(Charlotte, N.C.) Bill Tarro has joined Mariner, a leading business intelligence and analytics company, as a Managing Consultant. With more than 15 years of experience in IT consulting, Bill works collaboratively with customers to achieve their goals and make the process as stress-free as possible. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) William E. (Bill) Pearson, III, Microsoft SQL Server MVP (Most Valuable Professional), thought leader, speaker and Mariner consultant, will once again lead an informational and training session for SQL Server Saturday attendees. Following up his recent event, SQL Saturday #70 (Columbia, SC), Pearson provides insight to attendees of SQL Saturday #77 in Pensacola on June 4, 2011. SQL Saturday events are produced by the national Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), local PASS chapters and SQL Server User Groups and regional and national  corporate sponsors. Since the first SQL Saturday held in Tampa in February 2008, the events have rapidly grown in popularity, with the attendance at recent events reaching all-time highs of 250 to 300.  Each event provides free training to those using, or interested in using, Microsoft SQL Server, as well as an opportunity to meet well-known database and business intelligence specialists and consultants, and to network with fellow practitioners. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Mariner proudly congratulates Javier Guillén for being honored as a Microsoft® Community Contributor. The Community Contributor Award (http://www.microsoftcommunitycontributor.com/) honors those who voluntarily contribute time and energy to improve the Microsoft Online Community for others. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Aimee Nichols, educational consultant and doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and David “Fitz” Fitzgerald, Mariner’s Education Group Vice President, will lead this month’s interactive webinar hosted by Mariner on March 17th. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) William E. (Bill) Pearson, III, Microsoft SQL Server MVP (Most Valuable Professional), thought leader, speaker and Mariner associate consultant, will once again lead an informational and training session for SQL Server Saturday attendees. Following up his recent events,   SQL Saturday #66 (Colorado Springs, CO) and SQL Saturday #47 (Phoenix, AZ), Pearson provides insight to attendees of SQL Saturday #65 in Vancouver on February 26, 2011, the first SQL Saturday conducted in Canada. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Mariner has retained its Microsoft Gold Partner status for the eighth year in a row. The revised Partner Network requires companies to earn each competency separately requiring a greater number of certifications and customer references.  Mariner has retained Gold for the Business Intelligence competency and added Silver for Data Platform competency. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) William E. (Bill) Pearson, III, Microsoft SQL Server MVP (Most Valuable Professional), thought leader, speaker and Mariner associate consultant, will once again lead an informational and training session for SQL Server Saturday attendees. Following up his recent event, SQL Saturday #45 (Louisville, KY)), Pearson provides insight to attendees of SQL Saturday #57 in Houston on January 29, 2011. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) William E. (Bill) Pearson, III, Microsoft SQL Server MVP (Most Valuable Professional), thought leader, speaker and Mariner associate consultant, will once again lead an informational and training session for SQL Server Saturday attendees. Following up his recent event, SQL Saturday #61 (Washington DC), Pearson provides insight to attendees of SQL Saturday # 45 in Louisville on January 22, 2011. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Dr. Gregory Firn, Superintendent of the Anson County Schools, will be featured in a webinar hosted by Mariner and Microsoft on January 20th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern (see registration information below). School and district leaders are invited to participate in “Improving Student Achievement and District Operations with SeeChange™ Performance Management System.” In this webinar, the second in a series of five, Dr. Firn, will share the improvements in operations, student achievement and institutional and teacher effectiveness gained from Mariner’s SeeChange™ Performance Management System. In addition, David “Fitz” Fitzgerald, Mariner’s Vice President of the Education Group, will present a behind-the-scenes view of the SeeChange™ Data Foundation, the underly (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) The City of Charlotte has enlisted Mariner’s expertise in judging its Business Intelligence Olympiad that began on Monday, November 15th. Mariner’s participation brings real world experience to the team competition that represents twelve of the City’s business units. Mariner Business Intelligence Solution Specialist, Shash Hegde, has deep knowledge in business intelligence and visualization best practices and will be participating as a judge. Shash was specifically requested by the City based on his experience with dashboard development and performance management scorecards, which aligns directly with the activities selected for the two-round competition. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) William E. (Bill) Pearson, III, Microsoft SQL Server MVP (Most Valuable Professional), thought leader, speaker and Mariner associate consultant, will lead informational and training sessions for upcoming SQL Server Saturday events in three cities across the country. SQL Server Saturday events are produced by the national SQL Server User Group network, local SQL Server User Groups and local corporate sponsors. Each event provides free training to those using, or interested in using, Microsoft SQL Server. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Mariner unveils new branding this month, updating their look to reflect their leadership in business intelligence, data warehousing and performance management solutions that help clients achieve their goals. (more…)