Notes from the Field

This is a nice list of resources (blogs, books, and training) that I recieved from Michael Patterson. I have been asked for PerformancePoint Server and ProClarity links a number of times.I allways end up recreating an approximatation of this list as a...

I have been seeing a lot of the cubes recently that look very similar despite being created independently by different customers and partners across the US and Canada. They always looks something like this: 5 or 6 dimensions with few or no natural...

Michael Patterson and I will be in Denver May 21, 2008. Location and time TBD. I will post an update as that information becomes available. My presentation will focus on creating high quality assisted evaluations to better demonstrate the MS BI stack...

Greg Tatko and I will be in Bellevue May 14, 2008. Location and time TBD. I will post an update as that information becomes available. Again, my presentation will focus on creating high quality assisted evaluations to better demonstrate the MS BI stack...

Here is the final location and time information for the Calgary presentation: Date: Monday April 7 Time: 8:30-1:00pm Location: Altius Center 2nd floor Conference room 500 – 4th Avenue SW Calgary, AB Hope to see you there. ...

One common theme I see in Analysis Services cubes as I visit partners and customers is large time dimensions. In the last year alone I have seen at least 10 cubes that have had time dimensions that extended past 2010. None of these cubes had facts associated...