Business Intelligence Roundtable: Enrich your analytics with Open Data
Tuesdays topic was Business Intelligence Roundtable: Enrich your analytics with Open Data. Slide deck is posted here.
View ArticleMDX Query to show number of child members in a Dimension
I was validating some assumptions about my dimensions’ data distribution and hierarchies and wrote some MDX to confirm the number of members. You could also do this by writing a SQL query against the...
View ArticleIs BI ready for Cloud Computing? Is Cloud Computing ready for BI?
The discussion today at the ITA BI Roundtable was “Is BI ready for Cloud Computing? Is Cloud Computing ready for BI?” It was a lively discussion, with participants from both BI Backgrounds and Cloud...
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Course...
Like many of us, it’s a constant struggle, er, — opportunity — for me to keep up-to-date on the latest and greatest techniques. One of the things that Microsoft and its partner ecosystem do...
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Creating Dashboards WITHOUT SharePoint
As a business intelligence consultant, a frequent request I receive is to “create a dashboard”. One of the first things I do is verify that I understand what the client is actually asking for. Many...
View ArticleApril 2011 ITA BI Roundtable – So what can I do with this “BI” stuff anyway?
April 2011 ITA BI Roundtable - So what can I do with this “BI” stuff anyway? Here are the slides from today’s session.
View ArticleJoin me for a Webinar: “Ad-hoc Scenario Analysis Using Existing Infrastructure”
Tom Huguelet Please join me Tuesday for “Ad-hoc Scenario Analysis Using Existing Infrastructure” April 19, 2011 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT http://bit.ly/gpyXpr Hosted by SQL Server Magazine,...
View ArticleMicrosoft on SSAS and BI Vision Roadmap
A lot of this has been floating around various blogs and press releases, but here’s a very succinct synopsis of where MS is planning to go with Microsoft BI and the BI Semantic Model.
View ArticleAgile and Business Intelligence
I had a client ask me about some of the techniques we are currently using, “Tom, Can you send me authors, book titles and/or links outlining agile development (Story conferences, sprints, scrums,...
View ArticleBacking up SSAS – Yes or No?
A question came up recently about how to back up SSAS. The vast majority of my clients do not back up SSAS. This isn’t appropropriate for all deployments, though. Here’s the thread: This runs contrary...
View ArticleSimple way to test connectivity or compose OLEDB connection strings
This tip has been around a while, but I still run into developers who don’t know it, so it’s worth a post. If you ever need to test connectivity or compose a valid OLEDB connection string, try this:...
View ArticleI am positive that measure is not negative – Weird Analysis Services Cube...
I ran into a situation recently that had me stumped for a bit, and there didn’t seem to be any other posts about this when I searched. I was working with a cube containing a very straightforward...
View ArticleDAX Duration Measure in Days, Hours, Minutes, Seconds
Credit where credit is due. This is an enhancement of the technique originally posted here by @konstantinos and @smoupre. A client needed a duration expressed in this format: 2 days, 05:03:52 In other...
View ArticleAuto-provision embedded report delivery for your customers – Materials
Here are links to the follow-up materials and tutorials I mentioned during my recent presentation to the Atlanta Microsoft Business Intelligence Users, Auto-provision embedded report delivery for your...
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