This document provides an overview and agenda for a session on SQL Server 2008 Data Mining. It discusses the objectives of understanding and learning the core functionality of SQL Server 2008 Data Mining. The session will examine what data mining is, compare cubes to data mining, demonstrate the data mining lifecycle process, and showcase new functionality in SQL Server 2008 such as improved time series algorithms and cross-validation capabilities. Data mining in SQL Server 2008 can leverage familiar Excel 2007 tools and supports the full data mining cycle from data understanding to deployment.