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Power BI vs Qlik Presentation

September 7, 2017/6 Comments/in Blog, Events/by Prologika - Teo Lachev

Mark your calendar for the next meeting of our Atlanta MS and Power BI Group on September 25^th when we will compare Power BI and Qlik.

Presentation:	Did Qlik run out of BI Power?
	Level: Intermediate
Date:	September 25, 2017
Time	6:30 – 8:30 PM ET
Place:	South Terraces Building (Auditorium Room) 115 Perimeter Center Place Atlanta, GA 30346
Overview:	Haters are gonna hate. Lovers are gonna love. What about you? Come decide by yourself whether you are a Qlik or a PBI guy/gal. This presentation is intended for anyone who wants to see these two BI tools in action. Carlos and Daniel will show the differences and similarities between QlikView and Power BI. They will perform side-by-side the following: Extract and transform data Create a data model (so to allow cross filtering) Compare features side by side, including hiding/displaying visuals, creating linked objects, role-playing dimensions, what-if scenarios Create a nice dashboard (which tool can actually do it?)
Speaker:	Carlos Rodrigues has more than 18 years’ experience as an IT professional and has successfully proven that he is especially adept at translating complex business needs into flawlessly Business Intelligence solutions. In his current role, Director- IT with Brightstar Device Protection, he holds the responsibility of defining the strategic roadmap and overseeing the implementation of the company’s Business Intelligence. He is a recent Georgia Tech MBA graduate (go Jackets 🐝). He enjoys traveling to different places around the world, appreciating the local culture, savoring local culinary styles and mainly, taking thousands of photos using his Nikon gear. Daniel Granadillo is a Business Intelligence Architect / Developer with more than 10 years of experience around Data Warehouse and Analytics projects. Advocate of the Microsoft BI stack and discovered love at first sight with SSIS. You can find me enjoying the outdoors when not embraced with SQL Server
Sponsor:	Accelebrate is an IT training firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA that provides on-site and online training on a wide variety of technologies for clients in North America, Europe, and worldwide. Accelebrate is a Prime Sponsor of the Atlanta Microsoft BI and Power BI Group.