Mar 15, 2019 | Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, How To, SQL Server, Tech Tips, Technical Information
By: Andy Kim Introduction If you ask a SQL professional to name some data types, you might hear: varchar, int, datetime, decimal, or something to that effect. Rarely do people mention the spatial data types of: geography and geometry. This is because most SQL...
Feb 7, 2019 | Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, How To, Microsoft, Microsoft Power BI, Tech Tips
By: Matt Wollner Power BI Desktop has been on a roll with monthly updates making it easier for users to get insight out of their data. Drag and drop visualizations are making it easier than ever to craft simple, complete dashboards. The highlighting...
Jan 22, 2019 | Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, How To, Microsoft, Microsoft Power BI, Tech Tips, Technical Information
By: Mike Pierre-Louis Introduction With another year in the rearview, now is the time when companies will be reaching out to their clients and/or users to ask for feedback. Everyone knows that manually reading survey responses is so 2018 (ok, kidding,...
Jan 7, 2019 | Business Intelligence, Consulting, Data Warehousing, Key2 Stories, Tech Tips
By: Paul Schuliger Happy New Year to you! And welcome back to the working world. We hope that you are feeling reinvigorated after some much-needed rest and relaxation. Making resolutions at the start of a New Year is a tradition that spans many cultures....
Dec 12, 2018 | Business Intelligence, Custom Development, Data Visualization, Microsoft, Microsoft Power BI, PowerShell
By: Phillip Sharpless Introduction Microsoft’s Power BI provides a robust set of built-in visuals for displaying data in your reports and dashboards. However, no matter how many visuals are built in (or how flexible they may be) there may come a time...
Nov 27, 2018 | Analytics, Business Intelligence, How To, Microsoft, SQL Server, Tech Tips, Technical Information
By: Jeff Levy SQL Server 2019 – Key Features At the 2018 Pass Summit conference in Seattle, I had the opportunity to attend many sessions about the new Big Data features being introduced in SQL Server 2019. One of Microsoft’s biggest announcements...
