// Azure Services vs. Roles in Data

Have you ever been overwelmed by all the different services in Azure and so confused that you don’t know what to choose and how to get started? Here is an approach for demystifying all the data servicesm, where I try to guide you through the jungle and keep things simple. The approach is based on roles in the team of data professionals: The Data Engineer The Data Scientist The IoT Engineer The Power BI developer The Data Engineer The Data Engineer is a must have in every data organisation and is the one who moves data from sources in the business to the data storage for further work. [...]

// Second Shot Is Back

This just got in: Second shot is back! You can now retake your exam for free, until jan 12 2016. Yay! Go get ’em… More info here [...]

// I’m speaking at SQL Saturday Copenhagen and Edinburgh

With a little push from some of my colleagues, I have submitted a speaksersession to SQL Saturday in Copenhagen and Edinburgh. To my big surprise both sessions (with the same subject) was chosen as a part of the sessions to be held. I’m very excited and thrilled that these possibilities was given to me. The SQL Saturday in Copenhagen is going to be my virgin session, where I’ll speak about a dynamic approach to partition kubes – bassed on the multidimensional model. [...]

// Just got my blog hacked

Statistically it happens some time for all of us with a website – and today was my ‘lucky day’ when I got my blog hacked. Got a mail from my hosting-company telling me that my WordPress blog has gotten hacked and was disabled untill I changed all access-codes and made a full-re-install of the binaries. Luckily I’ve got backups of everything – so nothing was lost. Everything is a-ok now – and I hope it does not happen again. [...]

// SQL Rally Nordic 2013

Three days of SQL Server Deep dive at SQL Rally Nordic in Stockholm, SE. The sessions have been held and the impression will last a while – at least for me. Day 1 – The precon ‘Data Warehouse modelling – making the right choises’ by Davide Mauri (site|blog|twitter) and Thomas Kejser (blog|twitter) was a very good walktrough of the aspects, seen from a architectural angle, of building a data warehouse. [...]

// Finally - MCSE Business Intelligence

I got it! The title of MCSE Business Intelligence. My, for now, last test was 70-467 – Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2012. I can now call myself MSCE. The last two tests: 70-466 – Implementing Data Models and Reports with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 70-467 – Designing Business Intelligence Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 They were not that hard compared to the first 3 to become MSCA. [...]

// Preparations for certification: MCSA – SQL Server 2012

Ready, Steady, GO!! Today I’ve just passed the last certification on the road to MCSA: SQL Server 2012. GREAT!! What a journey and what a huge pile of books, blog-links and other stuff. The usual training kits from Microsoft Press has been read and been the base for further reading and study. A few days ago Microsoft launched their youtube channel with 3 very good videos regarding the path to MCSA: SQL Server 2012. [...]