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  • 3+1 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Program – College of DuPage

    3+1 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Program – College of DuPage

    If you live in or near the DuPage County Illinois area and know someone who’s interested in a career as an Information Technology professional, then it’s time you learned about College of DuPage’s 3+1 Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Program. Students attending the College of DuPage (COD) can now earn their associate’s degree from COD and their…

  • MS SSAS & Business Value: Choosing between Tabular or Multidimensional

    MS SSAS & Business Value: Choosing between Tabular or Multidimensional

    On Aug 12th, 2017 I’ll be speaking at SQL Saturday Indianapolis 2017. In my session, MS SSAS & Business Value – Choosing between Tabular or Multidimensional, we’ll determine which SQL Server Analysis Services model presents the right business value for your company’s analytical needs. We’ll also discuss the difference between SSAS Tabular and SSAS Multidimensional…

  • Developing Business-Driven Self-Service BI – New York

    Developing Business-Driven Self-Service BI – New York

    Continued from SQLSaturday #588 – New York City 2017. EVENT UPDATE: What an amazing audience at SQL Saturday NYC. Things started off shaky when we encountered technical issues with the video projector at the start of my presentation. After a few minutes of working with the AV staff we decided to cram into a nearby conference room with…

  • GE Healthcare – Capacity Command Center

    GE Healthcare – Capacity Command Center

    Steered the optimization and improvement of java and SQL application processes for hospital encounter analytics. Encompassed the assessment of system architecture, code structure and development procedures in an agile project management environment.

  • SQL Saturday – New York City 2017

    SQL Saturday – New York City 2017

    Session Description: Developing Business-Driven Self-Service BI Speaker(s): Wylie Blanchard Duration: 70 minutes Track: BI Platform Architecture, Development & Administration In this session, we’ll develop a Tabular Data Model in MS SSAS and review our options for deploying, sharing and visualizing it.  Well also discuss how senior leaders will see the business value of SSAS and…

  • Follow Up: University of Wisconsin – Madison 2017 – SQLSaturday #604

    Follow Up: University of Wisconsin – Madison 2017 – SQLSaturday #604

    Continued from University of Wisconsin – Madison 2017 – SQLSaturday #604. Session Description: SSAS Tabular in 60 mins: Developing Business-Driven Self-Service BI Speaker(s): Wylie Blanchard Duration: 60 minutes Track: BI Platform Architecture, Development & Administration In this session, we’ll develop a Tabular Data Model in MS SSAS and review our options for deploying, sharing and…

  • SQL Saturday – Madison 2017 – University of Wisconsin

    SQL Saturday – Madison 2017 – University of Wisconsin

    SSAS Tabular in 60 mins: Developing Business-Driven Self-Service BI Speaker(s): Wylie Blanchard Duration: 60 minutes Track: BI Platform Architecture, Development & Administration In this session, we’ll develop a Tabular Data Model in MS SSAS and review our options for deploying, sharing and visualizing it. Well also discuss how senior leaders will see the business value…

  • Self Service BI With a Tool End Users Already Know & Love – @CNUG_

    Self Service BI With a Tool End Users Already Know & Love – @CNUG_

    Continued from Chicago SQL BI User Group March 2017 – @CNUG. Session Description: Self Service BI With a Tool End Users Already Know & Love Speaker(s): Wylie Blanchard Duration: 60 minutes Track: BI Information Delivery Your end users want to analyze data in your data warehouse. They want it yesterday and they want to do it…

  • Devry University – Chicago 2017 – SQL Saturday #600

    Devry University – Chicago 2017 – SQL Saturday #600

    Continued from SQL Saturday Chicago 2017. Event Update Session Description: Analyzing SQL Server Data using PowerPivot in MS Excel Speaker(s): Wylie Blanchard Duration: 60 minutes Track: BI Information Delivery Your end users want to analyze data in your data warehouse. They could deal with the learning curve of SSAS but they’d prefer to utilize a familiar application…