Optimizing Dimension Data Security
Dimension data security is a great feature of Analysis Services and one of the top reasons to strongly consider a semantic layer in your BI implementations, as I mentioned in […]
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The SharePoint 2013 Data Model
Somehow, this PowerPivot for SharePoint gem escaped my attention but it’s a very important deployment enhancement that was more than likely initiated by Power BI and the cloud. Starting with […]
Presenting at SQL Saturday Charlotte
Lots of public appearances this month! I’ll be presenting “Best Practices for Implementing an Enterprise BI Solution” at SQL Saturday Charlotte BI Edition on October 19th immediately after SQL Pass. […]
Presenting at Visual Analytics Science and Technology Conference
I believe that the Pareto 80/20 principle applies well to a sound BI strategy where 80% of the BI needs should be addressed by Organizational BI (data warehouse, semantic layer, […]
Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio
In my previous blog, I was somewhat hard on Oracle for not testing their connectivity software property. On a positive note, I like their effort to integrate Oracle Developer Tools […]
Seeking Oracle
Getting two mega vendors to work together – always fun. On a positive note, the experience further reinforced my love for SQL Server. Scenario: Installing Oracle 11g 64-bit and 32-bit […]
MVP for a Decade
Microsoft awarded me again with the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for SQL Server. This makes it 10 consecutive years as MVP! Where did all this time go? Anyway, I […]
Atlanta BI Group Meeting Tonight
The Atlanta BI Group is meeting tonight. Main Presentation: Dimensional Modeling 101 Level: Beginner Date: Monday, September 30th, 2013 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: South Terraces Building […]
IE 11 Issue with Reporting Services
I’ve upgraded to Windows 8.1 and got IE 11. As I’ve come to expect, a new browser upgrade brings a new set of issues, among which buttons disabled when they […]
Flavors of Self-service BI
My Fall newsletter entitled “Why a Semantic Layer?” is out and it will be e-mailed to subscribers on Monday. The reason why I wrote is to bring the focus back […]
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