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  • MVP for 13 Years!

    October 1, 2016 / No Comments »

    Microsoft awarded me again with the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for Data Platform. This is a prestigious annual award given to selected individuals in recognition for their expertise and contribution to the community. There are 387 Data Platform MVPs worldwide and 92 of them are in the United States. his makes it 13 consecutive years for me as Data Platform MVP!

  • Atlanta MS BI Group Meeting on September 26th

    September 18, 2016 / No Comments »

    MS BI fans, join me for the next must-attend Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on September 26th at 6:30 PM. The Microsoft Ignite conference takes place this year in Atlanta, starting on Sep 26th. Kamal Hathi (General Manager for Power BI at Microsoft) and Pratap Ladhani (Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft) will be in town for Ignite and we will present at our meeting! This is a must attend session for everyone using or planning to use Power BI. Join...

  • 2-Day Applied Power BI Workshop – Atlanta

    August 8, 2016 / No Comments »

    Are you looking for an agile self-service platform that doesn't require reporting and query skills to get basic analytics done without reliance on IT?  Or, perhaps you've heard or evaluating Power BI but not sure where to start or how to take the most out of it? If so, this workshop is for you. A year ago Microsoft unveiled the new Power BI platform consisting of the PowerBI.com cloud service, Power BI Desktop, and Power BI Mobile. Since then, Prologika has...

  • Formulating a Power BI Enterprise Strategy Seminar – Atlanta

    August 8, 2016 / No Comments »

    A year ago Microsoft unveiled the new Power BI platform consisting of the PowerBI.com cloud service, Power BI Desktop, and Power BI Mobile. Since then, Prologika has helped organizations of all sizes to plan and adopt Power BI. Packed with features, Power BI supports a dizzying variety of features and integration scenarios but it might be difficult to understand how Power BI fits in your data analytics ecosystem. Join Prologika and Microsoft for a 3-hour free seminar on Wednesday, August 31th, 8:30 AM -12 PM...

  • Atlanta MS BI Group Meeting on July 25th

    July 24, 2016 / No Comments »

    MS BI fans, join me for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on July 25th at 6:30 PM. Shabnam Watson will teach you MDX fundamentals. Pyramid Analytics, our sponsor, will show us why they are Microsoft Power BI preferred vendor. And I'll demo the Power BI Publisher for Excel. Rate this meeting http://aka.ms/PUGSurvey, PUG ID: 104 Presentation: A SQL Developer’s Guide to MDX Basics Level: Intermediate Date: Monday, July 25th, 2016 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: South...

  • Presentation for SQL Saturday Chattanooga

    June 19, 2016 / No Comments »

    SQL Saturday Chattanooga will take place on June 25st at UT Chattanooga EMC Building, 784 Vine Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States. Your humble correspondent will sponsor the event and present "What's New for BI in SQL Server 2016" scheduled to start at 3:45 PM (the organizers decided to keep the best for last J). Join me for an hour of coverage of my favorite SQL Server 2016 new BI features. Get your questions answered. SQL Server 2016 delivers many...

  • Applied MDS and DQS Training Class Available

    May 31, 2016 / No Comments »

    In my opinion, every mid-size to large organization should have a solution for master data management. Based on my observations, data quality issues have reached a pandemic level. Ironically, putting a "lipstick on the pig" with some cool visualizations appears to have a higher priority on the BI roadmap but it's just masking the underlying issues. The focus should be on centralizing data management and improving data quality. I know this is easier said than done and the problem is further...

  • Atlanta MS BI Group Meeting on May 23th

    May 15, 2016 / No Comments »

    MS BI fans, join me for the next Atlanta MS BI Group meeting on May 23th and 6:30 PM. I'll present the self-service data shaping and transformation capabilities in Power BI. Then Alteryx, who is also sponsoring the event, will show us how to bring Power BI data transformation and analytics even further with their products. I'll also showcase two interesting Power BI new features: narratives and row-level security. Rate this meeting http://aka.ms/PUGSurvey, PUG ID: 104 Presentation: Self-service Data Preparation...

  • Presentation for SQL Saturday Atlanta

    May 15, 2016 / No Comments »

    SQL Saturday Atlanta will take place on May 21st. Your humble correspondent will present "What's New for BI in SQL Server 2016" scheduled to start at 8:15 AM. Join me for an hour of coverage of my favorite SQL Server 2016 new BI features. Get your questions answered. SQL Server 2016 delivers many data analytics and information management new features and enhancements. Join this session to discover what's new for BI in Database Engine, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, and MDS. I'll...

  • Prologika Power BI Showcase – Supply Chain

    April 27, 2016 / No Comments »

    I'm excited to announce the second Prologika Power BI Showcase - Supply Chain that was added to the Power BI Partner portal! It's based on the work we did for the world's largest package delivery company and a provider of supply chain management solutions. Prologika designed a Power BI-based solution for a Fortune 50 organization to consolidate data sources and customer service reports and make them available on mobile devices. Problem This large organization wanted to strengthen its value and growth by redesigning...