Jan 14, 2020 | Data Visualization, Microsoft, Microsoft Power BI
By: Matt Wollner Microsoft Power BI has many great features, two of which are “Bubble Map” and “Filled Map”. Both of these features are map visuals that are easy to set up and have high utility for all users. They are powered by Bing Maps and location...
Apr 10, 2019 | Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, PowerShell, Tech Tips, Technical Information
By: Mason Prewett Introduction As an admin of many server types, I often encounter the issue of a machine running out of disk space. Tracking the culprit folder that was hogging up disk space used to be a troublesome, manual effort. However, I recently coded a...
Mar 15, 2019 | Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, 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 | Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, 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, 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,...
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...
