Excel Tip #24: Removing “Buttons” from Excel Charts
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client , I will be posting tips regularly about using Excel 2013 and later. Much of the content will be a result of my ...
View ArticleTechfuse MN 2015
Join me at Techfuse Minnesota 2015 . I will be presenting on Excel Dashboards.
View ArticleExcel Tip #25: Overlaying Charts
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client , I will be posting tips regularly about using Excel 2013 and later. Much of the content will be a result of my ...
View ArticleOptimizing the Modern Data Platform with SQL Server 2014
Join Jason Strate and Pragmatic Works in Minneapolis on May 7. Learn about Optimizing the Modern Data Platform with SQ Server 2014. Register here .
View ArticleExcel BI Tip #26: Using a Data Spreadsheet or Tab
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client , I will be posting tips regularly about using Excel 2013 and later. Much of the content will be a result of my ...
View ArticleBuilding Your Data Team’s Make Up and Culture
Join Adam Jorgensen and Pragmatic works to learn about Building Your Data Team’s Make Up and Culture on Tuesday, May 5.
View ArticleJoin me Tues, May 12 – Consumption Based Architecture for BI
Join me on Tuesday, May 12 as I discuss consumption based architecture for BI Solutions with Pragmatic Works.
View ArticleHow I Got Started in Software Development-A Tribute to Ed
Steve : Happy Memorial Weekend everyone. This is a time to remember those who have gone before and in some cases have left us. I started a tribute series that celebrates those who have had an ...
View ArticleExcel BI Tip #27: CUBESET and CUBESETCOUNT Functions
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client , I will be posting tips regularly about using Excel 2013 and later. Much of the content will be a result of my ...
View ArticleExcel BI Tip #28: Using member expressions in the CUBEVALUE Function
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client , I will be posting tips regularly about using Excel 2013 and later. Much of the content will be a result of my ...
View ArticleSetting Up an HDInsight Cluster (No Scripts Required)
Let me start by saying, I am not a fan of scripting. It definitely has its place and a lot of my peers really like it. It is the easiest way to get functionality out from software vendors such as ...
View ArticleExploring the Microsoft Azure HDInsight Query Console (No Scripting Required)
As I noted in my previous post , I am not a fan of scripting. In that post we set up a cluster without using scripts to do so. Before we get to the steps to load our own data, I wanted to take a ...
View ArticleUploading Files to an HDInsight Cluster (No Scripting Required)
As I noted in my first post , I am not a fan of scripting. In that post we set up a cluster without using scripts to do so. Now we are going to look at how to upload files without scripts. While ...
View ArticleUsing Power BI with HDInsight Part 1: Power Query and Files
With the rise of HDInsight and other Hadoop based tools, it is valuable to understand how Power BI can help you take advantage of those big data investments. If you need to set up a cluster to work ...
View ArticleUsing Power BI with HDInsight Part 2: Power BI Desktop and Hive
With the rise of HDInsight and other Hadoop based tools, it is valuable to understand how Power BI can help you take advantage of those big data investments. If you need to set up a cluster to work ...
View ArticlePowering Up HDInsight with Power BI
On Tuesday, September 15, I presented on this topic for Pragmatic Works. You can find that session here . This session is based on five blog posts that I created in August 2015. Setting Up ...
View ArticleTechFuse Minnesota Follow Up
My Session: Using Azure SQL Database for Enterprise Needs On 10/6/2015, I presented on Azure SQL Database at TechFuse Minnesota. Some of the highlights from the session included a ...
View ArticleExcel Tip #29: Forcing Slicers to Filter Each Other when Using CUBE Functions
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client , I will be posting tips regularly about using Excel 2013 and later. Much of the content will be a result of my ...
View ArticleSQL Saturday #453–Minnesota 2015 Session Recap–A Window into Your Data
Thanks for attending my session on T-SQL Window Functions. I hope you learned something you can take back and use in your projects or at your work. You will find an link to the session ...
View ArticleSQL Saturday #437–Boston BI Edition 2015–You Can Still Analyze Data with T-SQL
Thanks for attending my session on analyzing data with TSQL. I hope you learned something you can take back and use in your projects or at your work. You will find an link to the session and ...
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