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Lesson learned at the customer: Merging two tables to calculate On Time In Full (OTIF). [Part III]
Wow! Already the last part of our OTIF blog series! 😱
In this third blog, Tibo Vandermeersch will discuss how to get the end result of the time aspect of OTIF! 🏆🤩
#OTIF #Microsoft #Analytics
read moreLesson learned at the customer: Merging two tables to calculate On Time In Full (OTIF). [Part II]
Curious about the next part of our OTIF blog series? 🤩
In this second article, Tibo Vandermeersch will continue where he brings everything together in one table to make OTIF calculations. 🙌
#OTIF #Microsoft #Analytics
Lesson learned at the customer: Merging two tables to calculate On Time In Full (OTIF).
Ever wondered what to do when your customer asks you to report on OTIF-related (On Time In Full) data without having OTIF itself available to you?
In this first blog, Tibo is sharing his experience tackling this issue at one of his customers.
read moreKimball in a data lake? Come again?
Kimball data modelling should not be limited to classical data warehouses. 📊
Read here how you can perform Kimball data modelling in a data lake with Spark!
Happy Learning!
#Kimball #Lytix #Spark
Process Mining, the pounding heart of the intelligent enterprise
Last week, we announced that Lytix has a new partnership with PAF. ⚡
👉 Interested in the value Process Mining delivers?
Our Process Mining experts give you all the useful tips and tricks in our latest blog and upcoming webinar.
read moreThe Journey of attaining ‘DA-100: Analyzing data with Power BI’
Are you going for the DA-100 certificate? 👨🎓📈
The DA-100 is the latest and only certificate available for Power BI, out of the beta phase since July. 👌
It is the successor of the 70-778 exam, with both exams testing knowledge of Power BI.
read morePower BI: Paginated Reports
Have you noticed Power BI is not the most printfriendly tool? 🖨
Have you heard of ‘Power BI Paginated Reports’?
Do you need to export reports to PDF, Excel, CSV, Word or PowerPoint?
Read this blog on Power BI Paginated Report and learn how this can be an added value in business!
Transfer learning in Spark for image recognition
Want to learn how to harvest the power of Spark to classify images in parallel using transfer learning? 🤔💡
Take a look at our blogs and read Tom Thevelein his latest blog.
This blog gives you a clear step by step guide on how to do this!
#Spark #Lytix #Data
read morePremium Per User (PPU) explained
Recently, Power BI launched a third license offering: Power BI Premium per User.
Read all about it in our most recent blog post!
What to expect?
✅ How did Power BI’s licensing model change over time?
✅ *New licensing offer* Power BI Premium per User – What’s in it for you?
✅ A quick tour to get your engine started with a free trial
Things to consider when creating a Data Lake
Dive into the world of data lakes with a familiar example.
Using a ‘Bronze, Silver and Gold layered approach’ makes sure you do not reinvent warm water.
Let the benefits of Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 sink in.
I hope you enjoy the read! 📊
Azure Synapse Analytics
Synapse Analytics is the go-to tool in for all your analytical needs concerning Big Data, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Self-Service Reporting and Self-Service Data Transformations.
Let the ‘SQL On-Demand’ functionality change how you store and process data, learn how!
The Data Vault Methodology
Discover how Hubs, Satellites, Links and Business Keys transforms how your organisation handles data! Data Vault provides a uniform modelling technique for all your sources, tracks history and simplifies integration.
Read this blog to learn more about this modelling technique!
Interview Wim Roten
Next interview is with Wim Roten. 🎥
Wim started a couple of months ago at Lytix and we were wondering how he experienced the past (strange) months at our firm. In a brief interview he explains his vision over the situation.
Keep up the good work! 🍀💪
Interview Tibo Vandermeersch
In the coming weeks we’ll introduce you to some Lytix colleagues.
First we would like to introduce Tibo Vandermeersch. He has been working for Lytix for almost one year.
Find out how he looks back on the past year and what he’s done. 📊💼
Pandas, Koalas and PySpark in Python
Using the Big Data architecture ‘Spark’ or ‘DataBricks’?
This blog explains the difference and best-practices between the Python 🐍 packages of Pandas 🐼, PySpark and Koalas 🐨.
Happy Learning!
DAX Pattern: Top X and Others
📊 Always wondered how to visualise your data in a ‘TOP X and Other’ manner?
📊 Ready to comprehend Power BI in a new way?
📊 Ever used the TOPN function?
📊 Read this blog and put your DAX knowledge to the test.
How ALM streamlines BI projects: Azure DevOps
Implement ALM in BI using DevOps:
🚀 Azure Boards
🚀 Azure Repos
🚀 Azure Pipelines
🚀 Azure Test plans
Power BI and Spotify – A match made in heaven?
Data isn’t life. They say music is. Well, is it?
Wouldn’t it be awesome to simply combine both worlds?
Let’s find out if this could turn out to be a perfect marriage. Read all about the beautiful love story of Power BI and Spotify.
Power Apps
‘App Development’ has always been an expensive and long-during project. Using PowerApps, this will not be the case anymore. Create your own applications with a simple drag-and-drop GUI enabeling the business to ensure a fast time-to-market.
Interested in a demo/PoC? Contact us!
Snowflake, a DWH as a Service
Don’t know what SnowFlake is? Get to know it in this blog!
❄ PaaS
❄ Scalable
❄ Pay only what you use
❄ SQL
This is how we keep our team spirit high!
As a data & analytics consultant, our goal is to spread our KNOWLEDGE on the projects of our clients. Next to applying and increasing our knowledge one of our core values is FUN. A crisis should not stop this! It’s definitely more challenging for us to organize...
read more10 Performance tips to speed up your Power BI reports
Arriving at work and the first thing you do is opening your Power BI report and going for a coffee while waiting for the report to render. Seems familiar? Well, it shouldn’t.
Luckily enough there are some tips and tricks to melt your frustrations like snow in the sun.
Governed Corporate Power BI
Carl’s customer, Oleon, is at the forefront of the growing market of natural Chemistry. As lead of the Analytics team at Oleon it is my desire to provide useful easy-to-read business driven reports. Hereby I want to share some of the insights I have gained during this exciting journey! I hope you enjoy the read!
read moreManaged Big Data: DataBricks, Spark as a Service
Learn why DataBricks is recognised as a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant, what DataBricks can help you with and how our XTL layer will improve your Spark projects. Providing enterprise features for Big Data and Data Science.
read moreLytix’ XTL Framework
Learn from the experts and get to know our XTL Framework!
📈 Scalable, Built for the cloud
📈 Fast Time-to-Insights
📈 Best-Practice
📈 Future Proof
Your insights on demand? Data Warehouse Team-as-a-Service
Why Data Warehouse Team-as-a-Service?
✔️ Stay or become agile from data to insight!
✔️ Unburden your own employees!
✔️ Well-oiled team from start to finish!
⏰ The time is NOW!
Power BI Governator: Auditing Made Easy
There’s no denial that Power BI has been maintaining a steep growth since its release in 2015 in terms of capabilities. Consequently, the same positive trend also applies to its community and user base, shifting greater priority towards the art of Power BI governance.
read moreAzure Analysis Services vs Power BI Premium
Both technologies have been enriched with some nifty features. They share a lot of their functionalities. Nevertheless, making a substantiated trade off is vital in nowadays’ reporting environments. Find out which technology suits your business best!
read moreLytix’ Power BI 360° Certified: Uplift your Power BI game
Hello analytics enthusiasts! Lytix organizes four (4!) free meetups that demonstrate to you the 360 degree process of using Power BI within an organization. After completing the four hands-on session, you’ll be granted the ‘Lytix 360° Power BI’ certification. Are you...
read moreHaving Power BI on SAP BW using a gateway?
With the on-premises gateway, you can directly connect to your SAP BW system. This allows you to refresh the reports that are in the Power Bi cloud solution. The gateway is very simple to set up. However, if you are not from the US, you will run into one of the...
read moreKeep those Power BI reports in (source) control!
While self-service is an easy way of creating and changing existing reports, organizations may struggle with version control of the reports that are published to a Power BI service. We’ve often heard the sentence “Sh**, I’ve overwritten one of my important reports!”....
read more5 Tips for Power BI/Analysis Services to improve the use of Excel
In this blog post, we will show you many different ways to optimize the user-experience for your Excel users. This blog post has a strong focus on tips and tricks for Power BI report creators and SQL Server Analysis Services developers!
read more5 tips for Excel users when connecting to Power BI
Excel is not dead! We often notice organizations starting their self-service / Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) project by stating the goal ‘getting rid of Excel’. On the otherhand, Excel does provide added value if you can put it to proper use.
read moreGoverned Self-Service: a Power BI Rollout
Power BI has gained a lot of op popularity in the past years. Due to the large portfolio of functionalities and the high customer adoption, Power BI has become the preferred go-to tool for analytics and reporting. In the first steps of a self-service tool...
read moreCAREER as a data-talent with LYTIX
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