Currently I’ve been wrapping up production on Business Intelligence in Microsoft SharePoint 2013 (which includes chapters on Excel 2013) and preparing for my upcoming Deep Dive into Business Intelligence in Excel 2013′s PowerPivot and Power View eLearning event (among other things). Consequently I’m paying a bit more attention than usual to what the universe has to [...]

I wasn’t going to do it. The whole recap of the year just retired. The goal-setting of the year just arrived. But I did find myself having to plan a few things-plan for customer visits and activities, plan travel for upcoming events, plan time to prepare content for those events, and so on. And as [...]

There’s only one more BI Immersion class this year, and you haven’t signed up yet. What are you missing? A lot! See the agenda here. Where? Bellevue, WA. When? Monday through Friday, August 20 to 24, 2012. Long days full of BI goodness. Of course you expect me to say great things about this class. I [...]

This morning’s keynote was opened with a SQL-themed song (written by Rob Farley) performed by the dynamic duo, Rob Farley and Buck Woody. Here are links to videos: Keynote Intro with the performance (excluding lyrics) Keynote Intro with ”I Should Have Looked the Other Way” Lyrics Thanks go also to Wayne Snyder (@SQLWayne) who, as immediate past [...]

As a business intelligence consultant, I often encounter the situation described in this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, hosted by Steve Jones ( Blog | Twitter) – “What the Business Says Is Not What the  Business Wants.” Steve posed the question, “What issues have you had in interacting with the business to get your job done?” My [...]