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DataPoint Christmas in July or How Data Helps Charities

By Frank La Vigne | 07/31/2017

While Frank is playing with robots in Pittsburgh, Andy is packing boxes for “Christmas in July.” There, he reflects on how data is helping charities better help people. Mentioned in this *DataPoint*: Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child, The Honduras Project, Prison Fellowship.

DataPoint Happy #BIML Release Day

By Frank La Vigne | 07/17/2017

Today is a special day and Andy is excited. It’s Christmas in July. It’s BIML Release Day! BimlExpress is a free extension for SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) that snaps right into Visual Studio. BimlExpress now includes a Preview Pane, previously only available in Mist. Mist has been re-branded BimlStudio 2017 and sports lots of new features!…

DataPoint Talking Automation with Michael Wells at #SQLSatATL

By Data Driven Team | 07/15/2017 |

Andy ran into Michael Wells at SQL Saturday Atlanta and they had a good chat about automating data processing.

DataPoint What Makes #SQLSatATL So Great

By Data Driven Team | 07/15/2017

Andy takes a quick post-lunch break to chat about why SQL Saturday Atlanta is so great: it’s one of the biggest SQL Saturdays in the world and gathers some of the brightest minds in the field outside of the “big conferences.” It’s also free and community driven. That and he’s there goofing around with son,…

DataPoint Andy Chats with the Guy in a Cube Crew at #SQLSatATL

By Data Driven Team | 07/15/2017 |

Today, Andy is at SQL Saturday Atlanta and he catches up with the guys behind the “Guy in a Cube” YouTube channel to chat about their name, Sinead O’Connor, and PowerBI.