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Building The Data Warehouse-less Data Warehouse (Part 2 of 2)
Part 1 of this series can be found here. In my previous post I discussed and explored the feasibility of building a simplified reporting platform in Microsoft Azure that did…
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Building The Data Warehouse-less Data Warehouse (Part 1 of 2)
*Update – part 2 of this series is now live, and can be found here* In times of yore, those who maketh the houses of data would bring forth vast…
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Introducing The Azure Data Architecture Guide
Designing data-centric solutions in the cloud can be a challenge. Not only do we have the standard challenge of meeting customer requirements, but we also have to deal with an…
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Exam Tips For Getting Your MCSA (BI Reporting)
To get your MCSA (BI Reporting) you need to take 2 exams – Analyzing and Visualizing Data With Power BI (70-778) and Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Excel (70-779). I…
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SQL Server Options In Azure
The data platform options in Azure are vast, and they grow and change with each month. Choosing the right database platform for your workloads can be a challenge in itself.…
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Getting Started with SQL Operations Studio
I’m a fan of new shiny things, and as a former SQL Server DBA the release of SQL Operations Studio definitely peaked my interest. So, in the words of the…
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Incremental ETL Processing With Azure Data Factory v2
Data Factory V2 was announced at Ignite 2017 and brought with it a host of new capabilities: Lift your SSIS workloads into Data Factory and run using the new Integrated…
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Power BI Premium Vs Analysis Services
What? Is that even a valid question? At first glance this isn’t an obvious topic, but I’ve had a couple of conversations recently with partners that echoed some of my…
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Updated Big Data Certification Exams
Microsoft Big Data Certification Exams http://www.jamesserra.com/archive/2017/08/microsoft-big-data-certification-exams/
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Creating Animated Reports In Power BI With The Drilldown Player Custom Visual
This is cool… Chris Webb's BI Blog Last week I had the chance to do something I have not done before: build a Power BI report to be displayed on…
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