Plenty to read!
In this article, I share the different variants of line charts you can create with Power BI, and provide free templates to try them yourself. I also discuss the impact of chart type selection and formatting in Power BI visuals, in the context of line charts.
In this article, I share the different variants of bar charts you can create with Power BI, and provide free templates to try them yourself. I also discuss the impact of “Macguyvering” Power BI visuals too far.
In this article I share how my hobby running Dungeons & Dragons games has contributed to my personal and career development, resulting in me becoming a more competent data professional.
This ‘article’ is a short quiz you can use to practice DAX in your browser on the website dax.do.
In this short article, I share a visual overview of the MS Build announcements for Microsoft Fabric that are relevant for Power BI. Hopefully this makes it less overwhelming.
In this short article, I show you how to upgrade the compatibility level of models managed in Tabular Editor to be able to use new/preview features like Dynamic Format Strings.
In this article, we tackle the growing issue of ‘report-specific objects’, dataset measures and tables created to fill specific report visual requirements, why they negatively impact self-service users, and best practices to mitigate this impact.
In this article, I share a C# script to run a randomized, 10-question, eduacational quiz about Tabular Editor.
Learn Tabular Editor… inside of Tabular Editor!
This article is a fun one-off sharing a Tabular Editor C# script to play a Snake game.
In this article, we look at the difference between best practices and optimizations. We also define a four-step method to tackle complex issues with dataset/report performance and design.
In this article we look at four different ways to query data from within Tabular Editor. I also share a C# script to query or test selected columns and/or measures.
In this post we look at how to use Smart Buttons (flic) with Power Automate and Power BI to create and control types of event-driven reporting solutions.
We look at how Tabular Editor shortcuts can revolutionize your productivity, linking them to macros, common actions and more.
This short article explains how to quickly count measures (or any model object) in Tabular Editor. A C# script is provided to count all model objects as a quick pop-up.
In this post, I share how participating in ‘data communication’ activities like blogging, speaking or making video tutorials can help you learn faster, sharing my own experiences & learnings writing articles in 2022.
In this post, we examine how personal data can be used in personal projects to help us learn Power BI.
In this post, we look at how to create our own SQL Database and fill it with data from the Contoso Data Generator, so we can get some hands-on Power BI experience.
In this article, we examine considerations for implementing & governing Analyze-in-Excel in your Power BI self-service ecosystem.
In this article, we compare different methods to let users to dynamically select measures in reports & pivot tables.
What kinds of things can we do to ensure adoption once the reports are live? One of the easiest ways is to host a regular “data café” surrounding the solution. In this article we examine why this is valuable.
