Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #16: Exposing “Values” from a Tabular Model
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2014-06-19
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DataOnWheels
Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #15: Locking Slicer Position
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2014-06-23 (first published: 2014-06-18)
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A Month, Almost Two Months Offline–Was the Silence Deafening?
The past couple of months has been very busy at home and at work so I have fallen behind a...
2014-06-18
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Techfuse, a New Laptop, and How Microsoft Azure Helped Save the Day
On Tuesday, April 22, I had the opportunity to speak at the Techfuse conference in Minneapolis. I was presenting a...
2014-04-24
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Oracle Tips for MSBI Devs #6: Supporting SSAS Tabular Development
As SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Models become more popular, models will use Oracle databases as sources. One of the...
2014-04-14
1,124 reads
Ten Years and Counting …
On March 8, 2014, I reached ten years of service at Magenic Technologies. When I started in 1999 (don’t do...
2014-03-14
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Setting Up Tabular Models on Windows Azure
In my last post, I discussed how to set up Oracle in Windows Azure. During a customer call, there were...
2014-03-12
2,765 reads
Oracle Tips for MSBI Devs #5: Working with Oracle on Windows Azure
As you have likely noticed in my series, Oracle Tips for MSBI Devs, I have done a lot of work...
2014-02-24
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Rochester – Welcome to the PASS MN Family
It started as a vision for expanding the reach of the Minnesota SQL Server User Group a year ago. At...
2014-01-23
680 reads
Work Ethic and Family – A Tribute to My Parents
A tribute is an expression of gratitude or praise. A couple of years ago, I started a series about individuals...
2014-01-09
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