This is a working script I use to create various HDInsight clusters. For a really reproducible, automated environment you would want to put this into a .ps1 script that accepts parameters (see here for an example). However, you may find the method below good for learning and experimenting. Replace all the “YOURxyz” sections with yourContinue reading “Sample PowerShell Script: HDInsight Custom Create”
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Interview with Julie Strauss–Microsoft BI WIT
Julie Strauss is a very accomplished and respected Senior PM at Microsoft. Her current role is technical assistant for Microsoft Data Platform Group (DPG) Corporate Vice President Quentin Clark. She has been the public face of Microsoft BI at conferences and helps deliver great technical content and data stories to the public. Julie loves toContinue reading “Interview with Julie Strauss–Microsoft BI WIT”
HDInsight Big Data Talks from #SQLPASS
SQL PASS Summit 2013 was another great data geek week! I chatted with many of you about Big Data, Hadoop, HDInsight, architecting solutions, SQL Server, data, BI, analytics, and general geekiness – great fun! This time around I delivered two talks on Hadoop and HDInsight – the slides from both are attached. Zero to 60Continue reading “HDInsight Big Data Talks from #SQLPASS”
Big Data Twitter Demo
Real-time. Social Sentiment Analysis. Twitter. Cloud. Insights. We have your Big Data buzzwords here! Everyone seems to want to incorporate social sentiment into their business analysis. Well we have the demo for you! Use it for a quick demonstration of what can be done and when the excitement goes through the roof, use it toContinue reading “Big Data Twitter Demo”
Self-Service BI Works!
When I talk to people about adding self-service BI to their company’s environment I generally get a list of reasons why it won’t work. Some things I commonly hear: I can’t get anyone in IT or on the business side to even try it. The business side doesn’t know how to use the technology. ThisContinue reading “Self-Service BI Works!”
HDInsight: Jiving about Hadoop and Hive with CAT
Tomorrow I will be talking about Hive as part of Pragmatic Work’s Women in Technology (WIT) month of webcasts. I am proud to be part of this lineup with all these stellar WITs! I encourage my fellow WITs to get more involved in your data community and if you don’t already do so start tweeting,Continue reading “HDInsight: Jiving about Hadoop and Hive with CAT”
PASS BAC PREVIEW SERIES: SQL Professionals and the World of Self-service BI and Big Data
Are you excited about the upcoming PASS Business Analytics Conference? You should be! This conference will offer a wide range of sessions about Microsoft’s End to End Business Intelligence (including Self-Service BI), Analytics, Big Data, Architecture, Reporting, Information Delivery, Data Management, and Visualization solutions. Whether you are an implementer, a planner, or a decision makerContinue reading “PASS BAC PREVIEW SERIES: SQL Professionals and the World of Self-service BI and Big Data”
Hurricane Sandy Mash-Up: Hive, SQL Server, PowerPivot, Power View
Small Bites of Big Data Authors: Cindy Gross Microsoft SQLCAT PM, Ed Katibah Microsoft SQLCAT PM Tech Reviewers: Bob Beauchemin Developer Skills Partner at SQLSkills, Jeannine Nelson-Takaki Microsoft Technical Writer, John Sirmon Microsoft SQLCAT PM, Lara Rubbelke Microsoft Technical Architect, Murshed Zaman Microsoft SQLCAT PM For my #SQLPASS Summit 2012 talk SQLCAT: Big Data –Continue reading “Hurricane Sandy Mash-Up: Hive, SQL Server, PowerPivot, Power View”