Category: API

Create a RESTful Web Service for SQL Server using OData with Entity Framework

November 25, 2018

One of the great things about the clouds is that it makes existing good technology even better and in the case of the Azure stack, also much more simpler. One example that came to mind this week was Entity Framework after reading that it now works with CosmosDB, albeit still in beta and for the … More Create a RESTful Web Service for SQL Server using OData with Entity Framework

Power BI REST API

Power BI REST API

November 11, 2018

Like most modern servers nowadays, Power BI has a fairly good set of web APIs that developers can leverage to extend functionalities of the product and further automate many processes. The developer’s section of the documentation provides an easy to follow set of instructions on how to get started and showcases some very useful feature … More Power BI REST API

PowerBI: Integration with Azure, Googles and other Web Services using JavaScripts

August 26, 2018

I’m my opinion, there’s no doubt Tableau is still the best and well ahead of everyone when it comes to visualization in terms of looks, functionality and ease. But that’s true only on the client side and as we know, BI is so much more than this … More PowerBI: Integration with Azure, Googles and other Web Services using JavaScripts

CLR Integration: Bringing functionality and productivity to SQL Server

August 12, 2017

If you’ve been following the recent developments for SQL Server, you’ve probably noticed Microsoft is not only bringing more and more features onto the platform but also increasingly encouraging developers to extend the base functionalities through integration with other programming languages including those outside the core .Net languages of C# and VB.Net. … More CLR Integration: Bringing functionality and productivity to SQL Server