Fred BlissinAptitiveSnowflake on Azure with Data Factory — Here’s What You Need to KnowSnowflake has been making waves this year — and with good reason: it’s the first enterprise-ready, cloud-first data warehouse. Built from…Jul 12, 2018Jul 12, 2018
Fred BlissinAptitivePower BI vs. Looker vs. Tableau: A CTO’s Guide to Selecting an Analytics & BI PlatformThis article has also been published on Aptitive.Feb 28, 20184Feb 28, 20184
Fred BlissinAptitiveCalling all developers — have you converted your ETL code to Azure Logic Apps?As a decision maker at a data consulting firm, I’ve been following the progress of Azure and its eventual SSIS successor. While I…Oct 6, 2017Oct 6, 2017
Fred BlissinAptitiveHow Looker Fits Into Microsoft’s ‘Modern Data Estate’At Microsoft’s Ignite conference, Microsoft doubled down on the ‘modern data estate’ by introducing and expanding out a few features that…Sep 28, 2017Sep 28, 2017
Fred BlissinAptitiveWhat the New Power BI Premium Offering Means for Your OrganizationThe new pricing model around Power BI has been cooking over at Microsoft for awhile, but today’s announcement brings more clarity and…Jun 12, 2017Jun 12, 2017
Fred BlissinAptitiveIn Under 5 Minutes: Running Microsoft SQL Server 2016 on Google Cloud Platform…what a strange, strange world we live in.Feb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
Fred BlissinAptitiveYou Need to Modernize Your Data Warehouse, Right NowHow much time is your organization spending in ‘maintenance hell’? That cycle where users spend more time scrutinizing the accuracy of…Jan 11, 2017Jan 11, 2017
Fred BlissinAptitiveReceiving Negative Feedback is HardWhether from a colleague, a manager, a loved one, or your life partner, receiving negative feedback or criticism is not easy — especially…Sep 14, 2016Sep 14, 2016
Fred BlissinAptitiveWhy The Best Consultants Go Beyond “Best Practices”Your new house is ready. Your builder welcomes you in, gives you a tour of the place, shows you the lay of the land.Sep 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016
Fred BlissAnxiety Under the Mask of Tech ConsultingI’ve had this post in my head for years. It’s been drafted and subsequently discarded multiple times. It’s ranged in length from multiple…Aug 16, 20161Aug 16, 20161
