Reporting Services 2016, Power BI and PASS Summit 2016
What am I most excited about as I prepare for the PASS Summit here in Seattle this week? A lot…
Category: SQL Server
BI Industry, DataZen, MVP Community, SolidQ, SQL Server, SQL Server Pro Magazine, SQL Syndication, SQLServerPedia, SSRS Administration, SSRS Design
SSRS 2016 Book Nearly Done… My Brain is now Jell-O
(first excerpt from the upcoming book) “Professional SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services and Mobile Reports” from Wrox Press is content…
BI Industry, Business Analytics, Microsoft BI Platform, MVP Community, Power BI, Self-service BI, SolidQ, SQL Server, SQL Syndication, SQLServerPedia, SSAS Administration, SSAS Design, Tabular Models
Using Power BI with Enterprise, On-premises Data
I just finished posting a 4-part series demonstrating how to use Power BI with on-premises data. The running time for…
Where are SQL Server 2016 Client Tools?
So, you just installed SQL Server 2016 and you’re pretty sure you chose the options to install the client tools…
Reporting Service 2016 Unplugged
This month’s SQL Server Pro Magazine article: In SQL Server 2016, my favorite report tools get some love with a…
Webcast: Upgrading and Migrating SQL Server 2005 BI Features to SQL Server 2014 and 2016
Please join me on February 3rd at 10 Pacific Time for this presentation brought to you by Microsoft and SolidQ…
BI Industry, BI Projects, Business Analytics, Power BI, Self-service BI, SQL Server, SQL Syndication, SQLServerPedia, SSRS Design
The Resurrection of Reporting Services & The Maturing of Power BI
Spending the past two weeks at the annual PASS Global Summit and the Microsoft MVP Summit, I’ve consumed a literal…
BI Industry, Business Analytics, Power BI, SolidQ, SQL Saturday, SQL Server, SQL Syndication, SQLServerPedia
Oregon SQL Saturday 2015 Keynote
This year we are honored to have a particularly special guest kicking off our SQL Saturday event on October 24th. …
BI Industry, BI Projects, DataZen, SQL Server, SQL Server Pro Magazine, SQL Syndication, SQLServerPedia
Online Training event: Designing a Mobile Dashboard Solution with Microsoft DataZen
I’d like to make you aware of a three-hour training event that I will be presenting, hosted by SQL Server…
Power BI Hands-On Workshop at PASS Global Summit
Please join me at the PASS Global Summit in Seattle for a half-day, 3-hour hands-on Power BI mini workshop. Bring…
Articles, BI Industry, DataZen, Microsoft BI Platform, SolidQ, SQL Server, SQL Syndication, SQLServerPedia
New Articles About Datazen, Microsoft’s Mobile Dashboard Platform
I’m pleased to share the first two articles in a series for SQL Server Pro Magazine. Here’s a short excerpt…
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Microsoft DataZen Mobile Platform Available to SQL Server Enterprise Customers for Free
Last month 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.
Watch for a series of articles about getting started with DataZen in SQL Server Pro Magazine online.
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”.
DataZen Dashboards Update
I’ve spend a good three days on and off working with the new “Microsoft” DataZen dashboard tool and I think this is going to be significant addition to the enterprise BI offering. It’s not quick and easy to setup the server, configure data sources, data view queries and design dashboards but the end result is worth the investment. This is an impressive tool and users are going to love the dashboard experience.
SolidQ, SQL Server, SQL Syndication, SQLServerPedia, SSAS Administration, SSAS Design, SSRS Administration, SSRS Design, Tabular Models
SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Sessions on the Microsoft Virtual Academy
It was a great honor to be asked to join my associates from SolidQ at the Microsoft Virtual Academy Studios…
Some Thoughts About Microsoft’s Cloud Platform Roadmap
There have been a lot of changes in and around Microsoft in the past few months. Under the leadership of…