BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (November Desktop Update, Mobile App Update)
I now expect if not on the last day of each month, but pretty close to the last day is to get the updates for the Power BI Desktop and potentially the Mobile Apps update. And this month I am not disappointed. Power BI – November Desktop Update Once again the Power BI Team has been very busy with a…
Power BI – Quick Tip – Overcoming additional columns in CSV or Flat Files
This quick tip explains how to overcome an issue with using CSV or Flat Files and you get additional columns. I have been working with CSV Files, and what often happens is that you get years added into the columns on a CSV File as shown below is what the original file looks like. And this is what the source…
Power BI – Using Parameters for Flat File / CSV / Excel Sources
I was recently catching up on Blogs as I always find this a wealth of information and it often leads to me learning something new. Which I can then leverage in my current work environment and this is one of those cases. This is to show how using Power BI and the built-in Parameters it can be capable of handling…
BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (PowerPivotPro & Microsoft Helping displaced workers, Visualizing weather from Microsoft OMS) – SSAS (Memory Usage (1200 Compatibility Only) report using Power BI) – SQL Server (SP1, SSRS Updates
Another week close to Christmas and another week of great news in the Business Intelligence world. Power BI – PowerPivotPro & Microsoft helping displaced workers A quick mention on how it is great to see both the people at Power Pivot Pro & Microsoft are working together to help people find employment. The great thing about Power BI, is all…
BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Mobile Apps Update, Microsoft Teams, Extending Project Online Content Pack, Featured Data Stories, Streaming Data Set Example from Chris Webb, Dashboard Makeover Webinar) – Azure (Analysis Services)
Another week has gone by, and some more updates in the world of Business Intelligence Power BI – Mobile Apps Update There are quite a few updates for the Mobile BI apps, and it is good to see that it is across all platforms. The easier navigation is always welcome because with a phone it is always tricky to navigate…
Power BI – Quick Tips why Q&A (Natural Query Language) is Awesome
Q&A (Natural Query Language) is by far one of the features that I find really gives the WOW factor when showing people the capabilities of Power BI. And in my opinion it is awesome. So I thought I would give a quick blog post in terms of how best you can leverage this, and hopefully also enable you to be…
BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Desktop Update Oct 2016, Features Coming Soon, R Visuals without understanding R, Community Blog Highlights, Custom Visual Stocked Bar, InsightCentr Content Pack, Webinar Nov 1 Big Data with HDInsight & Datameer, Advanced Analytics with Power BI Embedded and R) – Excel (Get & Transform Updates Oct 2016)
Well there sure is a lot of information with regards to BI in the past week, now that PASS has finished, as well as the end of the month, so there are some great Power BI updates as well. Power BI – Desktop Update Oct 2016 Another month has come to an end, and with that we get a whole…
BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Power BI Reports on SSRS, Custom Visual Infographic Designer, Power BI Service Admin Role, MYOB Content Pack, Checking for Issues with Power BI Service) – Azure (Analysis Services – SSAS)
I have no doubt that by the end of this week there is going to be quite a lot of content with regards to the world of Power BI. And that is all thanks to PASS, which I am sure I will attend in the near future. So lets see what we have in store. Power BI – Power BI…
Power BI – Quick Tips working with multiple large CSV Files
I have recently been working a lot with multiple larger type CSV files, and thought it would be good to share what I have found that makes the process run faster. I am always looking at ways to make sure that not only is the model efficient, but also the development experience. Name your query first before applying steps in…
BI-NIGHT – Power BI (Export to PowerPoint, New Visual Liquid Fill Gauge, Tech Tip Display Text, Automating Power BI Desktop Refresh, Webinar Create PowerApps to send real time data to Power BI) – DAX Studio (Release 2.5.0)
Another week closer to SQL Pass, and here are the recent updates and interesting articles Power BI – Export to PowerPoint It is great to see that after some screenshots from Microsoft Ignite that this has already been implemented into the Power BI Service. I am sure that there will be more details around this in due course from the…