Dave DuVarney

Father of Two, Microsoft Business Intelligence Architect and .NET Developer.

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

My wife ordered a hoodie, 2 shorts & a skort from @garageclothing on 6/28. Only the hoodie arrived. UPS photo shows a box too small for the rest. Not theft, not tampering. You never packed them. You closed the case twice & told her to fight my bank for $150 you owe us. Refund us

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

I was originally contacted by support. They were the ones that told me the tickets I purchased were no longer being honored. They did what they could. The problem was your platform allowing sellers to back out of a deal with no recourse. So, I’m alerting others that your platform does not deliver on their promises. Why would anyone buy tickets on your platform when the seller can just back out of the deal with no consequence.

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

@StubHubUK @StubHub
As a big gift to my daughter, I purchased specific seats for a UK event through StubHub International. With just weeks to go before the event, I was informed by their customer service that the seller would no longer honor the seats I paid for. Instead, they offered alternate seats that were clearly less desirable—without any compensation.

This is unacceptable from a platform like StubHub. If they allow third parties to sell tickets, those sellers must be held accountable to their commitments. To make matters worse, there’s no mechanism on StubHub’s platform to warn others about sellers who fail to deliver.

While the customer service team was friendly, the platform itself needs to step up and protect its customers. Based on this experience, I would caution others to think twice before using StubHub International.

[Simon Sinek @simonsinek]

Success is a team sport.

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

5 habits that are killing your productivity:

1/ You don’t wake up early (Marcus Aurelius)
2/ You focus on what’s outside your control (Epictetus)
3/ You’re in the wrong crowd (Marcus Aurelius)
4/ You don’t know how to say “no” (Seneca)
5/ You think you’ll live forever (Seneca)

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

The reason to deliberately do hard things is so that when non-self-elected challenges arrive (& they will), you can tell yourself: “I don’t know how this is all going to turn out, but I am certain I can do hard things.” Don’t self injure. But doing hard things is always worthwhile.

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

@PublicHealthMDC In case you needed a refresher on your own data, https://t.co/Hoj3qCBVzf

7-day avg cases 5.7 vs. 487.3 at the peak. 1 death in all of June and July, 67.3% fully vaccinated and 95.2 partially vaccinated.

What data do you have that shows masks are necessary given these numbers?

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

@paul_turley What a fantastic idea! Always welcome at the DuVarney house when you swing through Madison, WI

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

I second that...

[Paul Turley @paul_turley]

#PowerBI5 To drive adoption, make an offering of paginated reports available in a more affordable SKU than Premium suited for smaller businesses

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

Great article on the value of smaller and focused data projects.

#dataanalytics

Most Analytics Projects Don’t Require Much Data https://t.co/pp8Ibw2C4E

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

Interesting resource for data scientists and a highlight on the importance of metadata. #datascience #dataanalytics

Quilt Data launches from stealth with free portal to access petabytes of public data https://t.co/qNfkzlc25q

[MADPASS @MADPASS]

Hey MADPASS people! Please join us tomorrow for a session on Data Testing & Validation with a BI focus! @robjlong will be on hand!

We also have a NEW LOCATION right off the belt line for easy access! See you there! Details at https://t.co/38rQYsuHOq

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

@talavantus adopted #okrs in late 2018 to improve our overall focus and fuel growth. Here is a quick recap of our journey so far.

https://t.co/stytASjOcg

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

Having confusion around which semantic model to leverage in your organization? Check out our latest blog on Analysis Services vs. Power BI. https://t.co/Z2lbOZYBMu

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

"For complex data engineering tasks, you need five data engineers for every data scientist"

Organizations should invest in their overall data architecture before jumping to data science.

Why There Will Be No Data Science Job Titles By 2029 https://t.co/OJs08dQ4T9

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

Display Microsoft Forms in Power BI Display Microsoft Forms in Power BI https://t.co/I7gOVUhsft

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

Great example of the value derived from a true investment in data. There is no quick fix to get a truly integrated view of your data.

https://t.co/5hxKu9e1CG

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

Some interesting insights on why CRM projects fail. I've seen a lot of companies try to mash together Business Intelligence with a CRM tool. CRM is great for the sales process, but I would stay away from integrating data there for reporting.
https://t.co/foFDR1Nz6S

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

Strategy Performance Management Tools: OKRs and Balanced Scorecards Strategy Performance Management Tools: OKRs and Balanced Scorecards https://t.co/CaM8zLj43R

[Dave DuVarney @daveduvarney]

Some good refreshers on keep good habits going or starting them back up. Focusing on micro instead of macro changes.

3 Energy-Draining Habits That Undermine Your Health and Waste Your Money https://t.co/n16mA5kD3z