Push Performance Counter Data into a Power BI Streaming Dataset

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In the previous post I showed how you can Push Data into Power BI Streaming Datasets with C#. That example used dummy data. In this post I’ll show how to push performance counter data into a Power BI Streaming Dataset as a real world example. This scenario allows for monitoring a computer or application in near real time in the browser. I won’t go through the steps of creating a Power BI Streaming Dataset. You can reference my previous post if you need instructions. I will note that the value names that you choose in the Streaming Dataset must match the C# property names for theRead More →

Power BI Streaming Datasets with C#

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This post will demonstrate how to push data into Power BI Streaming Datasets with C#. For demo purposes I normally use LINQPad to run the code, but you could also create a .Net or .Net Core console application. LINQPad is an excellent, lightweight scratchpad for C# and other .Net languages. Power BI Streaming Datasets are a very cool feature because dashboard tiles that use them update in real time. You don’t have to refresh the browser window to display new data. With this feature you can watch your data in near real-time. This could be compelling in scenarios involving sensors, IoT, website traffic, etc. Here isRead More →

Download JSON Data with SSIS

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In a post on the Allegient blog, I showed how you can download JSON data with PowerShell. Now we’ll take a look at how to download JSON data with SSIS. As a dedicated data integration tool, SSIS has many advantages over PowerShell for this type of work. SSIS does not have a built in source component for JSON data, so you’ll have to use the Script Component. When you drag the Script Component into a data flow, you’ll be asked how you want to use it. In this case you’ll use it as a source. Define Output Columns Once the Script Component has been defined asRead More →

Twitter status update from Power Query

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You might be surprised to learn that you can post to twitter from Power Query. After all, the primary use for Power Query is obtaining and transforming data. While this is true, Power Query also offers the ability to perform an HTTP POST, which means that we can submit data via the web. My first blog post titled “Get Data from Twitter API with Power Query” involved an HTTP POST in order to obtain a token from the Twitter API. In this post I’ll show how you can Tweet from Power Query with some help from Temboo. So what is Temboo? Temboo is a service that allows usRead More →

Query XML on the Web with C# and SSIS

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This post describes how to query XML on the web with C# and SSIS. The emphasis is on the C# code, as I assume the reader is somewhat familiar with the SSIS Script Task. And in order to allow anyone to easily try this example, there is no authentication step. If you’re retrieving XML values from an API, there’s a good chance that you will need to authenticate first. I recently worked on a data integration project where I had to perform two steps involving a REST API in order to download web analytics data. In order to download data in bulk from this API, you firstRead More →