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Fun With OPENROWSET
I’ve had several occasions to use OPENROWSET recently in T-SQL. Although you can use it as an ad hoc alternative to a linked server to query a relational database, I’m finding it useful to get data...
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Infographic vs Power View
Someone on Twitter posted a link to an infographic on the 10 most visited cities in the world, which you can see below. I’m interested in travel, and I like data, so I looked through it. Most Visited...
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Most Popular Names Visualized in Excel
A couple of months ago, I came across an article in the Atlantic that showed an animated gif of the most popular baby names by state by year. I decided to visualize this data using various add-ins and...
View ArticleI’m Speaking About Geospatial Data Viz and Data Viz Best Practices in April
I will be speaking at two SQL Saturdays in April. First, I will be at SQLSaturday #297 in Colorado Springs on April 12. I’ll be presenting my session on The Accidental Report Designer: Data...
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Choosing A Mapping Tool in the SQL Server BI Stack
With the addition of the Power BI suite to the SQL Server BI stack, there are now 3 main options for creating data-driven maps. I have been working on a presentation to help you choose which mapping...
View ArticleCreate a Power View Sheet Connected to an SSAS Tabular Model Without SharePoint
I have created Power View reports based upon SSAS Tabular models many times, but I typically go through SharePoint to get my data connection from a BISM connection file. I am now working on a project...
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Color Coding Values in Power View Maps Based Upon Positive/Negative Sign
Power View can be a good tool for interactive data visualization and data discovery, but it has a few limitations with its mapping capabilities. Power View only visualizes data on maps using...
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