Expounding Business Intelligence in Two Sessions

Continued from SQL Saturday – Wausau 2017.

EVENT UPDATE: I had a great time helping Wausau, Wisconsin deliver its first SQL Saturday event. I presented two sessions: MS SSAS & Business Value and Developing Business-Driven Self-Service BI.

More below, including  Event Photos.

 


Event Follow Up:

SESSION 1 DESCRIPTION:

MS SSAS & Business Value: Should I choose Tabular or Multidimensional?

Speaker(s): Wylie Blanchard

Track: Data Analysis

Determine which model presents the right business value for your company’s analytical needs. In this session, we’ll discuss the difference between SSAS Tabular and SSAS Multidimensional modes, feature differences as well as the benefits and cons of utilizing both modes in MS SQL Server 2016.

Accompanying Materials:
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Download: Presentation Slides

Event Follow Up:

SESSION 2 DESCRIPTION:

SSAS Tabular in 60 mins: Developing Business-Driven Self-Service BI

Speaker(s): Wylie Blanchard

Track: Data Analysis

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 how end users can utilize it for Self-Service Business Intelligence.

Accompanying Materials:

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Download: Presentation Slides

 


 

Event Follow Up:

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT:

RT @SErbach: @WylieBlanchard1 expounding at #SQLSatWausau. Very informative guy.

RT @TonySebion: #SQLSatWausau tabular or multidimensional? With @WylieBlanchard1


SQL-Saturday-Wausau-2017_Northcentral-Technical-College_Wylie-BlanchardSQLSaturday is a training event for Microsoft Data Platform professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server, Business Intelligence, and Analytics. This event was held on Sep 16, 2017, at Northcentral Technical College, 1000 W Campus Dr, Wausau, Wisconsin, 54401, United States.