Powering Up HDInsight with Power BI–
On Tuesday, September 15, I presented on this topic for Pragmatic Works. You can find that session here. This session...
2015-09-15
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DataOnWheels
Using Power BI with HDInsight Part 2: Power BI Desktop and Hive
With the rise of HDInsight and other Hadoop based tools, it is valuable to understand how Power BI can help...
2015-08-28
1,514 reads
Using Power BI with HDInsight Part 1: Power Query and Files
With the rise of HDInsight and other Hadoop based tools, it is valuable to understand how Power BI can help...
2015-08-27
698 reads
Uploading Files to an HDInsight Cluster (No Scripting Required)
As I noted in my first post, I am not a fan of scripting. In that post we set up...
2015-08-26
901 reads
Exploring the Microsoft Azure HDInsight Query Console (No Scripting Required)
As I noted in my previous post, I am not a fan of scripting. In that post we set up...
2015-09-04 (first published: 2015-08-25)
1,301 reads
Setting Up an HDInsight Cluster (No Scripts Required)
Let me start by saying, I am not a fan of scripting. It definitely has its place and a lot...
2015-09-01 (first published: 2015-08-24)
1,452 reads
Excel BI Tip #28: Using member expressions in the CUBEVALUE Function
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2015-07-28 (first published: 2015-07-21)
2,410 reads
Excel BI Tip #27: CUBESET and CUBESETCOUNT Functions
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2015-06-16
1,292 reads
How I Got Started in Software Development-A Tribute to Ed
Steve:
Happy Memorial Weekend everyone. This is a time to remember those who have gone before and in some cases have...
2015-05-22
431 reads
Join me Tues, May 12 – Consumption Based Architecture for BI
Join me on Tuesday, May 12 as I discuss consumption based architecture for BI Solutions with Pragmatic Works.
2015-05-06
576 reads
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PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
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Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
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The String Distance I
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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