Reading Time: 6 minutes With Power BI from Microsoft, you can deploy meaningful visualizations for a variety of audiences. As I have grown to know the product, I have deployed it as a consultant as well as used it for…
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Exploring SQL Server R Services
Reading Time: 5 minutes With the launch of the latest preview of SQL Server 2016 (CTP 3), the long-awaited fruit of Microsoft’s acquisition of Revolution Analytics has become public. It is now possible to install what has been named R…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes NOTE: as of April 2016, this article no longer accurately reflects the installation experience with SQL 2016 RC2. How do you get started with R Services in SQL Server 2016? If you are like most people,…
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Reading Time: 6 minutes The Microsoft Power BI team recently unveiled a new Word Cloud custom visual for the Gallery. Read the formal announcement and see the short video by Amir Netz. As Amir mentions, word clouds can be used to…
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