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Codestock: Dimensional Design 101
I had a great time sharing my ‘Dimensional Design 101’ presentation with the devs at Codestock 2011 today. This is one of my favorite presentations and Codestock has become one of my favorite events. My presentation focused on the Kimball…
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Lego Denormalization
‘Normalize till it hurts, Denormalize till it works’. I’ve lived my life as a SQL developer in the Business Intelligence world by this rule. Before I knew the first thing about dimensional design I knew this rule. It’s served me…
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Late to bed, early to rise …
makes Tim lose his mind. No kidding. I had this idea a month or so ago that I could be more productive if I got up earlier. I still think this idea has merit. The problem is that I don’t…
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Posted in Lessons Learned
Meme Monday
Charts and graphs promote insight. Pie charts confuse. Avoid them. Tagged: Trevor, Jen What is Meme Monday?
Posted in Other Random Stuff
SQL Saturday 63
Wow. I’ve been to a few SQL Saturday’s now, but there’s something about having the event at home that just makes it that much better! I got off to a late start Saturday morning, but managed to get to the…
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I’m a Community Super Hero
And for $25.00 you can be one too! Participating in SQL Saturday events as both a speaker and an attendee has had a profound impact on my career. I’ve had the opportunity to learn from some of the best SQL…
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A vote for me is a vote for … me!
I’ll let you in on a little secret. Public speaking is FUN! About a year ago I gave my first presentation at a SQL developers group. Since then I’ve given about a dozen presentations for SQL developer groups and SQL…
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Tagged with: BI, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, presentations, public speaking, SQL Rally
Posted in Business Intelligence
Posted in Business Intelligence
Moving on.
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been offered a chance to work with the team at InterWorks. I’ve given notice to my current employer (the Beryl Companies) and will start as a full time BI consultant specializing in business intelligence development…
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SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Resources
SQL Server Integration Services has been a passion of mine for a long time now. I’ve loved working with SSIS from the beginning, what I didn’t love so much was learning about SSIS. There are some good resources out there,…
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