Ten years certainly is a worthy occasion for celebration! Power BI has come a long way in the last decade. As much as I'd like to just write some sentences recapping my favorite features, those words couldn't encapsulate the importance of Power BI in my professional journey. For me, this…
FabCon 2025 was by far the most full schedule I have ever kept at a conference. Yet, I have never come to the conclusion of a conference feeling more invigorated, more inspired, or more grateful than this one. My intent was to post a daily recap throughout the conference. The…
We’re thrilled to announce our new live Power BI foundations course, Power BI at Work! Whether you’re brand new to Power BI or looking to level-up in a fun group setting, our course gives you confidence to hit the ground running. Mark and I are both long time Power BI…
Thank you to everyone who attended today's Nashville PBIUG meeting and for being an engaged group with great questions! The slide deck is posted below. You can also catch the video recording on our YouTube channel or below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7rdAwRgbiw Demystifying-DAX-2024-05-16-Nashville-PBIUGDownload
Thank you to Teo and Damu for the opportunity to share 30 Power BI Tips & Tricks to the Atlanta Microsoft Business Intelligence User Group this evening. You are a great group! Thank you to all who attended and for the great questions! The PBIX Presentation file is below: PBI…
In the previous post, we looked at options and features to power up your Power Query experience. I'd like to build on that in this article. Perhaps the greatest feature of Power Query is the UI. Any user can perform dozens of transformations, both basic and complex, with only mouse…
Power Query is undeniably one of my favorite features of Power BI, and for that matter, Excel. Power Query packs a powerful punch for performing ETL (extract, transform, and load) tasks and it's user interface makes completing these tasks pretty simple without having to write any code. I won't expand…
Let me start this post by stating the obvious: data is the main focus of our data models and reporting. Without the data, well, the models and reporting would be pointless. But as necessary as the data is, often times I find that it's the small details in our data…
Allow me to start this article with a question: when you build a model in Power BI, do you think about the usability of that model? Rephrased, do you think about the user who is building a report on top of your model (including yourself) and the experience of that…
In the previous 2 articles, I wrote about the importance of learning DAX and offered some of my favorite resources for working with DAX. This article will conclude the trio of tips and tricks articles on DAX. I'd like to suggest a few additional tips that will help you stay…