State Health Department Gains Reliable and Rapid COVID Insights

Amidst the pandemic, the Houston Health Department (HHD) had another predicament to tackle. With lab results accumulating rapidly at one million cases per month, the vendor system they used for capturing and analyzing COVID data couldn’t keep up. The SQL Server database had large tables with normalized name-value pairs for each question and answer received from the patient, and for each investigation result. Read our case study to learn how Prologika implemented a BI solution powered by SQL Server and Power BI to help HHD gain reliable and timely insights from COVID lab results.

Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on March 1st

Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, March 1st, at 6:30 PM.  Your humble correspondent will discuss the business value of semantic models and implementation options for self-service BI and organizational BI. For more details, visit our group page.

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Presentation:Implementing Semantic Models
Date:March 1st, 2021
Time6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Place:Microsoft Teams
Overview:A semantic model is a layer between the data source and end user. Data analysts create self-service semantic models with Power BI Desktop or Excel. BI developers implement organizational semantic models with SSDT, Tabular Editor, and PBI Desktop. Join this session to:

·       Learn what is a semantic model and how to choose between the self-service and organizational paths.

·       Understand the implementation options for self-service BI models and best modeling practices.

·       Find how organizational semantic models can help you achieve the “Discipline at the core, Flexibility at the Edge” tenant

·       Learn how to choose a hosting platform and tool for implementing organizational semantic models.

·       Learn how data analysts can extend organizational semantic models.

Speaker:Teo Lachev is a consultant, author, and mentor, with a focus on Microsoft BI. Through his Atlanta-based company Prologika (a Microsoft Gold Partner in Data Analytics and Data Platform) he designs and implements innovative solutions that bring tremendous value to his clients. Teo has authored and co-authored several books, and he has been leading the Atlanta Microsoft Business Intelligence group since he founded it in 2010. Teo is one of the few FastTrack Recognized Solution Architects by Microsoft for Power BI in the world. Microsoft has also acknowledged Teo’s expertise and contributions to the technical community by awarding him the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Data Platform status for 15 years.
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