TEKSystems has been a wonderful sponsor of the Atlanta MS BI Group. They've recently published an interesting 2015 Annual TI Forecast report. According to the report, Business Intelligence/Big Data will be among the top most impactful technologies in 2015. More key facts: Seventy-one percent of IT leaders report confidence in their ability to satisfy business demands in 2015, representing an increase from 66 percent and…
Read articleCome and join us tonight for last 2014 meeting of the Atlanta MS BI Group. In the spirit of the season, I'll revisit its most important tools and their role in a holistic and modern data analytics environment. Then, for each tool, I'll discuss its indented use, as well as its pros and cons. We'll discuss self-service and organizational BI, on-premise and cloud, emerging technologies,…
Read articleI've been pestering Microsoft for years to provide an embedded Analysis Services Viewer control (similar to the SSRS ReportViewer) that would allow developers to embed interactive reports on custom Windows Forms and web applications. And, for years nothing happened, even after Microsoft acquired the Dundas OLAP Chart control in 2008. There are some positive signs on that end lately. Microsoft just rolled out the ability…
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