BI is Still Missing Some Intelligence

I recently had the honor of attending a 2-day training session presented by Peter Myers of SolidQ. Peter is a top-notch presenter and I was impressed by how well he knew his stuff. He easily moved among definitions and terms that are quite foreign to me, such as dimensions, attributes, facts, measures, etc. More impressive … Read more

Anyone Got the Time?

Had another little note scribbled down from Peter Myers talks this week. He started asking about why he always refers to a date dimension as something different than a time dimension, and noted that some people feel comfortable interchanging the two as if they meant the same thing. Apparently, to someone like Peter, there is … Read more

When do you need a cube?

I took part in some training this week, specifically for SQL 2008 Business Intelligence. The class was taught by Peter Myers of SolidQ, and he did a wonderful job. I learned quite a bit in the first ninety minutes and could tell that Peter knows his stuff. One little tidbit that came my way on … Read more