Exploring Big Data: Course 9 – Developing Big Data Solutions with Azure...
(This is course #9 of my review of the Microsoft Professional Program in Big Data) Course #9 of 10 – Developing Big Data Solutions with Azure Machine Learning Overview: The “Developing Big Data...
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Introduction: As a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer, I get to work with amazing colleagues who create incredible customer solutions. Patrick Keisler ( blog | | ) is a long time SQL Server professional,...
View ArticleExploring Big Data: Course 10 – Microsoft Professional Capstone: Big Data
(This is course #10 of my review of the Microsoft Professional Program in Big Data) Course #10 of 10 – Microsoft Professional Capstone: Big Data Overview: Course #10 brings the Microsoft Professional...
View Article2017 Year in Review – Blog Stats
Sam Lester’s 2017 Blog Year in Review 2017 was an exciting year for me as I continued to work extensively with Power BI and share my solutions, work with the Microsoft product development team to get...
View ArticleTroubleshooting a Power BI Dataset Refresh Error
Troubleshooting a Power BI Dataset Refresh Error I investigated a Power BI Dataset Refresh issue tonight that had been successfully refreshing until earlier in the day, when it began to fail...
View ArticleHelp! I can’t close the Power BI Desktop Splash Screen!
Today’s blog entry is a quick tip to get around what appears to be a Power BI Desktop splash screen that won’t go away. This is the first time I've experienced the issue and since the window is modal...
View ArticleUnderstanding the differences between “Power BI Desktop” and “Power BI...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been spending a lot of time discussing Power BI Report Server with my customers and colleagues. One of the most common questions I’m asked is: What are the differences...
View ArticleImporting a .dbf (dBase) file into Power BI
How can I import data from a .dbf (dBase) file into Power BI? Today’s Power BI Mailbag Question comes from a friend who often works with geospatial data and, as a result, ends up with several different...
View ArticlePower BI Troubleshooting Checklist
If you have ever started a sentence with “I’m seeing a strange issue in my Power BI Desktop report” and wondered how to investigate, this article is for you. Over the past few years of troubleshooting...
View ArticleMicrosoft Flow – Copy files from SharePoint to a local PC
Microsoft Flow – Copy files from SharePoint Online to a local PC I recently assisted a customer with an automated workflow through Microsoft Flow that copies files from a SharePoint Online site library...
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