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PASS — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:12:00 GMT

Can’t get enough information about business analytics? Want to find your peers? Join our BA community on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn and keep up with PASS BA-related events, BA industry news, and what’s what in the PASS BA community.

Welcome BAC Exhibitor Pyramid Analytics

PASS — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 08:12:00 GMT

PASS welcomes Pyramid Analytics as an exhibitor, returning for next year’s PASS Business Analytics Conference (BAC)! Pyramid Analytics offers a turnkey enterprise analytics platform that makes it easy to self-serve and share trusted BI content. It complements Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services and leverages all of the features of the Microsoft BI stack. Register today and visit Pyramid in the Exhibitor’s Hall at the conference, May 3–4, 2016.

PASS BA Virtual Chapter Presents “Power BI, Mission Possible!”

PASS — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 21:16:00 GMT

Power Query, Power View, and Power Pivot has been in the BI market for a while. Microsoft combined these three products into a single product and service with a new designer called Power BI Desktop (Power BI Designer), making it much easier to build dashboards and effective visualization items.

Join the PASS Business Analytics Virtual Chapter on Wednesday, August 26 for the virtual session, “Power BI, Mission Possible!” to learn about the new and great features of Power BI, plus:

· How to work with different data sources and apply Power Query transformation on them

· Tricks and tips of modelling with Power BI Desktop

· How to visualize effectively with this tool

· How to build dashboards on the Power BI website.

By the end of this session, you will be able to use Power BI for your everyday data analysis as well as organizational data mashups and visualization. Expect lots of demos! Register here.

New Microsoft Power BI Debuts

PASS — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:30:00 GMT

Last week, Microsoft released the latest version of Power BI, along with the desktop version. The basic Power BI service is available for free.

Read what some of the BI and BA industry experts and PASS community members have to say:

· Marco Russo: The new Power BI Desktop is here #powerbi #dax"

· Mark Vaillancourt: General Availability of Power BI

· Chris Webb: Thoughts on the Microsoft/Pyramid Power BI Deal

· Melissa Coates: Will the Real Power BI Please Stand Up?

If you can’t get enough Power BI, consider the PASS Summit 2015 Pre-Conference Session, “Power BI for Every Industry,” October 27, 2015 in Seattle.

Big Data Virtual Chapter Feature

PASS — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:07:00 GMT

The Big Data Virtual Chapter, led by Paco Gonzalez, dedicates its time assisting data professionals learn about the use of SQL Server with Hadoop and other technologies. Building on the next-gen Big Data platform, the Big Data VC also helps users share experiences, problems, solutions, and new skills to build large-scale Hadoop-based systems. Join the VC for free today!

Connect with the VC on Twitter @PASSBigDataVC to keep up with its upcoming events! Want to volunteer to speak at a future Big Data VC event? Contact Paco.