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Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:15 am
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:15 am
How did you get in the field, and what are your suggestions for experienced developers that are looking to join the ranks?
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:26 am to RickAstley
I made the jump from database developer to BI developer. Just knowing database fundamentals and having ETL experience landed me the gig.
This post was edited on 4/4/14 at 9:52 am
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:26 am to RickAstley
For a developer? A good transition is somehow shimmying your way into a data warehouse project or massive ETL project at your current company.
Not sure about your current situation, but with a blank slate I'd grab a few books, take a few pluralsight classes on it, and join some online communities. Maybe latch onto getting familiar with a popular BI tool. SSAS/Power Pivot/Microstrategy/etc?
Lancet Data Sciences always has job postings for entry level work. Great company.
Not sure about your current situation, but with a blank slate I'd grab a few books, take a few pluralsight classes on it, and join some online communities. Maybe latch onto getting familiar with a popular BI tool. SSAS/Power Pivot/Microstrategy/etc?
Lancet Data Sciences always has job postings for entry level work. Great company.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:37 am to Baers Foot
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Not sure about your current situation, but with a blank slate I'd grab a few books, take a few pluralsight classes on it, and join some online communities. Maybe latch onto getting familiar with a popular BI tool. SSAS/Power Pivot/Microstrategy/etc?
Yes thanks, I am interested in breaking through into BI and maybe making it a primary focus of mine within 1-2 years. I am not looking to make a job change immediately, but I would certainly appreciate advice for skill development. Any suggested book reads that you have?
An additional note, my focus will be towards SSAS, SSRS and SSIS.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 9:50 am to RickAstley
Grab a prep book then take a SS*S certification exam. I prefer ETL development to report development, but that's just me
Posted on 4/4/14 at 10:05 am to RickAstley
Don't have too many recommendations on books, but I did enjoy this one that helped me think of smaller and quicker solutions in the past 2 years:
Building Integrated BI Solutions
I learned mostly from a senior colleague, but love me some pluralsight. Check this out:
Pluralsight: Intro to DW and BI
Also, browse BI and SQL Server on MSDN VA.
Building Integrated BI Solutions
I learned mostly from a senior colleague, but love me some pluralsight. Check this out:
Pluralsight: Intro to DW and BI
Also, browse BI and SQL Server on MSDN VA.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 10:22 am to NawlinsTigah270
I want to hold off on a certification for the meantime. I definitely want to start studying though while I think things through.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 10:23 am to Baers Foot
Thanks for the links. Going to be a tough process to start but I know it will help me overall.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 10:35 am to RickAstley
MS certainly has a large market share for ETL/BI, but the past few places I've been at have utilized Informatica and Oracle. I'm learning Informatica and Business Objects now. Oracle was easy, since I already had years of experience with SQL Server...just slight syntax differences.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 10:36 am to Baers Foot
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For a developer? A good transition is somehow shimmying your way into a data warehouse project or massive ETL project at your current company.
Not sure about your current situation, but with a blank slate I'd grab a few books, take a few pluralsight classes on it, and join some online communities. Maybe latch onto getting familiar with a popular BI tool. SSAS/Power Pivot/Microstrategy/etc?
Lancet Data Sciences always has job postings for entry level work. Great company.
Pretty much right on par with how to make the transition. If you're already a developer you can probably volunteer on to a project at your current job that'll get you in to a good BI position pretty fast.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 11:04 am to RickAstley
I fell into it. Well, kinda. I have a finance degree with a minor in accounting. When Wall Street fell, I took a job as an internal auditor.
I started our audit department down the path from random sample to selective sample, and finally 100% data detection.
When it came time for a conversion to new software COO and CIO knew that I had the business acumen and minimum SQL knowledge at least from a data dictionary, and how we used data points, point of view. They put me into a lead role which honed my data logic skills.
Now I manage 2 analysts and a support specialist responsible for the majority of our applications.
You'll be the opposite. You know data, you need to prove business acumen. Look to get into operations.
I started our audit department down the path from random sample to selective sample, and finally 100% data detection.
When it came time for a conversion to new software COO and CIO knew that I had the business acumen and minimum SQL knowledge at least from a data dictionary, and how we used data points, point of view. They put me into a lead role which honed my data logic skills.
Now I manage 2 analysts and a support specialist responsible for the majority of our applications.
You'll be the opposite. You know data, you need to prove business acumen. Look to get into operations.
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