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Month: February 2016

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Two New Prologika Training Courses

Due to popular demand, we've added two more classes to our training curriculum. Applied SQL Fundamentals - This 2-day instructor led course provides you with the necessary skills to query Microsoft SQL Server databases with Transact-SQL. This course starts with the basics of a SELECT statement and its syntax, and progresses to teach you how to join, aggregate, and convert data. This course is perfect…

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ATLANTA MS BI GROUP MEETING ON FEB 29TH

Atlanta MS BI fans, join me for the next Atlanta MS BI Group meeting on Feb 29th and 6:30 PM. I'll present "What's New in SSRS 2016". Don't forget to register at atlantabi.sqlpass.org. Nevron will be our sponsor. Vishal Pawar will do us a quick Prototypes with Pizza demo about the new features in the Power BI Feb update. Rate this meetinghttp://aka.ms/PUGSurvey, PUG ID: 104Presentation:What's…

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Getting Mobile Reports to Recognize SSAS Dates

Scenario: Some of the controls in SSRS 2016 mobile reports (previously known as Datazen) require a date field. The Mobile Publisher would refuse binding the control to an SSAS shared dataset if a column of a Date data type is not present. That's because when you create a dataset, you write an MDX query and MDX returns the field name as a string. Solution: You…

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Gartner Positions Microsoft as a Leader in BI and Analytics Platforms

The title says it all! Note that the evaluation was done in July-August 2015. Some of the missing points Gartner points out in the report have been implemented already, such as custom visuals So by now the bubble should have moved up toward the ability to execute J Beyond Power BI, I found the following Gartner's strategic observations interesting: By 2018, data discovery and data…

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Prologika Power BI Showcase

Microsoft launched a Power BI Partner Showcase section to help you "find the right solution for your organization" from certified partners like Prologika. I'm excited to announce the first Prologika Power BI Showcase! It's based on the work we did for an insurance company. This solution transformed the organization's data into a key strategic business asset, empowering employees like never before. It currently includes over…

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