2012 was a banner year for me and my family…health, wealth, and plenty of happiness. Below is a review of event/accomplishments from 2012 and goals for 2013. 2012 Life-Related Me and the wifey made … Continue reading 2012 Year End Review
All Your *Books* Are Belong To Us…
This year I plowed through a ton of books…more so than in all prior years. This is primarily due to the amount of work-travel…way too much…which left me with a lot of time to read (on … Continue reading All Your *Books* Are Belong To Us…
So you think you’re ready to integrate Facebook data? Not so fast!
If you’ve been following the mini-series on integrating Facebook data, welcome back. If not, then I recommend you take a moment and bring yourself up to speed: Value of Integrating Facebook Data For Customer Analysis … Continue reading So you think you’re ready to integrate Facebook data? Not so fast!
Extracting Facebook Data With SSIS
This is the 3rd post in this quasi-series on Facebook data from a business intelligence perspective. First, we discussed the value of customer analysis and how integrating Facebook data can enrich such analysis. Next we … Continue reading Extracting Facebook Data With SSIS
Facebook as a Data Source
Earlier this month year, I discussed the value of integrating Facebook data for customer analysis. Originally, I planned to follow up with a post covering the process of extracting data from Facebook using SSIS… but as I started … Continue reading Facebook as a Data Source
Defensive Database Programming with SQL Server
A couple of weeks ago, I spent some time reviewing a few trigger-based constraints recently put in place to enforce business-rules in a database I’m working on for a client. Specifically, I was looking for … Continue reading Defensive Database Programming with SQL Server