Data & AI Pro vs. Free Power BI Licenses Using Microsoft Power BI can bring benefits and value to your organization, but is it worth it to get the pro license?
Data & AI 3 Reasons to Consider Microsoft’s R Tools for Visual Studio R Tools for Visual Studio is an add-on R environment for Visual Studio, but in the R universe, R IDE is the dominant R Studio. So why R Tools for Visual Studio?
Data Platform 5 Important Steps When Migrating to your Scaled-Out Data Warehouse Platform solutions like Azure SQL DW remove the need to build a scaled out infrastructure, but still require planning to migrate DW to a distributed format.
Data Platform Microsoft R Services: Integrating with API Through T-SQL Microsoft R has gained popularity by entering the big data landscape. Thanks to SQL Server 2016, we now have an EDW directly integrated with analytical engines.
Artificial Intelligence|Data & AI The Importance of Having a Cloud Analytics Strategy An analytics strategy helps to define a plan for how your organization is going to implement data-driven support to produce better outcomes.
Artificial Intelligence|Data & AI Azure IoT Hub and Streaming Analytics Services The Internet of Things represents an opportunity for organizations to gain operational insight and perform predictive analytics in real-time.
Data Platform Options to Scale Your SQL Server Data Warehouse The Data Warehouse is critical to business decision making. BlueGranite frequently helps clients plan for migration to new versions of SQL Server effectivley.
Artificial Intelligence Using Real-Time Analytics for Quick Decisions Companies are increasing their use of data. Because of this, they are looking to reduce latency from source system to analysis.
Data & AI Effectively Planning a Power BI Rollout Power BI is a versatile tool, but there can be confusion as to who should use it and how when an organization begins to roll it out.
Data & AI There’s a lot to be thankful for in the Analytics Industry As we approach the close of 2016, we at BlueGranite have a lot to be thankful for. We reached out to our team to hear what they appreciate most in the industry.
Data & AI The Science Behind Data Visualization Data visualization is a science. Dashboard elements should support data visualization, but it often distracts users from the information being presented.
Data Platform SSIS vs Azure Data Factory Performance Explore methods of uploading data to an Azure SQL Database including Azure Data Factory and SSIS, understanding performance of both options.