It’s hard to believe that it’s been 5 years since my first ever post, in which I simply spelled Business Intelligence. Thanks to everyone for being with me since then!
I blogged around my daily experience as a Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence developer. Most of my posts are about how to use the tools, i.e. the Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence stacks with more productivity and efficiency, of cause, also about the two major data query languages, SQL and MDX. I enjoy working as a DWH and BI developer for the creativity I found in all I do. I mostly praise the tools and the query languages we use, but occasionally my posts complain about the the inefficiency and even bugs in the tools.
In 2013, I co-authored the book MDX with SSAS 2012 Cookbook. As much as I’d love to write again and blog more, in 2014 I felt that I I needed more time for myself to relax and recharge, and to spend more time with my family.
Looking forward to next year, I would like to think that being a DWH and BI developer will continue to give me professional satisfactions; I do not need to find a new career. I also hope that 2015 is a year that will give me inspiration for a new book for DWH and BI developers.
My posts cover a lot of grounds in SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, SQL Jobs, SSMS, Visual Studio’s SSDT, and SQL and MDX. But it’s interesting that the top 5 posts that received the most views are all in SSIS, according to the WordPress’s annual report. More interestingly, these top SSIS posts are all about how to use variables in SSIS. I will consider writing about those topics again.
Once again, thanks for following and commenting on my posts in 2014. I look forward to seeing you all online again in 2015! Happy New Year!
Sherry Li
