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sharing my experiences with the Microsoft data platform, SQL Server BI, Data Modeling, SSAS Design, Power Pivot, Power BI, SSRS Advanced Design, Power BI, Dashboards & Visualization since 2009
Writing this blog series while juggling other commitments has brought me to two realizations: 1. Posting articles in the series will be sporadic, and 2. The topics will be in fairly random order based on the projects I’m working on and the topics that are most top-of-mind at the time.
This brings me to the subject of this post: Paginated and Analytic reports.
Please join me and other 2017 PASS Summit speakers for 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview on July 19th and 20th. 24HOP is a series of 60 minute on-line sessions presented back-to-back for 24 hours, from the same professionals who will deliver preconference and main conference sessions during the Summit the first week of November this year. These online sessions are free of charge and normally attended by thousands of individuals to gain insight and knowledge about the topics. 24 Hours of PASS features free educational webinars delivered over 24 hours. Topics covered in this edition include Performance Tuning, SQL Server 2017, Linux, DevOps, Azure, PowerShell, SSRS, Power BI and much more. Browse all sessions. These webinars provide a sneak peek at some of the best practices, expert tips and demos you’ll find at this year’s PASS Summit in Seattle.
During the month of April, I will be delivering three full-day Power BI hands-On workshops. Each of these events will be the Friday preceding these SQL Saturday events. Seating is limited and many of these workshops tend to book-up. Follow the links to register.
Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA; March 31
SQL Saturday: April 1
Madison, WI; April 7
SQL Saturday: April 8
Redmond, WA; April 14
SQL Saturday: April 15
The format will be the same for each event. These are intermediate-level workshops. If you’re new to Power BI, just a little self-study should get you ready to optimize your learning experience.
This just in from the Reporting Services product team: “Power BI reports in SQL Server Reporting Services: January 2017 Technical…
One of the more effective data visualizations I’ve seen in a while, this animated visual is a time-varying Markov chain…
It’s really exciting to see the first round of entries into the Power BI Best Visuals Contest, which has been running for about two weeks and wraps up on October 1. The first people’s choice award winner is Daniele Perilli from Rome who submitted a nice horizontal bullet chart. The contest is a catalyst to get the community developing custom visuals for Power BI using Java Script libraries and an open development environment. What a great way to get the community involved and to fast track onward development of this great product! See the complete list of entries and more contest information here. Check back to this post for contest updates.
What! NO? Get with it, my friend. Power BI is for everyone. All the kids are doing it… not to…
In an amazing application of visualization techniques, this production is a depiction of the casualties and affects of war. Starting…
Last week Microsoft announced that they had acquired the DataZen mobile BI platform and were adding it to their enterprise BI product suite. This is very exciting news that rounds out the Microsoft BI capabilities of their entire product portfolio. What’s more, is that they plan to make if free for SQL Server Enterprise customers who have Software Assurance agreements.
I presented a session at the PASS Global Summit in 2013 showcasing DataZen called “New York, London, Paris Munich; Everybody’s Talking About Mobile BI”.
I’ve created a series of five tutorial videos for a set of workshops I’ll be doing at several events this…
When I got this link in my daily feed from FlowingData this morning, I thought this would just be yet another nifty map graphic but it’s not. It’s a very sophisticated body of work – not only cool but “earth” is a very sophisticated projection of real-time weather and climate data projected over the entire planet.
Author, Cameron Beccario, describes his work as “a visualization of global weather conditions forecast by supercomputers updated every three hours.
Check out this data visualization from the New York Times that shows the team make-up of 2014 World Cup teams…