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Atlanta Microsoft BI Group – August Meeting

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Please note the new meeting location below.

When: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 6:30-8:30 ET

Topic: Advanced Analytics with Power BI

Overview: Power BI has become an increasingly important data analytics tool. This presentation focuses on the advanced analytics options currently available in Power BI. Attendees to this talk will see:

  • Microsoft’s perspective on advanced analytics development: the Team Data Science Process
  • What the general options are for advanced analytics on Azure
  • What the specific native advanced analytics capabilities are in Power BI
  • Some ideas on pairing Power BI with other technologies in advanced analytics architectures

See https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-expands-self-service-prep-for-big-data-unifies-modern-and-enterprise-bi/ for the latest announcements.

Speaker: Mark Tabladillo Ph.D. is a data scientist at Microsoft. His career has focused on industry application of advanced analytics, using a variety of analytics tools including SAS, SQL Server Analysis Services, Cortana Intelligence (including Microsoft R Server and Microsoft Machine Learning Services), R, and Python. He was a founding member of the Atlanta Microsoft BI User’s Group eight years ago, and this group’s second presenter.

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RSVP at http://atlantabi.pass.org/

When: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 6:30-8:30 ET

Where: Microsoft Technology Center, 8000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 900, Alpharetta, GA 30009 (https://binged.it/2KQLAPw)

Speaking at SQLSaturday #800 Atlanta BI 2018

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On Saturday, September 22nd, I’m speaking at SQLSaturday #800 Atlanta BI 2018! I’ll be presenting a new session “Data Quality – Plain & Simple”. I’ve been looking forward to this event and presentation for a while.

Data quality is a subject that comes up over and over again in many organizations. Most executives are concerned about the quality of the information used in their decisions. We talk about “good data” and “bad data” but what do those terms mean? In this presentation, we will first define what data quality is and look at how to measure it with data quality dimensions. Then, we’ll explore common causes for data quality issues and how to perform a data quality assessment. Finally, we’ll review the results and discuss some strategies and tools that can help improve the quality of the data in your organization.

We’ve got some great Precons and speakers lined up this year. If you’re able to attend, please stop by and say hello.

Atlanta Microsoft BI Group – July Meeting

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Please note the new meeting location below.

Topic: How to Create a Tailored End User Experience with Power BI

Speaker: Scott Fairbanks (CCG)

Summary: Power BI can deliver value in a variety of ways. With its ease of use, high levels of adoption, and growing market share, Power BI is being integrated into Analytics Solutions all over the world. In this session, attendees will see the power in leveraging Workspaces and Apps within Power BI to create a packaged, custom solution tailored to meet the needs of the consumer. With the end user experience in mind, this session will discuss the development process, design considerations, and the Power BI Service deployment of a collection of customized dashboards in a single App.

Discussion Points Include:

  • Power BI Desktop
  • Power BI Service
  • Workspaces
  • Apps
  • Visualizations
  • Interactions
  • Formatting
  • Mobile View
  • Row level security
  • Publishing
  • Consuming

RSVP at http://atlantabi.pass.org/

When: Monday, July 30, 2018 6:30 -8:30 ET

Where: Microsoft Technology Center, 8000 Avalon Boulevard, Suite 900, Alpharetta, GA 30009 (https://binged.it/2KQLAPw)

Presenting at Atlanta Microsoft Business Intelligence Group

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I’m presenting R 101 (Introduction to R) at the Atlanta Microsoft Business Intelligence Group on Monday, March 30th. It is the first time I’ve presented in a year and a brand new topic (for me) – R.

Here is the abstract:

“Even though it has been around for a long time, R is still one of the leading languages for data science. It has recently started to attract a lot of attention, but what is R and what is it used for? This session will help with getting started using R by looking at the basics of the language including: reviewing the basics of the R syntax, leveraging existing packages, importing and modifying data and visualizing the results.”

If you get a chance, please try to stop by.