The document introduces the 'Dashboard for Life' series, focusing on a SQL Server information dashboard created by Vishal Pawar, an experienced BI solution architect. It details the dashboard's features aimed at DBAs and developers, providing real-time insights on SQL Server performance metrics like CPU and memory usage. Additionally, it invites users to join the Global Power BI User Group and highlights various resources for learning and community engagement.

1. “Dashboard for Life Series “
Episode 1
Vishal's Server SQL Info Dashboard

2. What is this series about ?
Sharing Dashboard and Concept
Understanding features of Power BI
Creativity
Sharing knowledge
Solving your problem
Do you want to Join Us?

3. About Dashboard Creator• Vishal Pawar
• 9 + years of experience in Complete Microsoft BI Stack
• BI Solution Architect (Email – mail@Vishal.Center, @Vishal_bi)
• Blogging @ http://bimentalist.com , http://sqlmentalist.com
• Knowledge sharing - 350+ BI Articles ,400 SQL Article , 350+ SQL Script
• 4 Complex SQL tool innovator on Codeplex & open source all- https://goo.gl/OI3sB4
• Slide share publication - http://www.slideshare.net/VishalPawar_BI
• 2 LinkedIn Post - https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/120635304
• Free Power BI Course publish on Udemy - https://goo.gl/ArL0qe , 2000 + Student
• Founder & Leader of Global Power BI User Group http://goo.gl/oV7IHz , 1200+ Member
• Professional Microsoft BI Trainer Mentalist Network
• Founder & BI Consulting Partner of Right Click Info
• NMUG Community Founder Leader , Speaker - http://nmug.org/
• Microsoft Community Representative for Navi Mumbai region.
• SQL PASS Chapter Lead for Mumbai & Navi Mumbai
• MCTS: Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist -SQL Server 2008 R2, BI
• MCSA: Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate
• CSM: Certified Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, US
• SQL Server Expert in Architecting and Optimization
• BE - Computer Science & Engineering , RAIT , Mumbai
• MBA-Information System, Arianth College , Pune

4. Dashboard Summary- KPI, Data
Summary
• ALL SQL Server Information
• Drive Info
• Hardware info
• Instance Information
• SQL Server Start time
• SQL Server Configuration Details
KPI
• CPU Usage
• Memory Usage
• Disk Free Vs Total Space
Dashboard Evolved as
 Dashboard is inspiration for DBA
 Save time to know anything about SQL Server
 Visualization of SQL Server information
 Intention is to “To help DBA to know SQL Server info at a glace and monitoring”

5. “Wh” Question related to Dashboard
• Who -DB Admin and DB Devs
• Where - This dashboard can use in real-time development and
administration for any SQL Server information
• When – On demand when you need to see all SQL server info at run
time
• Which – Is key column in table for Data modelling – name(Database
name)
• How - Dashboard has SQL Server Instance As Parameter

6. Dashboard Demo

7. Join Global Power BI User Group
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