WesleyB's Blog
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Modernizing “Did my dad influence me?” – Part 2
In Part 1 we saw how we can capture the LastFM data from the API. This of course just gives me some...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 03/23/2018
Modernizing "Did my dad influence me?" - Part 1
In 2013 I decided to investigate how much influence my dad had on my musical choice, you can read...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 03/15/2018
Cloud, Data and AI Announcements @ Ignite 2017
As always around this time of the year we hold our annual conferences Ignite and Envision. This is...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 09/26/2017
Microsoft continues push in Open Source, Bots, AI & Deep Learning
At Microsoft we have these fantastic moments where we deliver so much innovation at the same time...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 11/17/2016
Using Spark on Azure - Part 2 - Enter Power BI
As you have seen in Part 1 it is very easy to create a powerful Spark cluster and get some great...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 09/03/2015
Using Spark on Azure - Part 1
The world of data is one that is evolving quite rapidly, over the last years many new technologies...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 08/28/2015
Did my dad influence me?
I always love it when I can combine things I really love and in this case I was thinking about music...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 07/01/2013
PowerPivot on Lync – small update
Just a small heads up that I changed the Lync PowerPivot file to make it scale better. In...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 04/23/2012
Restore improvements in SQL Server Denali CTP3 Management Studio
SQL Server Denali CTP3 comes with a lot of improvements in all areas but some areas are more visible...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 07/18/2011
SQL Server Denali CTP3 – Lots of interesting resources
Yesterday we have announced the availability of SQL Server Code-named Denali. Obviously...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 07/13/2011
TechDays 2011: Early Bird Pricing Extended Until 28 February 2011
Register now with extended Early Bird pricing Discover new technologies and increase your knowledge...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 01/26/2011
Using SharePoint Content Types as Report Templates
Last week a customer asked us if he could help users to start a PowerPivot file from an existing...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 12/17/2010
What’s New in SharePoint 2010 for BI?
I did a post on the new features in Excel / Excel Services 2010 from a BI point-of-view but...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 10/01/2010
First Microsoft Demo Day (June 2nd 2010) will keep its promise of offering a thrilling experience
Microsoft Belgium and Luxembourg proudly announces its first Microsoft Demo Day. Please join us on...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 05/18/2010
Can I upgrade my SQL Server 2008 R2 Trial to a full version?
Now that the SQL Server 2008 R2 trial is available for download at...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 05/03/2010
What’s new in Excel 2010 for BI?
A very common question I get is “What is actually new in Excel 2010 for BI?”. As you all know...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 04/28/2010
Twitter for the SQL Server professional
Twitter as it is described on their website: "Twitter is a real-time information network powered by...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 02/11/2010
PowerPivotFAQ
One of my colleagues, Rob Collie, has created a new FAQ for PowerPivot @...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 01/11/2010
Project Gemini aka PowerPivot for Excel
Yesterday the official name for Project Gemini was announced during the keynote of the SharePoint...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 10/20/2009
SQL Server Day 2009
The Belgian SQL Server User Group is organizing the second SQL Server Day on the 3rd of December....
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 10/10/2009
SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP2 Available for download
We are very pleased to announce the first public CTP (Community Technology Preview) of Microsoft SQL...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 08/10/2009
Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2008 SP1
The third cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 SP1 is now available @...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 07/22/2009
Data Compression and Heaps
I think we can all agree that Data Compression is a great new functionality in SQL Server 2008. I...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 06/17/2009
Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008 SP1
The second cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 SP1 is now available @...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 05/20/2009
SQL Server Kilimanjaro becomes SQL Server 2008 R2
Today at Tech Ed North America 2009 we have officially announced the new name for SQL Server...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 05/11/2009
Next UG event: Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition - The Azure Services Platform and SQL Services - Jun 4th, 2009
The Belgian SQL Server User Group is organizing another great technical evening.I am looking forward...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 05/08/2009
Lock Pages In Memory in SQL Server Standard Edition
Until now "Lock Pages In Memory" was an option only available to SQL Server Enterprise Edition...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 04/27/2009
Cumulative update package 1 for SQL Server 2008 SP1
Wow, the guys in the SQL Server team are working really hard.The first CU for SQL Server 2008 SP1...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 04/16/2009
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
We are very proud to announce the release of the first service pack for SQL Server 2008. With the...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 04/08/2009
Cumulative update package 4 for SQL Server 2008
The guys that deliver the CUs sure do a great job, yet another one delivered on time.This one will...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 03/17/2009
Next UG-evening on Thu, March 19th: MDX From Zero To Hero
The next SQLUG evening will take place in our Microsoft Belux offices. So please feel free to drop...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 02/25/2009
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 - CTP
We are very pleased to announce the first CTP of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008.Apart from all...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 02/24/2009
Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
Time to take SQL Server 2005 SP3 to build 9.00.4211 with this new CU2 for SP3.More information here....
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 02/17/2009
The Data Loading Performance Guide
SQL Server has been gaining a lot of credibility in the data warehousing market the last couple of...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 02/13/2009
SAP on SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008
We are very proud to announce that SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 are now officially a...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 02/06/2009
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online - January 2009 Update
Another update to the Books Online for SQL Server 2008 has been posted.Get it here.Is it just me or...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 02/03/2009
Cumulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2008
Again another 2 months have passed since the last CU for SQL Server 2008 was released.We all know...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 01/21/2009
Microsoft BI Website
We are very proud to announce you the completely redesigned Microsoft BI website.Check it out @...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 01/13/2009
The Holy Trinity: Indexes, Execution Plans and the Optimizer
The Belgian SQL Server User Group is organizing another interesting evening full of technical...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 01/10/2009
Cumulative update package 1 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
We know this is a bit unusual but we have released the first cumulative update package for SQL...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 12/21/2008
SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
The service pack many people have been waiting for has been released. Now I need to remember another...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 12/16/2008
Application and Multi-Server Management Private CTP
For those of you who did not get the chance to attend PASS, there was a great announcement around...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 12/15/2008
PerformancePoint Server 2007 SP2
Service Pack 2 for PerformancePoint Server 2007 has been released.This means we now have full...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 12/09/2008
SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Technical Reference Guide
Just a quick notification that the SQL Server 2008 version of this wonderful guide is out.If you are...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 11/26/2008
Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2008
It has been almost 2 months so here is CU2 for SQL Server 2008 RTM.This time it will take you to...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 11/18/2008
SQL Server Day
It was a couple of months ago that the people from the Belgian SQL Server User Group came up with...
Author: Wesley Backelant Date: 11/14/2008