July 2015 - BI and Predictive Analytics

SQL Server Polybase (2016)

July 20, 2015 by Derek Leave a Comment

What is SQL Server Polybase? Coming in SQL Server 2016 is the ability to query relational tables as well as data stored in Hadoop or Azure Blob storage. This technology will allow you to continue to leverage SQL Server for your data warehousing and access data stored in different formats and technologies to combine data … [Read more…]

HASSUG BI Developer Presentation on 7/14/2015

July 19, 2015 by Derek Leave a Comment

I presented on how to become a BI developer at the Houston Area SQL Server User Group (HASSUG). This session resulted from feedback we received in the user group on differences between database developers and BI developers. If you are interested in seeing the presentation content it is uploaded here: Becoming a bi developer from … [Read more…]

CFO Dashboard with Power BI
Visualize Financial Data with Power BI CFO's require data from across the enterprise to ensure they can make the best financial decisions for the organization. With data stored in disparate enterprise systems. Presenting a consolidated view of a companies data is more difficult than ever. Creating an executive CFO dashboard with Power BI can quickly […]
Top 5 Reasons Why CFOs Need Dashboards with Microsoft Power BI
How CFO Dashboards are Better with Power BI Imagine having the ability to see the data you need where and when you need it. Dashboards enable a visual representation of your companies data in a consolidated platform. This data can be from a variety of sources pulled together into a seamless experience for the management […]
RapidMiner Auto Model for Online Data Mining
Get started with Data Mining using RapidMiner Auto Model RapidMiner recently released their online data modeling tool called Auto Model. This product allows you to upload data and have RapidMiner build initial data models for you. Currently there are limited algorithms that are available, however, the tool is a great way to get started with […]

BI and Predictive Analytics

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Month: July 2015

SQL Server Polybase (2016)

HASSUG BI Developer Presentation on 7/14/2015