Is Business Intelligence Still a ‘thing’? It seems so …
As an industry, like many others, we are very proficient at reinventing our selves. After all we are now in the middle […]
Connecting Power BI to Oracle
Ok, a quick post on connecting Power BI to Oracle. I wanted to do some simple testing by looking at row counts […]
Effectively Delivering Data
If you are involved in a data project, or the delivery of data as a service, this post is pitched at you. […]
SQL Dependency
I was faced with the challenge of visualising object dependency in a SQL Server based project and came across this handy approach
Data Vault 101
This post is intended for those who are about to dip their toe into the world of Data Vaults. It is not intended to dissuade or persuade you in the choice of using a Data Vault (DV), there are many of those posts already and typically the stray into fundamentalism …
From Data Lake to Data Warehouse
With the advent of some new terms like Delta Lake and Lake House I thought I would put together a brief summary for my customers are who are pondering what these model/storage approaches are.
Azure Synapse 101
The following post is intended for users that are new to Synapse and wish to get a crash course. Sales Some notes […]
Indigenous Dialogue
To celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, I decided I would spend some time to try and understand how Terms used have changed over time
Databricks with Visual Studio Code
Continuing from my post last week about the install and configuration of Databricks Connect I am continuing with the steps required to install Visual Studio Code in which you will write commands/scripts.
Growing a better cow on a smarter farm
I had the great pleasure of visiting a friend in Northern Tasmania whose family are running a successful dairy farm in the beautiful Devonport region where the grass is green and rain plentiful.
