Installing Alteryx and the Visual Analytics Kit for Microsoft
Reading Time: 5 minutes Although the Microsoft Power BI and Alteryx integration was announced back in October, due to time constraints and other factors, I was not in a position to dig into it at the time. Times change, and now I at least have…
Read MoreR Visuals in Power BI: Beyond Plots
Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the advantages of having R in Power BI is that it opens up opportunities to move beyond the default charts without having to build a TypeScript/JavaScript custom visual. The R output is not as interactive…
Read MorePower BI — Designing a [Fun]ctional Visualization
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…
Read MoreExploring 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…
Read MoreInstalling and Configuring SQL Server R Services
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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