Set-Location : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument <.....>

Power Shell does not like white spaces. While it may like or .  I got stumped for while as I started getting this exception.

The trick to do this changing directory is to use double quotes around words with white spaces as shown here.

I have Power Shell 5.0 on my Windows 10 Pro OS.

Go on, build apps with Microsoft Graph...

Microsoft SQL Server is for accessing data and Microsoft Graph is to access the myriad of things that are not really part of the database. The thing that spring to the mind are thins like, emails; your devices; the teams you work with; calendars; files; messages, peoples etc..

Also read this post on Graph databases:

http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-is-neo4j.html

A quick look at this image shows how Microsoft Graph is positioned.

Well, what is it Microsoft good for?

Believe me, you indeed have a great deal of use for it. Allow me to quote Microsoft:
'
Looks at your next meeting and helps you prepare for it by providing profile information for attendees, including their job titles and who they work with, as well as information on the latest documents and projects they're working on (pro-active, do diligence).

Scans your calendar, and suggests the best times for the next team meeting.

Fetches the latest sales projection chart from an Excel file in your OneDrive and lets you update the forecast in real time, all from your phone.

Subscribes to changes in your calendar, sends you an alert when you’re spending too much time in meetings, and provides recommendations for the ones you could miss or delegate based on how relevant the attendees are to you.

Helps you sort out personal and work information on your phone; for example, by categorizing pictures that should go to your personal OneDrive and business receipts that should go to your OneDrive for Business.
'
Behind Microsoft Graph is the Microsoft Graph API; a RESTful web api that enables you to access Microsoft Cloud serivce resources.
Come back to this blog again for more on Microsoft Graph.

Go here and gets started:

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/docs/concepts/get-started

Get this funding support and start training if you are in Hawaii

Things are changing very fast, especially in the STEM area. Do not wait to get qualified. IT industry  requires a lot of people (of course, with right skills). Learning is both time intensive and expensive in many cases. There are, low cost but very effective training programs, that will bring you up to speed to address todays job requirements.

Strada Hawai'i Government Stem Workforce Fund can help you to get started if you are eligible and work for government(City, State or Federal). This agency is geared to fund in the following fields: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Read up this information on this image and start making calls. Who knows, you may end up getting support to get into one of the many possible courses depending on your suitability.
The Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training offer a number of courses in the IT Arae  and you could register for one of these courses on getting this fund. Contact PCATT.org or the Program Manager, Beryl Morimoto at beryl.morimoto@hawaii.edu

Two important points to note:
1. Training must be completed on or before September 29, 2017. 
2. With supervisory approval, the employee can pay for training and receive Strada support if the department or agency does not have training funds.

Also other resources of immediate use:
https://pcatt.org/strada-hawaii-government-employee-stem-workforce-development-fund

Go on, start off with the application process:
Download application form here:
https://pcatt.org/uploads/widget/stemworkforcefund_v11.pdf

Three of my present students attending the BASIC SQL course are funded by STRADA.

Check out new features in Power BI Desktop (July 2017 Version)

The July 5 version of Microsoft Power BI Desktop can be downloaded from here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45331

The details of this version  are here

Summary of new/improvements:
Reporting
    New table & matrix visuals are now generally available
    Renaming fields in visuals
    Custom visuals store integration
    Relative date filters
    Responsive layout for visuals (preview)
    New waterfall chart option - breakdown
    Custom visual updates
        Drilldown Choropleth
        Drilldown Cartogram
        Drilldown Player
        Certified custom visuals

Analytics & modeling
    Quick measures from the community
        Star rating
        Concatenated list of values
    Bidirectional cross filtering for DirectQuery is now generally available

Data connectivity
    Snowflake connector general availability

Query editing
    Add Column from Examples enhancements

Watch the video for new feature details:

Microsoft has done quite well, don't you think?

Cloud and Big Data has made a lot of changes...

Big Data exposure with Oracle and Microsoft

The above title and the below paragraph is from the following link:
http://www.valuewalk.com/2014/07/oracle-corporation-orcl-launches-big-data-sql/

"Moerdler rates Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) as Outperform, giving it a $49 price target (currently $41) based on a 12-month adjusted EPS estimate of $3.58, a 13x PE multiple, and adding back in net cash per share discounted by 30%"
Current: $50.14 (7/2/2017)

"He also argues that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is a good Big Data play, rating it Outperform and giving it a $56 price target (currently $43.50), because he believes management is heavily focused on mobile and cloud products and that EPS growth is going to pick up as the company moves its focus away from the slowing PC market"

Current: $68.93 (7/2/2017)

After a 3 year period of many political and economic changes Microsoft seems to have outformed Oracle which may be attributed to its all out effort and emphasis on Cloud Services not withstanding its PC and Phone performance.