diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/CTAS-hash.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/CTAS-hash.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26a60344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/CTAS-hash.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+-- CTAS statement to create Trip table with hashed distribution on DateID column
+CREATE TABLE dbo.TripHashed
+WITH
+(
+DISTRIBUTION = Hash(DateID),
+CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX
+)
+AS SELECT * FROM dbo.Trip;
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/CTAS.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/CTAS.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20d90cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/CTAS.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+-- CTAS (Create Table as Select) Creates tables in the SQL DW from external tables
+
+CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Date]
+WITH    
+(   DISTRIBUTION = ROUND_ROBIN
+,   CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX
+)
+AS
+SELECT *
+FROM [ext].[Date]
+OPTION (LABEL = 'CTAS : Load [dbo].[Date]')
+;
+
+
+CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Geography]
+WITH    
+(   DISTRIBUTION = ROUND_ROBIN
+,   CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX
+)
+AS
+SELECT *
+FROM [ext].[Geography]
+OPTION (LABEL = 'CTAS : Load [dbo].[Geography]')
+;
+
+CREATE TABLE [dbo].[HackneyLicense]
+WITH    
+(   DISTRIBUTION = ROUND_ROBIN
+,   CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX
+)
+AS
+SELECT *
+FROM [ext].[HackneyLicense]
+OPTION (LABEL = 'CTAS : Load [dbo].[HackneyLicense]')
+;
+
+CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Medallion]
+WITH    
+(   DISTRIBUTION = ROUND_ROBIN
+,   CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX
+)
+AS
+SELECT *
+FROM [ext].[Medallion]
+OPTION (LABEL = 'CTAS : Load [dbo].[Medallion]')
+;
+
+CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Time]
+WITH    
+(   DISTRIBUTION = ROUND_ROBIN
+,   CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX
+)
+AS
+SELECT *
+FROM [ext].[Time]
+OPTION (LABEL = 'CTAS : Load [dbo].[Time]')
+;
+
+CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Weather]
+WITH    
+(   DISTRIBUTION = ROUND_ROBIN
+,   CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX
+)
+AS
+SELECT *
+FROM [ext].[Weather]
+OPTION (LABEL = 'CTAS : Load [dbo].[Weather]')
+;
+
+CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Trip]
+WITH    
+(   DISTRIBUTION = ROUND_ROBIN
+,   CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX
+)
+AS
+SELECT *
+FROM [ext].[Trip]
+OPTION (LABEL = 'CTAS : Load [dbo].[Trip]')
+;
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/README.md b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2a763f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This folder contains the PDF and SQL files in order to complete the SQL Data Warehouse Free Trial lab. 
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/add-user-to-role-xlrgrc.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/add-user-to-role-xlrgrc.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c431f163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/add-user-to-role-xlrgrc.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Adds user XLRCUser to the xlargerc resource class role
+EXEC sp_addrolemember 'xlargerc', 'XLRCUser'
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diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-ds.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-ds.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d3fd050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-ds.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- Define an external data source
+-- For accessing non-public external data sources, make sure to setup credentials
+-- Read more here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/sql-data-warehouse-get-started-load-with-polybase/#step-2-create-an-external-table-for-the-sample-data
+CREATE EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE NYTPublic
+WITH 
+(  
+    TYPE = Hadoop 
+,   LOCATION = 'wasbs://2013@nytpublic.blob.core.windows.net/'
+); 
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diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-file-format.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-file-format.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06e62c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-file-format.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+-- Defines external file format for the NYT data in Azure Blob Storage
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL FILE FORMAT uncompressedcsv
+WITH 
+(  FORMAT_TYPE = DELIMITEDTEXT
+,   FORMAT_OPTIONS  ( FIELD_TERMINATOR  = ','
+                    , STRING_DELIMITER  = ''
+                    , DATE_FORMAT       = ''
+                    , USE_TYPE_DEFAULT  = False
+                    )
+);
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL FILE FORMAT compressedcsv
+WITH 
+(  FORMAT_TYPE = DELIMITEDTEXT
+,   FORMAT_OPTIONS  ( FIELD_TERMINATOR  = '|'
+                    , STRING_DELIMITER  = ''
+                    , DATE_FORMAT       = ''
+                    , USE_TYPE_DEFAULT  = False
+                    )
+,   DATA_COMPRESSION = 'org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.GzipCodec' 
+);
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-schema.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..19ce7a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Creates a schema for the external data
+CREATE SCHEMA ext;
+GO
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-tables.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-tables.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55163e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-external-tables.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+-- Creates external tables
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE [ext].[Date] 
+(
+    [DateID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [Date] datetime NULL, 
+    [DateBKey] char(10) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [DayOfMonth] varchar(2) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [DaySuffix] varchar(4) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [DayName] varchar(9) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [DayOfWeek] char(1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [DayOfWeekInMonth] varchar(2) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [DayOfWeekInYear] varchar(2) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [DayOfQuarter] varchar(3) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [DayOfYear] varchar(3) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [WeekOfMonth] varchar(1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [WeekOfQuarter] varchar(2) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [WeekOfYear] varchar(2) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [Month] varchar(2) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [MonthName] varchar(9) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [MonthOfQuarter] varchar(2) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [Quarter] char(1) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [QuarterName] varchar(9) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [Year] char(4) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [YearName] char(7) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [MonthYear] char(10) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [MMYYYY] char(6) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [FirstDayOfMonth] date NULL, 
+    [LastDayOfMonth] date NULL, 
+    [FirstDayOfQuarter] date NULL, 
+    [LastDayOfQuarter] date NULL, 
+    [FirstDayOfYear] date NULL, 
+    [LastDayOfYear] date NULL, 
+    [IsHolidayUSA] bit NULL, 
+    [IsWeekday] bit NULL, 
+    [HolidayUSA] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
+)
+WITH 
+(  
+    LOCATION = 'Date'  
+,   DATA_SOURCE = NYTPublic
+,   FILE_FORMAT = uncompressedcsv
+,   REJECT_TYPE = value
+,   REJECT_VALUE = 0  
+)
+
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE [ext].[Geography]
+(
+    [GeographyID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [ZipCodeBKey] varchar(10) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL, 
+    [County] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [City] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [State] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [Country] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [ZipCode] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
+)
+WITH 
+(  
+    LOCATION = 'Geography'  
+,   DATA_SOURCE = NYTPublic
+,   FILE_FORMAT = uncompressedcsv
+,   REJECT_TYPE = value
+,   REJECT_VALUE = 0  
+)
+;
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE [ext].[HackneyLicense] 
+(
+    [HackneyLicenseID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [HackneyLicenseBKey] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL, 
+    [HackneyLicenseCode] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
+)
+WITH 
+(  
+    LOCATION = 'HackneyLicense'  
+,   DATA_SOURCE = NYTPublic
+,   FILE_FORMAT = uncompressedcsv
+,   REJECT_TYPE = value
+,   REJECT_VALUE = 0  
+)
+;
+CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE [ext].[Medallion] 
+(
+    [MedallionID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [MedallionBKey] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL, 
+    [MedallionCode] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
+)
+WITH 
+(  
+    LOCATION = 'Medallion'  
+,   DATA_SOURCE = NYTPublic
+,   FILE_FORMAT = uncompressedcsv
+,   REJECT_TYPE = value
+,   REJECT_VALUE = 0  
+)
+;
+CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE [ext].[Time] 
+(
+    [TimeID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [TimeBKey] varchar(8) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL, 
+    [HourNumber] tinyint NOT NULL, 
+    [MinuteNumber] tinyint NOT NULL, 
+    [SecondNumber] tinyint NOT NULL, 
+    [TimeInSecond] int NOT NULL, 
+    [HourlyBucket] varchar(15) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL, 
+    [DayTimeBucketGroupKey] int NOT NULL, 
+    [DayTimeBucket] varchar(100) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL
+)
+WITH 
+(  
+    LOCATION = 'Time'  
+,   DATA_SOURCE = NYTPublic
+,   FILE_FORMAT = uncompressedcsv
+,   REJECT_TYPE = value
+,   REJECT_VALUE = 0  
+)
+;
+
+CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE [ext].[Trip] 
+(
+    [DateID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [MedallionID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [HackneyLicenseID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [PickupTimeID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [DropoffTimeID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [PickupGeographyID] int NULL, 
+    [DropoffGeographyID] int NULL, 
+    [PickupLatitude] float NULL, 
+    [PickupLongitude] float NULL, 
+    [PickupLatLong] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [DropoffLatitude] float NULL, 
+    [DropoffLongitude] float NULL, 
+    [DropoffLatLong] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [PassengerCount] int NULL, 
+    [TripDurationSeconds] int NULL, 
+    [TripDistanceMiles] float NULL, 
+    [PaymentType] varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL, 
+    [FareAmount] money NULL, 
+    [SurchargeAmount] money NULL, 
+    [TaxAmount] money NULL, 
+    [TipAmount] money NULL, 
+    [TollsAmount] money NULL, 
+    [TotalAmount] money NULL
+)
+WITH 
+(  
+    LOCATION = 'Trip2013'  
+,   DATA_SOURCE = NYTPublic
+,   FILE_FORMAT = compressedcsv
+,   REJECT_TYPE = value
+,   REJECT_VALUE = 0  
+)
+;
+CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE [ext].[Weather] 
+(
+    [DateID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [GeographyID] int NOT NULL, 
+    [PrecipitationInches] float NOT NULL, 
+    [AvgTemperatureFahrenheit] float NOT NULL
+)
+WITH 
+(  
+    LOCATION = 'Weather2013'  
+,   DATA_SOURCE = NYTPublic
+,   FILE_FORMAT = uncompressedcsv
+,   REJECT_TYPE = value
+,   REJECT_VALUE = 0  
+)
+;
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-login-user-master.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-login-user-master.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e86bb41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-login-user-master.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Connect to master database and create a login
+CREATE LOGIN XLRCLogin WITH PASSWORD = ' a123reallySTRONGpassword!';
+CREATE USER XLRCUser FOR LOGIN XLRCLogin;
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-statistics.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-statistics.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10697678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-statistics.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Creates statistics on the Date and Trip DateID columns to check join performance improvements
+CREATE STATISTICS [dbo.Date DateID stats] ON dbo.Date (DateID);
+CREATE STATISTICS [dbo.Trip DateID stats] ON dbo.Trip (DateID);
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-user-dw.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-user-dw.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..510244ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/create-user-dw.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Connect to SQL DW database and create a database user
+CREATE USER XLRCUser FOR LOGIN XLRCLogin;
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/free-trial-lab.pdf b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/free-trial-lab.pdf
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index 00000000..aadbe185
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diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/grant-control.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/grant-control.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5774ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/grant-control.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Grants control of DW db to new user
+GRANT CONTROL ON DATABASE::NYT to XLRCUser;
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diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/join-query.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/join-query.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0e233de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/join-query.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+-- Join Date table and Trip table
+
+SELECT TOP (1000000) dt.[DayOfWeek]
+      ,tr.[MedallionID]
+      ,tr.[HackneyLicenseID]
+      ,tr.[PickupTimeID]
+      ,tr.[DropoffTimeID]
+      ,tr.[PickupGeographyID]
+      ,tr.[DropoffGeographyID]
+      ,tr.[PickupLatitude]
+      ,tr.[PickupLongitude]
+      ,tr.[PickupLatLong]
+      ,tr.[DropoffLatitude]
+      ,tr.[DropoffLongitude]
+      ,tr.[DropoffLatLong]
+      ,tr.[PassengerCount]
+      ,tr.[TripDurationSeconds]
+      ,tr.[TripDistanceMiles]
+      ,tr.[PaymentType]
+      ,tr.[FareAmount]
+      ,tr.[SurchargeAmount]
+      ,tr.[TaxAmount]
+      ,tr.[TipAmount]
+      ,tr.[TollsAmount]
+      ,tr.[TotalAmount]
+  FROM [dbo].[Trip] as tr
+  join
+  dbo.[Date] as dt
+  on tr.DateID = dt.DateID
diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/scan-query.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/scan-query.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbb3ff78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/scan-query.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SELECT TOP(1000000) * FROM dbo.[Trip]
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diff --git a/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/space-row-distribution.sql b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/space-row-distribution.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0a7fe6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/demos/SQLDW/free-trial-lab/space-row-distribution.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- Shows rows and space used per distribution
+DBCC PDW_SHOWSPACEUSED ("dbo.Trip")
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