SQL Server Speaker Wylie Blanchard - Keynote Business Technology Speaker - Workshops Social Mobile Analytics Cloud Wylie Blanchard | Business Technology Expert, Digital Executive Advisor & Speaker - Wylie Blanchard Sat, 03 May 2025 18:04:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 /wp-content/uploads/cropped-Wylie-Blanchard-profile-photo_202008_IMG_7092_1100x1100-32x32.jpg SQL Server Speaker Wylie Blanchard - Keynote Business Technology Speaker - Workshops Social Mobile Analytics Cloud 32 32 Discussion with Chris Hyde: Making a Difference with Data Analytics https://www.wylieblanchard.com/discussion-chris-hyde-making-difference-data-analytics/ Sat, 02 May 2020 10:18:00 +0000 https://www.wylieblanchard.com/?p=5437 I met with Chris Hyde, SQL Server BI and Data Science Consultant to learn about his career as a data professional and his journey into data science. In this interview Chris shares how data can make a difference in people’s lives, how there has been an increase use of statistics in data science and advice […]

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]]> I met with Chris Hyde, SQL Server BI and Data Science Consultant to learn about his career as a data professional and his journey into data science. In this interview Chris shares how data can make a difference in people’s lives, how there has been an increase use of statistics in data science and advice on how others can begin their career into data analytics.

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Useful Links:

  • The best way to connect with Chris Hyde is on Twitter. He can also be found on Linkedin.
  • Chris Recommends the following books:
  • Learning R by Richard Cotton.
  • R for Data Science: Import, Tidy, Transform, Visualize, and Model Data by Hadley Wickham and Garrett Grolemund.
  • Think Stats: Exploratory Data Analysis by Allen Downey.

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]]> 5437 Devry University – Chicago 2017 – SQL Saturday #600 https://www.wylieblanchard.com/devry-university-chicago-2017-sql-saturday-600/ Sat, 18 Mar 2017 12:21:46 +0000 https://www.wylieblanchard.com/?p=2473 Continued from SQL Saturday Chicago 2017. Event Update Session Description: Analyzing SQL Server Data using PowerPivot in MS Excel Speaker(s): Wylie Blanchard Duration: 60 minutes Track: BI Information Delivery Your end users want to analyze data in your data warehouse. They could deal with the learning curve of SSAS but they’d prefer to utilize a familiar application […]

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Event Update

Session Description:

Analyzing SQL Server Data using PowerPivot in MS Excel

Speaker(s): Wylie Blanchard

Duration: 60 minutes

Track: BI Information Delivery

Your end users want to analyze data in your data warehouse. They could deal with the learning curve of SSAS but they’d prefer to utilize a familiar application like MS Excel. Welcome, PowerPivot, a tool that retrieves data from your data warehouse by combining the power of SSAS models and your SQL Server Data warehouse within the familiar interface of MS Excel. In this presentation well explore SSAS BI Semantic model, PowerView, PowerPivot in Excel.

Accompanying Materials:

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Analyze & Visualize SQL Server Data w/ Power Pivot & Power View in Excel

In this tutorial we’ll use Microsoft Excel to retrieve data from our SQL Server database. We’ll then model, analyze and visualize the data using Excel’s Power Pivot and Power View features…

SQLSaturday is a training event for Microsoft Data Platform professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server, Business Intelligence, and Analytics. This event was held on Mar 11, 2017, at DeVry University – Addison Campus, 1221 North Swift Road, Addison, Illinois, 60101, United States

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]]> 2473 MCSE: Data Management and Analytics was issued by Microsoft to Wylie Blanchard https://www.wylieblanchard.com/mcse-data-management-and-analytics-was-issued-by-microsoft-to-wylie-blanchard/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:50:00 +0000 https://www.wylieblanchard.com/?p=7165 View my verified achievement from Microsoft. MCSE: Data Management and Analytics was issued by Microsoft to Wylie Blanchard on September 26, 2016. Earners of the MCSE: Data Management and Analytics certification have demonstrated the skills required to build enterprise-scale data solutions, and leverage business intelligence data—both on-premises and in cloud environments. Earning this certification qualifies an individual for […]

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MCSE: Data Management and Analytics was issued by Microsoft to Wylie Blanchard on September 26, 2016.

Earners of the MCSE: Data Management and Analytics certification have demonstrated the skills required to build enterprise-scale data solutions, and leverage business intelligence data—both on-premises and in cloud environments. Earning this certification qualifies an individual for such jobs as database analyst, database designer, and business intelligence analyst.

Learn more.

Skills:

Big Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Cloud, Data Analytics, Database Administration, Database Analytics, Database Design, Data Engineering, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, Machine Learning, MCSE, SQL.

Earning Criteria:

EARN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ASSOCIATE (MCSA) CERTIFICATIONS:

  • MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration
  • MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development
  • MCSA: SQL 2016 Business Intelligence Development
  • MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014
  • AND pass one of the listed elective exams

Evidence:

Certification Number
F813-2662

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]]> 7165 Remote DBA – Database Administration: @ SpiceWorks https://www.wylieblanchard.com/remote-dba-database-administration-spiceworks/ Sun, 01 May 2016 23:06:06 +0000 https://www.wylieblanchard.com/?p=1822 Remote SQL Server Administration Managing several versions of MS SQL Server 2005-2014 Also managing Oracle 11g Managing and maintaining databases and servers for multiple clients – backups, log shipping, replication, mirroring, Always On availability groups, and clustering. Configuring and troubleshooting multiple versions of MS SQL Server – 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014. Performing migrations, […]

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]]> Remote SQL Server Administration

Managing several versions of MS SQL Server 2005-2014

Also managing Oracle 11g

Managing and maintaining databases and servers for multiple clients – backups, log shipping, replication, mirroring, Always On availability groups, and clustering.

Configuring and troubleshooting multiple versions of MS SQL Server – 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014.

Performing migrations, refreshes and restores for multiple clients.

Configuring maintenance and optimization tasks – index maintenance and backups via maintenance plans.

Provide planning and/or implementation support for SQL Server projects as well as required business support of current SQL Server database environments.

Work with client leadership in the enhancement and security of database, server and application development initiatives.

Provide off shift support for junior DBA teams.

Develop solutions to support database consolidation and centralization of existing applications from remote locations .

Provide and share technical expertise with the client teams on security, backup/recovery, performance tuning, extract transform load strategies, report development and business intelligence development.

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]]> 1822 MCSE: Data Platform was issued by Microsoft to Wylie Blanchard https://www.wylieblanchard.com/mcse-data-platform-was-issued-by-microsoft-to-wylie-blanchard/ Wed, 31 Dec 2014 19:54:00 +0000 https://www.wylieblanchard.com/?p=7182 View my verified achievement from Microsoft. MCSE: Data Platform was issued by Microsoft to Wylie Blanchard on December 29, 2014. Earners of the MCSE: Data Management and Analytics certification have demonstrated the skills required to build enterprise-scale data solutions, and leverage business intelligence data—both on-premises and in cloud environments. Earning this certification qualifies an individual for such jobs […]

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MCSE: Data Platform was issued by Microsoft to Wylie Blanchard on December 29, 2014.

Earners of the MCSE: Data Management and Analytics certification have demonstrated the skills required to build enterprise-scale data solutions, and leverage business intelligence data—both on-premises and in cloud environments. Earning this certification qualifies an individual for such jobs as database analyst, database designer, and business intelligence analyst.

Skills:

Big Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Cloud, Data Analytics, Database Administration, Database Analytics, Database Design, Data Engineering, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, Machine Learning, MCSE, SQL.

Earning Criteria:

EARN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MICROSOFT CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ASSOCIATE (MCSA) CERTIFICATIONS:

  • MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration
  • MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development
  • MCSA: SQL 2016 Business Intelligence Development
  • MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014
  • AND pass one of the listed elective exams

Evidence:

Certification Number
F141-4365

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]]> 7182 MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 was issued by Microsoft to Wylie Blanchard https://www.wylieblanchard.com/mcsa-sql-server-2012-2014-was-issued-by-microsoft-to-wylie-blanchard/ Tue, 30 Dec 2014 20:05:00 +0000 https://www.wylieblanchard.com/?p=7198 View my verified achievement from Microsoft. MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 was issued by Microsoft to Wylie Blanchard on December 29, 2014. Earners of the MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 certification have demonstrated the skills required to develop and maintain the next wave of mission-critical environments. They are qualified for a position as a database developer or database analyst. Skills: […]

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]]> View my verified achievement from Microsoft.

MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 was issued by Microsoft to Wylie Blanchard on December 29, 2014.

Earners of the MCSA: SQL Server 2012/2014 certification have demonstrated the skills required to develop and maintain the next wave of mission-critical environments. They are qualified for a position as a database developer or database analyst.

Skills:

Database Analyst, Database Configuration, Database Developer, Database Development, Database Maintenance, Data Warehouse, Data Warehouse Design, MCSA, SQL, SQL Server, SSIS, Writing Queries.

Earning Criteria:

  • Pass Exam 461: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014
  • Pass Exam 462: Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014 Databases
  • Pass Exam 463: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014

Evidence:

Certification Number
F141-43133

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