About The Author

Melissa Coates

Melissa is a former Principal Architect with BlueGranite. Melissa is a Data Platform MVP and volunteers with the Charlotte BI Group in North Carolina. To learn more about BI, data warehousing, and data lake development, please also visit Melissa’s personal blog at www.sqlchick.com.

Power BI, Modern BI

Melissa Coates - Jul 29, 2019

Why Power BI Shared Datasets are Critical to a Self-Service BI Implementation

Data Lake, Modern Data Platform, Azure

Melissa Coates - Feb 11, 2019

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2: 10 Things You Need to Know

Modern Data Platform

Melissa Coates - Jan 23, 2019

Is Azure SQL Data Warehouse a Good Fit? (Updated)

Modern Data Platform

Melissa Coates - Oct 31, 2018

Top 5 Strategic Considerations for Choosing Architecture Components in Azure

Modern Data Platform

Melissa Coates - Nov 01, 2017

Is Azure SQL Data Warehouse a Good Fit?

Strategy, Modern Data Platform, Modern BI

Melissa Coates - Apr 11, 2016

Overview of Microsoft BI Reporting Tool Integration

Modern Data Platform

Melissa Coates - Feb 12, 2016

Top 3 Reasons to Upgrade Your Analytics Environment to SQL Server 2016

Power BI

Melissa Coates - Nov 09, 2015

Tour of the Power BI Ecosystem

Modern Data Platform

Melissa Coates - Sep 23, 2015

Azure Data Catalog: Improve Your BI Program Effectiveness

Modern BI

Melissa Coates - Jul 23, 2015

What the Pyramid Analytics Partnership Means for Power BI

Data Visualization

Melissa Coates - Jun 29, 2015

Video: Selecting a Reporting or Data Visualization Tool

Modern Data Platform, SSRS

Melissa Coates - Jun 10, 2015

7 Use Cases for Datazen

Melissa Coates - Feb 11, 2015

Tips for Navigating the Power BI Preview Site

Power BI, Modern BI

Melissa Coates - Dec 19, 2014

Big Changes - What You Need to Know About the Power BI Preview

Modern BI

Melissa Coates - Jun 19, 2014

What Type of Self-Service BI Culture Do You Wish to Cultivate?

Power BI, Modern BI

Melissa Coates - Feb 10, 2014

What Types of Projects to Consider for Microsoft Power BI

Modern BI

Melissa Coates - Nov 25, 2013

Overview of Microsoft Capabilities for Self-Service BI Users

Modern BI

Melissa Coates - Aug 21, 2013

The Role of Power Users in a Self-Service BI Initiative

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