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Power BI: Data Model Optimization

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Saving the Day from Delay Part 1 Optimizing your data model can be a daunting task. If you read the intro to this series, you know one of the...

2021-01-13

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Saving the Day from Delay: Recap & Series Kick-Off

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Ironically, I’m a few months behind on a recap for my presentation on building and using a sustainable, dynamic date query in M code – Saving the Day from...

2021-01-12 (first published: 2021-01-05)

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I Wrote a Book – Hands-On SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services

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While not the first time I have authored, this is the first book that I wrote as the sole author. Analysis Services is the product I built my career...

2020-11-20

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Welcome to 3Cloud …

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A little over a month ago, Pragmatic Works Consulting was a part of a merger that included 3Cloud and Applied Cloud Services over a period of a few months....

2020-10-30 (first published: 2020-10-23)

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Azure SQL Database Elasticity – Presentation Notes

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This blog covers the content and points to the code used to create the demos in my Azure SQL Database Elasticity presentations. As of today, I have presented this...

2020-10-27 (first published: 2020-10-20)

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New Logo, More Family Contributions

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Kristyna and I were looking for an update to our logo prior our sponsorship and speaking at the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN) in September 2020. I had...

2020-09-03

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Your First Databricks Notebook

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On August 4, 2020, I presented this on the weekly Pragmatic Works webinar series. You can view that presentation here. As part of that presentation, I committed to give...

2020-08-26 (first published: 2020-08-13)

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Congratulations to Pragmatic Works – Microsoft Partner of the Year Finalists, Again

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Pragmatic Works has done it again. Microsoft has recognized us for our work this year with two finalist awards — Power BI and PowerApps and Power Automate. This recognizes...

2020-07-14

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PASSMN June 2020 – Data Classification with SQL Server and Azure

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I presented at the virtual Minnesota SQL Server User Group meeting on June 16, 2020. The topic was data classification with SQL Server 2019 and Azure SQL Database. Data...

2020-06-17

Power BI DAX Dynamic Measures

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Dynamic measures are an effective way to avoid crowding your report with different versions of the same visual without using bookmarks. No disrespect to the versatility of bookmarks, but...

2020-06-29 (first published: 2020-06-16)

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