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Howard Dresner: Now is Time to Double Down on Data

Howard Dresner: Now is Time to Double Down on Data

Howard Dresner, founder of Dresner Advisory Services, said now is the time “to double down on data,” and pointed out two major trends of 2020 – cloud migration services and AI features, like natural language processing (NLP).

Dataflow: Sharing ETL Processes in Cloud

Dataflow: Sharing ETL Processes in Cloud

Using Dataflow one can create ETL processes in a cloud and other users can see them right away. This immediately solves the problem of having multiple versions of same tables and datasets in different PBIX files.

Self-Service BI: Barriers of Deployment and How to Overcome Them

Self-Service BI: Barriers of Deployment and How to Overcome Them

Self-service BI gives business users opportunities to run their own queries, analyze data, build reports, and focus on insights that are most relevant to their lines of business. The best part is that business users can do all these things with minimal efforts from IT departments.

However, before companies rush into BI deployment projects, they need to make sure that a few important requirements are met.

Where Excel Fails, Power BI Excels

As companies grow, the planning and forecasting processes inevitably become more complicated. Although widely used across organizations, Microsoft Excel can no longer effectively satisfy the growing needs for advanced analytics. This is where Power BI comes in.

Ukrainian Oil and Gas Giant Deployed Office 365 and Power BI

Ukrainian Oil and Gas Giant Deployed Office 365 and Power BI

The leading Ukrainian oil company, Ukrnafta, improved work processes and efficiency by deploying Power BI and Office 365 cloud services. The company launched Microsoft services among its more than 40 oil and gas production and refining units across Ukraine. This benefited to more than 3,000 employees.