to them speak it so often. Especially, technical terms that were being taught during this training. My goal for these final days of training were to help bring together the full picture of what, how and when to use Microsoft Business Intelligence technologies. Some of them set personal goals of becoming Microsoft Certified Solution Experts in Business Intelligence. This would enable them to have expert knowledge of the technology and enable them to be certified trainers as well. Once they gain these new certifications this would enable TPCL to enter a new segment of business and provide growth.

This was a great experience and learning for me as well. I had to quickly learning and understanding some of the newer features since I was certified on an earlier version SQL Server. With my day to day work many of the data tools that I use our internally developed at Microsoft and not released for public or commercial use yet J. Some of the new feature that I learned were around implement a Tabular Data Model in SQL Server Analysis Services and using DAX to enhance a tabular model which is much different from a traditional multidimensional model.

Beyond the technical training and tools, I developed personal relationship we many of the TPCL staff members as well. Some of them even told me that I would fit in great as a Mauritian. I don’t think I would ever give up my United States citizenship but it be great to have second home in the beautiful country.