Whether you want to analyze an individual solution or your full Power BI environment (all workspaces and solutions you are an admin of), you will find the Power BI Model Analyzer solution invaluable. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE AN ADMIN with this product – just an admin of the Premium workspaces you want to … Read more
I am not sure how I missed the ability to copy Power Queries and/or Folders between PBIX files in Power BI. Most users are aware of the template capabilities of Power BI – you can create a Power BI model, export the model as a template, and use the template for new solutions. In some … Read more
Power BI bookmarks add so much valuable functionality to the application. They allow so many capabilities that were missing prior. Some are true workarounds but some are on par with other BI tools. Take MicroStrategy and their use of panes – historically difficult to work with – with Bookmarks and the Selection Pane, it is … Read more
Using a card as a slicer in Power BI is a common question I receive. The quick answer is it is not possible – I hear this much too often from others. However, that is a very rare statement I would make about Power BI. It is a rare statement that I use with anything … Read more
Power BI Dashboard Filters sometimes cause confusion. In one of my many communication channels, there was a question posed related to the ability to add Power BI dashboard filters in order to filter Power BI dashboard tiles. There is some confusion at times and I would like to make a short article to clear some of … Read more
Power BI Training? My most common request, by far, is for training resources for Power BI. There have been some posts I have used to acquire more/better/different options for learning Power BI but I have accumulated, filtered out, and singled out the best resources below. I will add/modify periodically as new resources are added and … Read more
I wanted to make a quick posting on my (still-ongoing) attempt to push Power BI Services to my large organization but having to deal with my organization’s apprehension to the cloud and desire to have Power BI On-Premises. * Note: I will update when I have more information on the options below. There are tons of … Read more
An overview to the top Microsoft Business Intelligence Roadmap Enhancements announced thus far for Power BI Services and Mobile, Microsoft Excel 2016, SQL Server Reporting Services 2016, and SQL Server Analysis Services 2014-2016. I will not be the first to say this (I will be added to a long list of others), but SQL 2014 … Read more
Power BI conducted a best visuals contest during the month of September. Now, they have added a large portion of those visuals to a community gallery and added the ability to download and import those into the Power BI online services or Power BI Desktop. Click here to see our article on people’s choice awards and … Read more
Power BI conducted a best visuals contest (http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Best-Visual-Contest/con-p/best_visual_contest) during the month of September. There were around thirty entries in the contest. It was impressive to say the least. Winners were announced on October 8th, 2015 and included three people’s choice awards, a third place winner, a second place winner, and a grand prize winner: 1st People’s … Read more