SQLBI Newsletter #284

NEW ARTICLE

This article describes how to save time when building and maintaining Power BI reports by using strategies to re-use visual formatting.
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SQLBI+ UPDATE

We published new content inside SQLBI+ (more info in the blog post):

#284 · Dec 2024

LEARNING

Course calendar

Mastering DAX - 3 DAYS

DATA MODELING - 3 DAYS

	Apr 14-16 - Amsterdam

video courses

	Introducing Visual Calculations in Power BI This 2-hour session introduces the Visual Calculations feature in Power BI, and it is a good way to understand what you can and cannot do with visual calculations. The existing white paper goes much deeper in describing the internal syntax and the apply semantics.
	Optimizing DAX in Power BI – Tools and techniques This 1-hour session introduces techniques and tools to optimize the performance of DAX expressions in Power BI models. It is an introduction to the tools. You will still need to study the Optimizing DAX video course to learn how to use them, but it is a good starting point!

BI-WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST

Latest news

	• Refreshing a Power BI semantic model with Eventstreams, Pipelines, and Activator Perhaps it should be simpler than that - especially considering the licensing - but it is possible to update a semantic model as soon as you update an Excel file on OneDrive. Dec 8, 2024 · Chris Webb
	• Planning and performance management in Fabric Planning and performance management is an area where historically, Microsoft has failed to have a significant presence. The last attempt was PerformancePoint, which involved the acquisition of a company (ProClarity) that was the top BI client for multidimensional models. If Microsoft learned from their mistakes (the acquired product basically died), they will do the right thing with the announced partnership with Lumel, which is also known for producing Inforiver and xViz custom visuals. You can join the crowd on LinkedIn to comment on the announcement. Dec 4, 2024 · Microsoft
	• On-premises data gateway November 2024 This is your monthly reminder to update your data gateway for Power BI and Fabric. Sure, the focus is now on Fabric, but it is the same gateway you use for Power BI. Dec 2, 2024 · Microsoft
	• Fabric Studio 1.0 If you already use Fabric - we mean, doing serious stuff and not just proof of concepts - then you must take a look at this VSCode extension that simplifies so many tasks. Free and open-source. Dec 9, 2024 · Gerhard Brueckl

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