Nai Biao Zhou

Nai Biao Zhou is a Senior Software Developer with 20+ years of experience in software development, specializing in Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Data Mining and solution architecture design.

Nai Biao Zhou has twenty years of experience in software development, with strong analytical skills and a broad range of computer expertise.

He has fifteen years of experience in development and maintenance of database applications on SQL Server in OLTP/OLAP/BI environments.

He has a master’s degree in Control Engineering and is pursuing a Master of Science degree in Predictive Analytics.

Knowledge/Skills

Advanced computer programming skills and well versed with C/C#, Java, ASP.NET, JavaScript, and SQL.

In depth knowledge of Solution Architecture, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) since 2004.

2021 Awards MSSQLTips award

2020 Awards MSSQLTips award

2018 Awards MSSQLTips award

Category	Tip Title
Data Warehousing	A Proposed Data Warehouse Architecture for Small and Medium Businesses
Database Administration	Including Predetermined Datasets in a Microsoft Database Project
Database Administration	Using Advanced Publish Settings for Visual Studio Database Project
Database Design	Create a Star Schema Data Model in SQL Server using the Microsoft Toolset
Database Design	Explore the Role of Normal Forms in Dimensional Modeling
Database Design	What is a Relational Database Management System
Microsoft Excel Integration	Creating Pivot Reports in Excel: A Step-by-Step Tutorial for Beginners
Microsoft Excel Integration	Learning DAX in Excel: A Step-by-Step Tutorial for Beginners
Microsoft Excel Integration	Using Power Query in Excel for Data Extraction from a SQL Server Database
Microsoft Excel Integration	Using Power Query to Combine Data from Multiple Sheets in Excel
Power BI	Getting Started with Power Query M Language in Excel
Python	Create a Python Django Website with a SQL Server Database
Python	Creating a Python Graphical User Interface Application with Tkinter
Python	Creating a Standalone Executable Python Application
Python	Creating a Windows Installer for a Python Application
Python	CRUD Operations in SQL Server using Python
Python	CRUD Operations on a SharePoint List using Python
Python	Learning Python in Visual Studio 2019
Python	Python Programming Tutorial with Top-Down Approach
Python	Python Regular Expressions Explained with Examples
Python	Recursive Programming Techniques using Python
Python	Running a Python Application as a Windows Service
Python	Using Advanced Python Web Scraping to Conduct a Web Content Audit
Python	Using NSSM to Run Python Scripts as a Windows Service
Python	Using Python to Download Data from an HTML Table to an SQL Server Database
Python	Using Web Crawling in Python to Conduct a Website Content Audit
Python	Using Windows Task Scheduler to Run a Python Script at Prescribed Times
R Language	Exploring Four Simple Time Series Forecasting Methods with R Examples
R Language	Index Numbers Explained with Examples in R
R Language	Using Simple Linear Regression to Make Predictions
Reporting Services Development	Adding Charts and Interactive Sort Buttons to SSRS Reports
Reporting Services Development	Cross Tab Report in SSRS
Reporting Services Development	Multiple Row Grouping Levels in SSRS Report
Reporting Services Development	SSRS Dynamic Row-Level Security with Recursive Hierarchy Group
Reporting Services Formatting	Creating a Detailed SQL Server Reporting Services Report Containing External Images and Repeated Table Header
SharePoint	File Handling in a SharePoint Document Library Using Python
SQL Server 2017	Getting Started with Data Analysis and Visualization with SQL Server and R
SQL Server 2017	Getting Started with Data Analysis on the Microsoft Platform - Examining Data
SQL Server 2017	Numerically Describing Dispersion of a Data Set with SQL Server and R
SQL Server 2017	SQL Server 2017 Machine Learning Services Visualization and Data Analysis
SQL Server Agent	Creating a SQL Server Agent Job to Run Python Scripts in a Virtual Environment
Stored Procedures	Adding Custom Stored Procedure Templates to SQL Server Management Studio and Visual Studio 2019
TSQL	Basic Concepts of Probability Explained with Examples in SQL Server and R
TSQL	Discovering Insights in SQL Server Data with Statistical Hypothesis Testing
TSQL	Selecting a Simple Random Sample from a SQL Server Database
TSQL	Statistical Parameter Estimation Examples in SQL Server and R
TSQL	Using Multiple Linear Regression for Estimation and Prediction with SQL Server and R
TSQL	Using SQL Server RAND Function Deep Dive

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