Screencast which shows how to use Excel Power Query with D&B APIs to get company DUNS numbers and other company information from the Windows Azure Marketplace.

1. Using D&B data
with Excel PowerQuery
to find new ‘best’ Customers
Lynn Langit
SQL Server MVP
D&B MVP

2. Data Expertise / Lynn Langit
Industry awards
• Microsoft – MVP for SQL Server
• Google – GDE for Cloud Platform
• 10Gen – Master for MongoDB
• D&B – D&B MVP
Practicing Architect
Technical author / trainer
Former MSFT FTE
4 years

3. Scenario: Finding more ‘good’ customers
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4. Data +
Free Data
• Public Data
• Internet
Tools =
Solution
Enriched
Data
Public Data
websites
Data set
shaping
• Windows
Azure
Datamarket
• D&B APIs
and data
• PowerQuery
• Web screen
scraping
• Power Query
• Use WAM
offers
• Use D&B
APIs
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5. Getting Power Query for Excel 2013
• Free Download
• Get the GA version
• (2.0)
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6. Shape the Data
Public Data
Premium Data
• FREE
• Scrape with
PowerQuery
• Evaluate for enrichment
• NOT FREE
• Azure
Datamarket
• Check vendors /
topics
• Sign up for offers
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7. DEMO - Using Public Data with Excel Power Query
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8. Signing up for access to the D&B Offer(s) in WAM
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9. DEMO - WAM offers (D&B) + Excel Power Query
Tip: Use D&B’s ‘Business Verification to get the DUNS
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10. Understanding the process
Find some Public
Data
• Scrape with
PowerQuery
• Evaluate for enrichment
Find more Data
For each offer
• Azure Datamarket
• Check vendors / topics
• Sign up for offers
• Review the
input/outputs
• Understand query type
• Fixed
• Flexible
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11. Next Steps
How will you use data and tools for your customers?
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