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Gartner Positions Microsoft as a Leader in BI and Analytics Platforms
February 4, 2016 / No Comments »
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 management evolution will drive most organizations to augment centralized analytic architectures with decentralized approaches. By 2017, 75% of IT organizations will have a bimodal capability; half will not handle this well, by either remaining over-controlling or completely ignoring the risks of more agile approaches. By 2017, highly featured and easy-to-use freemium and low-license-cost business intelligence (BI) offerings will accelerate user adoption deep into the enterprise beyond traditional BI users. Want to learn Power BI? We're still accepting students for the online class starting Monday. Class...
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Prologika Power BI Showcase
February 4, 2016 / No Comments »
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 300 performance measures that can be analyzed across various dimensions, enabling business to collaborate and share insights with rich data storytelling. The solution delivers a "single version of truth" approach for reporting, and empowers business users to build customized reports and analyses using various tools. "We are extremely excited for the actionable intelligence and foresight this new tool will bring to our organization" Director Supply Chain Analytics Visit the solution page to learn more about how we did it, watch a short video, and even...
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Improve your Power BI skills – Five days left to register!
January 27, 2016 / No Comments »
Call/email us if you have any questions about the class. Registration closes on January 31st. Join Teo Lachev as he presents his online Applied Power BI class. Power BI is a Microsoft cloud-hosted BI platform that opens BI to everyone without reliance on IT. And most of it is free! This class is designed for business users and data analysts. You'll learn: What is Power BI and why it'll disrupt the way you analyze your business. How to get instant insights from cloud services, such as Google Analytics, Dynamics CRM Online, Salesforce, and many others. How to create sophisticated self-service data models whose features are on a par with models built by BI pros. How to clean and shape dirty data. How to create insightful interactive reports and dashboards. How to share BI content with other users and view it on mobile devices. No travel, no hotel expenses, just 100% content delivered right to your desktop! Our intensive...
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Atlanta MS BI Group Meeting on January 25th
January 21, 2016 / No Comments »
Atlanta MS BI fans, Join us for our first 2016 Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, January 25th. Our sponsor, Panorama, will present Panorama Necto. And Patrick LeBlanc from Microsoft will present "Power BI for You" and show you how Power BI will disrupt the way you analyze data. Don't forget to register at atlantabi.sqlpass.org. Presentation:Power BI for You Level: IntermediateDate:Monday, January 25th, 2016Time6:30 – 8:30 PM ETPlace:South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346Overview:Most of us are overwhelmed with data from all the different applications that we use on a daily basis. Bringing all the data together is often a very time-consuming and sometimes a challenging process. Even further, attempting to analyze and visualize the data poses new challenges that is sometime difficult or impossible to overcome. Now with Power BI this can all be made very simple. Individuals, ranging from novice...
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Solving the ACE Driver Bitness Madness
January 19, 2016 / No Comments »
Scenario: You have installed Office 32-bit (I'm yet to see a company that installs 64-bit as IT loves default paths). Then, you install Power BI Desktop 64-bit. Upon trying to connect to some Office file, such as Access or Excel, you get a compatibility error. You try to install the 64-bit Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable but then you are greeted with "You have a 32-bit version of Office installed". Solution: Install the 64-bit Redistributable with the passive overwrite: Download the 64-bit Microsoft Access Database Engine redistributable. Open Command Prompt to the download location and execute the following command:AccessDatabaseEngine_X64.exe /passive You can use a similar procedure to force the 32-bit driver if you have Office 64-bit.
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Online Applied Power BI Class Forming
January 18, 2016 / No Comments »
Your 2016 resolution: bring your data to life! Don't know where to start? I can help wherever you are! The first online run of Applied Power BI class is scheduled for early February. No travel, no hotel expenses, just 100% content delivered right to your desktop! Our intensive online classes teach you the skills to master Microsoft BI to its fullest. Use the opportunity to ask questions and learn best practices. NEW! Applied Power BI Online Training ClassDate: February 8 – February 9, 2016Time: Noon – 4:00 pm EDT; 9 am – 1:00 pm PDTDelivery: Online presentation with access to recorded content For more information or to register click here! Power BI is a Microsoft cloud-hosted BI platform that opens BI to everyone without reliance on IT. And most of it is free! This class is designed for business users and data analysts. You'll learn: What is Power BI and why it'll disrupt the...
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Prologika is a BI and Analytics Innovation Awards Finalist!
January 16, 2016 / No Comments »
Content will be added soon.
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Teo Lachev is MVP for 12 years!
January 16, 2016 / No Comments »
Microsoft has been awarding Teo Lachev the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable (MVP) award every year since 2004 for his expertise and contribution to the community.
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Presenting at SQL Saturday BI Atlanta
January 16, 2016 / No Comments »
Come and join me on Saturday, January 9 th at the first SQL Saturday BI edition in Atlanta. You'll learn about the exiting new BI changes coming to SQL Server 2016 and the Microsoft on-premises roadmap!
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The Best Self-Service BI Tools of 2015
January 16, 2016 / No Comments »
I came across this interesting PC Magazine article that just came up to compare 10 popular self-service BI tools. And the winner is? Power BI, of course, rubbing shoulders with Tableau for the Editor Choice award! The author, David Strom, did a great job reviewing the tools (this is not a trivial undertaking) but a few Power BI conclusions deserve clarifications: Cons: "Cloud version has a subset of features found in Windows version" – The cloud version is meant to be simple on purpose so that business users can start analyzing data without any modeling. Sharing: "Microsoft relies on the shared Microsoft OneDrive at Microsoft cloud service (or what it calls a "content pack") to personalize and share your dashboard and reports via unique URLs" Power BI doesn't rely on OneDrive for collaboration. Instead it supports three ways to share content: simple dashboard sharing, workspaces, and content packs. Custom visuals:...
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