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Graph data in SQL 2017
One of the new features in SQL 2017 is a way to save Graph Data. First time I heard the term “graph” I was stunned…

New Syntax in SQL 2016
SQL 2016 has been released now already since a couple of months. Many of us have been testing it, even developed applications on it, or

Social Science – Text Mining on Twitter Data
In my previous blog post I talked about how to get Twitter data into Power BI. This article will discuss how you can apply text mining on

R Services: Advanced Analytics binnen SQL Server 2016
In een vorige blogpost kon je lezen wat R is, wanneer en waarvoor je R kunt gebruiken en hoe je ermee van start gaat. Vandaag vertellen we

Social Science – Get Twitter data in Power BI
Ever wanted to do some analytics on tweets with a certain hashtag (#) or from a certain user (@)? Don’t look any further, there is

Why invest in data science?
“Insurers are investing in data scientists” “How big data is revolutionising the food industry” “How data science is changing the energy industry” “How data science

R[101] – An introduction to R
What is the buzz about ‘R’? What is R, how can I use it, where do I use it, how do I start? I had

SSIS – Loading Excel Files
As BI consultants we regularly get the question to load one or more Excel files. Files tend to have different layouts, almost always consist of