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I am a Marathon Runner.
I am a marathon runner I’ve written a few blogs recently combining agile project methodology and running; two of my favourite things! I completed my current agile development this Sunday with the...
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Students – our investment in the future of tech
Yesterday was an exciting day for OptimalBI, it was the first day for our new students – more about them soon. When we started this company Shane and I had a few things we really wanted to achieve,...
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Students – 3 lessons to help operationalise the theory of the classroom
Our awesome team of WelTec Bachelor of Information Technology students have been with us a few weeks now and it would be fair to say their learning curve has been steeper than any of us envisaged....
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Why your Data Warehouse needs Data Vault
At OptimalBI we are huge fans of modelling the data warehouse using the Data Vault methodology. That’s because Data Vault allows us to provide you with a data warehouse that you can continue to use...
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Case Study: Student Project 2015, the scope and deliverables
Earlier in 2015 we began hosting a team of Bachelor of IT students from Weltec so they could complete their 450 hours of practicum working on a real customer project. They were co-located with us and...
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An adventure of a lifetime
Still here luckily. At this particular moment I am sitting in the exact same chair, at the exact same desk as I was when I wrote the first blog. There haven’t really been any big changes since the...
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Case Study: TEC AgileBI coaching
Writing a customer case study doesn’t come naturally to us, we know we do great work – our customers tell us every day – we just aren’t that flash at bragging about it. So you can imagine my delight...
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Tightly held Data Warehouse Certification – something to be very proud of
Not all certifications are created equally – some are designed to maximise the pass rate to ensure the product vendor engages participants leading to increased license sales. Data Vault certification...
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FIFA U20 World Cup, my journey continues
I was excited to hear last week that I have been allocated a volunteer role. A brief quote from the email I received. “We have received almost 2500 applications across New Zealand, of a very high...
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The power of a friendly work place challenge
Here at Optimal BI we have spent the month of May competing against each other in a step challenge. There were varying aspects of this challenge, most amount of 10,000+ steps in a day, biggest single...
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