My Favorite Public Data Sources
In case you missed the memo on a cool opportunity to win $5000 and to get your work showcased by Microsoft, our BI product team is hosting a creative reporting ... Read More The post My Favorite Public...
View ArticleRevolutionizing Microsoft Analytics
Shhhh…everyone is asleep. Finally I can sneak into my home office, light up the lovely Sun & Sand Yankee Candle, and spin up the Azure Microsoft Data Science Virtual Machine ... Read More The post...
View ArticleRevisiting Self-Service BI Governance
How are you doing on those New Year’s resolutions? You have to be doing better than me. I get an F in January = total failure. Despite all the workout gear ... Read More The post Revisiting...
View ArticleJanuary 2016 Microsoft BI World News
As sunshine brilliantly glistened over the snow blanketed Northern Hemisphere, Redmond teams kicked off the year with a flurry of updates, announcements and releases. From a new analytics conference to...
View ArticlePublic Data Storytelling
Today Microsoft announced an exciting preview of public Power BI report publishing for data storytelling. New Power BI Publish to Web unlocks visual analytics everywhere. With YouTube-like embed link...
View ArticleBig Changes in Gartner 2016 BI Magic Quadrant
Thursday, February 4, 2016 rocked the business intelligence and analytics world. The day started with the release of an exciting new 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI and Analytics report, ... Read...
View ArticleA New World of Data
Finally on a quiet 17 hour flight over the Pacific Ocean to Australia with no Gogo internet access, I completely disconnected from the all the constant digital buzz and rejuvenated ... Read More The...
View ArticleSpectacular Events in Spring 2016
Spring is almost here! It is my favorite time of year. Flowers blossom, trees come back to life, my bright color wardrobe reappears and there are many industry conferences to feed ... Read More The...
View ArticleTackling Data Gravity with Hybrid BI Solutions
After two glorious days of vacation in Palm Cove, Australia, my inner spirit is recharged and I am ready to write. Last week I presented Tackling Data Gravity with Hybrid ... Read More The post...
View ArticleRevealing the Splendor in Power BI Desktop
Get ready for the most awesome data month ever to continue! Data discovery, cloud BI and big data are exploding areas of the market with new, wild and exciting announcements. ... Read More The post...
View ArticlePower BI Desktop Tips & Tricks
After an intense but awesome two weeks on the road in Redmond for PASS Summit, MVP Summit and catching up with my peers on the Power BI and SQL Server ... Read More The post Power BI Desktop Tips &...
View ArticleRevisiting Self-Service BI Governance
How are you doing on those New Year’s resolutions? You have to be doing better than me. I get an F in January = total failure. Despite all the workout gear ... Read More The post Revisiting...
View ArticleBI Market Consolidation Buzz
On my first week of sabbatical, my Tropical Garden 2.0 project was stalled by huge news regarding the potential sale of Qlik that lit up discussions of inevitable BI industry consolidation. In January...
View ArticleTop 10 Data Visualization Migration Considerations
Much like the cloud wars and the race to zero, the data visualization market is also at war. Multiple mega-vendor players are driving down prices in the short-term for long-term market ... Read More...
View ArticleEmbracing Aspects of Analytics Automation
As analytics maturity progresses concurrently with advances in modern business intelligence, we are seeing more innovative players in the areas of analytics automation. From automating visualizations,...
View ArticleImmersive Data Visualization with Virtual Reality
It is no secret that I have been dreaming about combining virtual reality with the world of big data visualization. Big data exploration today is limited by two and three ... Read More The post...
View ArticleSurfing Analytics Technology Waves
Massive waves of change are rippling throughout the analytics industry. Beyond hype, it is imperative to understand when to embrace a technology trend in its formative stages. Last week I ... Read More...
View ArticleMaking a Difference with Data – Animal Shelters
Data saves lives every single day. Although a data-driven culture is often associated with a business, analytics can be applied everywhere. Public safety, healthcare, charities, and many other areas...
View ArticleGetting Started with BeyondCore
To continue my journey that started in Moving Beyond Data Visualization, I finally signed up for a free trial of BeyondCore. At Gartner BI Summit 2016, I saw a compelling ... Read More The post Getting...
View ArticleNew Tableau 10, Qlik Sense 3.0 and TIBCO Spotfire 7.6
While you were away on summer holiday, several data discovery players released new versions. The highly anticipated Tableau 10 is now available for download. Qlik Sense 3.0 was released in ... Read...
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