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The Media Talks SQL Server Business Intelligence With VP Brian Larson

Lisa Schmid – Vice President of Operations/Partner We’re pretty excited about Superior Consulting Services VP of Technology Brian Larson’s most recent BI book, Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2012.  Not only is our team excited, but the industry … Continue reading

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Extracting Data From The Weather Underground

Eric Ness- Business Intelligent Consultant Many companies are beginning to bring external data into their data infrastructure.  One of the most common and easily available types of external data is weather data. There are several excellent sources of weather data.  … Continue reading

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Quality Assurance – Let’s give them a break

Dave Henry, Application Development Practice Manager As a software developer, I’ll be the first to admit that my testing skills are mediocre at best. I develop good software but when I test, I tend to only test the “happy path”.  … Continue reading

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The New Tabular BI Semantic Model – What is it Good For?

Mark Davis – Senior Business Intelligence Consultant, Superior Consulting Services, LLC I attended the Twin Cities’ Microsoft BI User Group recently and was in a conversation with a gentleman who asked me the question:  “The Tabular BI Semantic model.  Hmm.  … Continue reading

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Sneak Preview: The Best of SQL Server 2012 from the Microsoft Development Team

Sneak Preview: The Best of SQL Server 2012 from the Microsoft Development Team We’ve made it to December, which means 2012 is just around the corner. With the coming of the new year also comes a new release of SQL … Continue reading

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The Human Side of Software Architecture

The primary analysis effort for new software architecture always revolves around the computer hardware and software structure and new software technologies.  But it’s surprising how much the software architecture is really influenced by and dependent on the people in the … Continue reading

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Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 Tips

This month’s tip comes from Jade Hildahl, Business Intelligence Consultant with Superior: In Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services 2008, the Tablix data region can be unwieldy when you’re wanting to turn on the feature where “keep headers visible while scrolling” … Continue reading

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