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SQL Server 2016 Stretch Database

August 17, 2015 by Derek Leave a Comment

SQL Server 2016 Stretch Database One of the features in SQL Server 2016 that you will want to explore is the ability to store your historical data in the Azure cloud. By leveraging the Stretch Database feature your applications can silently migrate data to the cloud without having to change your existing code. Stretch Database … [Read more…]

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…]

Attending Microsoft Business Application Summit
I will be in Atlanta for the Microsoft Business Application Summit. I hoping to get more information on Power BI and how others are leveraging Power BI along with Power Apps. This should be a great opportunity to meet people and get ideas on best practices and out of the box solutions for data visualizations. […]
CDO Advisors Quick Start Packages
Power BI, Analytics and Data Science Quick Start CDO Advisors Quick Start packages offer businesses a low cost option to explore Power BI, Analytics or data science. Executives know they need better information from their data and are often confused on what technologies are available to transform their data. You know your management team is […]
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 […]