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I SQL: Business Intelligence and Santa

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Tuesday, 24 December 2013. Business Intelligence and Santa. As its Christmas Eve, I thought I would post a link to a Microsoft Power Bi dashboard which shows NORAD's Santa tracking data. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome, to Google .  Im Leigh Kennedy and Ill be your host for today. View my complete profile. Leigh Kennedy (C.V.). Sybase Tips and tricks - Rob V's web page. Business Intelligence and Santa. Agile BI road blocks.

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I SQL: Work life balance

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Tuesday, 8 October 2013. As I write this it is Tuesday. Yesterday was a public holiday here so we got a log weekend. I have a great time with my family and feel refreshed for the first time in months. So why can't I do that every week if I want to? Has anyone found the perfect balance? Are there any employers out their who let their employees pick the conditions that suit them? Let me know if you've found the perfect balance! View my complete profile.

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I SQL: Prioritising the Data warehouse

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Tuesday, 3 December 2013. Prioritising the Data warehouse. One area which is always contentious is determining which problems to solve first. I found some great insides on this in David Stein's post titles " If We Build It, Will They Come? The full link is below, but I particularly like the simple Gartner-like Matrix below:. If We Build It, Will They Come? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Leigh Kennedy (C.V.).

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I SQL: Big Data is a Big Scam !

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Friday, 5 October 2012. Big Data is a Big Scam! Http:/ www.itnews.com.au/News/317569,paypal-architect-warns-against-big-data-hype.aspx? Utm source=feed&utm medium=rss&utm campaign=iTnews All Articles feed. Summary - you don't need big data unless you know you need big data. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome, to Google .  Im Leigh Kennedy and Ill be your host for today. View my complete profile. Leigh Kennedy (C.V.). Big Data is a Big Scam!

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I SQL: Happy new year - A present from SAP

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Tuesday, 14 January 2014. Happy new year - A present from SAP. I got back to work this year to find that over the break SAP had release Data Services 4.1 Service Pack 3. This contains a lot of fixes, especially if you are a Salesforce.com user. I think you will need access to the sap portal to view it, but the release notes are here:. Now to shake of the Holiday cobwebs and get cracking with 2014! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Wednesday, 21 March 2012. The 5 Qualities of Remarkable Bosses. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome, to Google .  Im Leigh Kennedy and Ill be your host for today. View my complete profile. Leigh Kennedy (C.V.). Sybase Tips and tricks - Rob V's web page. Data Services: RTFM saves a stressful morning! The 5 Qualities of Remarkable Bosses Interesting . Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.

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I SQL: Happy New Year !

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Friday, 11 January 2013. I'm back at work and getting into a few new things. SQL Server 2012, specifically Tabular models. Also upgrading SAP Data Services to the latest patch set. What will 2013 bring? Will the big data hype settle down. Will the NO-SQL crowd be subsumed by the NEW-SQL crowd? Will the industry come up with some more buz-words (That one's a definite! Anyway, happy new year to my reader(s)! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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I SQL: Busy year - time for a new chapter !

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Friday, 17 October 2014. Busy year - time for a new chapter! As of 4 days ago, I completed my last assignment for my Graduate Certificate of Management from Charles Sturt University. Its beens a busy year and while its been really valuable, I look forward to having some free time back! Helping clients across Asia Pacific. More details to come! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Leigh Kennedy (C.V.).

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I SQL: SQL Server 2012: Tabular & Multidimensional models on the same machine

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Friday, 11 January 2013. SQL Server 2012: Tabular and Multidimensional models on the same machine. Wow, 3 posts in a day - must be a record for me! I have been trying to compare the pros and cons of moving to tabular for my company. I wanted to be able to look at them side my side, but it wasn't obvious how to. Luckly someone else worked it out for me:. Big thanks to James Serra for working this out! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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I SQL: Graduate Certificate in Management (Technology)

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My thoughts, things I've done, things I intend to do. Friday, 17 October 2014. Graduate Certificate in Management (Technology). For anyone considering postgraduate study, I would highly recommend the programs at Charles Sturt University offered through IT Masters: IT MASTERS. Details of what I did are here ( scroll down to the graduate certificate section) : Graduate Certificate in Management (Information Technology). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.