Month: July 2018

Power BI World Tour Is Coming to Charlotte

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If you haven’t heard, Power BI is doing a world tour, eight cities in four months and Charlotte, NC is one of those stops.  The Power BI World Tour is coming to Charlotte on August 27, 2018, and I will be speaking at this event!

I will be presenting my What is Power BI? session on Tuesday, August 28, 2018.  The Power BI World Tour is hosted by the local Power BI User Group (PUG) which means you will be getting premium Power BI content by local industry experts.  There’s still time to register, but hurry as seats are limited.

Hope to see you soon in Charlotte!

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New Logo Revealed

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I’ve been pondering the creation of a logo for quite some time and I finally decided to go ahead with it.

Now, I can barely draw stick people (and have them even resemble people), so I knew I was going to have to hire someone to do this for me.  I knew it would have to be someone who would understand my “data world” and be a great artist with a proven track record.  Luckily for me I have a very good friend and a brilliant artist that fit the bill.  He took my idea and created exactly what I wanted (and I didn’t have to draw anything!).  Huge thank you to Michael Swart (B | T) for all his time and energy in creating my new logo.

Let me know what you think.  I think it’s brilliant!

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Now to redesign my website so I can incorporate my brand new logo.

SQL Server Management Studio Tips & Tricks From Dr Greg Low

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It’s been a bit slow in the US this week due to the American 4th of July holiday, but it’s been especially so for me since I work for a manufacturing company.  Our plants typically shut down for the entire week allowing us to do any major infrastructure work that requires more down time that is typically available in our weekly maintenance windows.

This year we didn’t really have a lot on the schedule, so I’m using my “free” time to play catch up on all my technical reading.  There are so many things on my “to read” list but one I’ve been really excited to read was Dr Greg Low’s (B | T) SQL Server Management Studio Tips & Tricks ebook.  I must say I wasn’t disappointed.  I’ve been working with SQL Server for 20 years now and didn’t really think I could learn that much, but Greg has some great nuggets that will help save valuable time when I’m elbows deep in T-SQL code.

If you haven’t read his ebook (which is completely free!) I highly recommend it.  Especially if you spend any amount of time in SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio).