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(Livestream Replay) Exploring Azure Synapse Analytics - with Eric Gleiter & Justin Moen

ABSTRACT 📝

Have you considered using Azure Synapse Analytics? You may have wondered how it differs from some of the other Azure tools you're familiar with (such as Data Factory, Data Lake Gen2, SQL Data Warehouse, etc.) and when you should use Synapse over the others. We'll review what Azure Synapse is, how to get started using it, some "gotchas" to watch out for, and we'll show how we help get data into Synapse in an organized and usable way for reporting and analytics in a matter of weeks.

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Justin Moen is a business intelligence professional who has a passion for working with data and working with his clients to leverage data as a competitive advantage. Over the past 20 years, Justin has worked with many database solutions, such as Oracle, SQL Server, and Snowflake. He is quick at mastering new tools and has a great understanding of current trends in the industry. To complement his technical knowledge, Justin is excellent at working with both business and IT team members to help bring both sides together to produce strategies and solutions that propel businesses forward.

Eric Gleiter is a dedicated and driven application developer knowledgeable in a wide variety of tools. He is experienced in Data Governance and Data Engineering. His ability to learn and digest new information and technologies enables him to quickly understand, implement, and innovate solutions to client’s needs. Eric's mathematics background makes him both flexible and rigorous when it comes to implementing solutions- enabling him to break down complex problems into manageable parts that can be quickly addressed- allowing for fast and effective solutions.

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Posted on October 14, 2022 and filed under Livestreams, Azure, Beginner, Intermediate, Power BI, Admin & Management.

Cycling Filter Selections in Report Page Tooltips!

Video by: Reid Havens

Learn how to leverage the Play Axis Slicer (Custom Visual) to rotate filter selections on a Report Page Tooltip for your Power BI Reports. Tune in to learn more!

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Posted on September 20, 2022 and filed under Beginner, Power BI Features, Visualizations.

5 Reasons to Hide Fields from Report View in Power BI

Let's discuss five reasons why you'd want to consider hiding columns from the report view in Power BI. All of these suggestions are centered around curating the Fields list during report development for both yourself, and any other potential business users or analysts who might want leverage your model for reports in the Power BI service. Tune in to learn more!

Video by: Reid Havens