MVP Community – Paul Turley's SQL Server BI Blog

BI Projects, Gartner, Microsoft BI Platform, MVP Community, Paginated Reports, PASS, Power BI, Power Query, Self-service BI, SSAS Design, Tabular Models

DevOps & CI/CD for Power BI

Paul TurleyDecember 29, 2022December 30, 2022

DevOps isn’t difficult to implement for small and medium-scale projects, and simple things like managing version control in a code repository can save hours of lost time. Organization who are accustomed to managing large application development initiatives might expect to have a fully automated build and deployment process in concert with an Agile delivery process, managed with specialized tools like Jira, GitHub and Azure DevOps.

Microsoft BI Platform, MVP Community, PASS, SQL Saturday, SQL Server

Interviews with Microsoft Data Community Speakers and Leaders

Paul TurleyDecember 3, 2018December 3, 2018

What is the key to advancing your career in the Microsoft data platform? Here is some advice from some of the most successful people in the industry…
Every year we have some big community events that bring together community leaders from all over. These are international user group and community leaders who write books and speak at conferences. we had our local Oregon SQL Saturday “SQL Train” which is a chartered train – some coaches that one of our speaker’s chartered to bring all of our speakers and attendees up to the PASS summit after Oregon SQL Saturday, and then the big PASS summit (the big conference up in Seattle). I had a chance to sit down with a number of our speakers, community leaders and attendees and just ask questions about what brought them there, and advice that they would give people in the industry about how to get the most value out of that experience …and this is what they said:

BI Industry, BI Projects, Business Analytics, Microsoft BI Platform, MVP Community, PASS, Power BI, SQL Server, SQL Syndication, SQLServerPedia, SSAS Administration, SSAS Design, SSRS Administration, SSRS Design, Tabular Models

Interview with Guy In A Cube’s Adam Saxton and Patrick Leblanc

Paul TurleyDecember 19, 2017December 20, 2017

Since starting the Guy In A Cube series over three years ago, Adam Saxton has become the front man for…

MVP Community, PASS

Modern Reporting with SSRS 2016 & 2017, and Report Tool Options – PASS Sessions

Paul TurleySeptember 21, 2017October 25, 2017

It’s official. The PASS Summit schedule was announced and I will be doing three sessions: A full-day preconference, a regular session and a panel discussion with other industry professionals. Come back to this post for follow-up information and selections of content from these sessions after the event.
The PASS Summit is my favorite event of the year and I always leave with so much valuable insight and information. PASS is my annual battery recharge for the rest of the year. It is a vibrant community of professionals and industry leaders who love to share and exchange learnings. Not just an opportunity to attend sessions presented by top-notch experts and product owners from Microsoft but Summit presents many real opportunities to sit and talk, meet and socialize with these industry influencers. My perspectives change and I go back to my clients, classrooms and projects with solutions and a fresh new approach. I’ve been going to the PASS Summit for twelve years and every year is literally the best Summit ever. In the industry, there is no better investment of time and energy compared with what you will gain by attending. I look forward to meeting many of you at Summit. Please introduce yourself and say ‘Hello’.

24 Hours Of PASS, MVP Community, PASS, SQL Server, SSRS Administration, SSRS Design

Modern Reporting with SQL Server 2016 and 2017 Reporting Services full day pre-conference session

Paul TurleyJune 15, 2017October 25, 2017

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.

BI Industry, Business Analytics, Data Visualization, Microsoft BI Platform, MVP Community, Power BI, Self-service BI, SQL Saturday, SQL Server Pro Magazine, SQL Syndication, SQLServerPedia

Power BI Hands-On Workshops in April, 2017

Paul TurleyMarch 2, 2017October 25, 2017

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.