Tag: Data Visualization

  • Dynamic Chart Axis Scaling in Paginated Reports

    Dynamic Chart Axis Scaling in Paginated Reports

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    The Challenge Although I prefer to always deliver a Power BI report, I still occasionally deliver paginated reports as a solution when it satisfies requirements well. In one reporting solution, I was asked to deliver a sales breakdown report with almost 100 trend charts, mostly laid out like small multiples. In my use case, it…

  • Book Review: Data Fluency by Zach Gemignani and Chris Gemignani

    Book Review: Data Fluency by Zach Gemignani and Chris Gemignani

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    Data Fluency is about building an organizational culture that promotes good communication with data. Written by Zach Gemignani and Chris Gemignani, founders of Juice Analytics, the book reads as if it’s a peek into the author’s approach in how they consult and counsel their clients though the use of their Data Fluency Framework. Readers get…

  • SQL Saturday Atlanta 2024 – BI & Data Analytics

    SQL Saturday Atlanta 2024 – BI & Data Analytics

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    Thank you to all who attended the session today! Slide deck is posted below: Communicate-Clearly-SQL-Saturday-Atlanta-2024-BI-02-10-2024

  • Book Review: Visual Explanations by Edward R. Tufte

    Book Review: Visual Explanations by Edward R. Tufte

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    Visual Explanations is the third in Tufte’s well known quartet of books on information visualization (The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Envisioning Information, Visual Explanations, and Beautiful Evidence). This is also the third of the quartet that I have read- I have yet to read Beautiful Evidence. I found the book somewhat interesting overall, but…