Conversations with Data Warehouse Experts – Chris Webb

ByMike Rabinovici Updated on
Chris Webb
Chris Webb

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Chris Webb, a well respected independent consultant based in the UK.  He specialises in Analysis Services, MDX, Power Pivot, DAX, Power Query and Power BI in general.  He is a widely read blogger having authored more than a 1000 posts over the last 10 years.  Chris regularly speaks at leading industry conferences and events including SQLBits, the PASS Summit, the PASS BA Conference, SQL Saturdays and user groups.  Listen to the podcast at bit.ly/Dimodelo-ChrisWebb-Podcast

His blog can be found at blog.crossjoin.co.uk.  Find out more about Chris on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter.

Mike Rabinovici

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