(Livestream Replay) Lessons learned After Two Years With a Large Model - with Alex Dupler

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For the past two years, my team has been working on a premium Power BI model that has grown significantly in size, from 50 GB to over 100 GB. During this time, we have gained valuable insights and lessons that we would like to share with you. These include the importance of conducting systematic testing, determining which features and columns will have the most impact on performance, and managing the ongoing refresh of a model of this size. We hope that these tips will be helpful for those looking to optimize and improve their Power BI models.

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Alex Dupler is a Power BI developer and architect at Microsoft, where he currently serves as the lead Program Manager for a data warehouse platform supporting the company's advertising business. In this role, Alex is responsible for a Power BI import dataset with 90 GB of data. He is also one half of "Two Alex's," a YouTube channel that features live discussions on Power BI topics without one correct answer. Prior to joining Microsoft, Alex worked as a chemist. He is a member of the PBICAT team and has been inactive for a while.

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(Livestream Replay) Don't Panic! I'm Power BI Admin - with Kathrin Borchert

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The session will focus on the topic of administration in Power BI. Sounds boring? No! Because when you decide on a tool, no matter which one, it is important to set it up and look after it properly.

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🦄 Kathrin Borchert
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💗 Passion for Data, #PowerBI, UI/UX, ReportDesign, REST API, Governance and Teaching
🌟Logo creator for PowerBIDays, Power Break, PPHHUG

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(Livestream Replay) Top Secrets of Power BI Report Design! - with Mara Pereira

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A lot of the focus on Power BI report development goes to the backend (transforming and cleaning data, data modelling, DAX…). However, most people that will use your reports will not be able to see that backend, they will be interacting with the frontend. So, a question came up: why are most Power BI Developers not putting a lot of effort into the frontend of their reports? The answer was surprising: developers didn’t feel they were very creative, they struggled to understand what good/bad looks like. During this session, we will be discussing how to approach frontend development in Power BI, and we will be learning about some of the tricks that you can use to make sure your designs always look great! You will learn how you can get ideas for creativity, how to apply those ideas, and no, you don’t need to be a Picasso!

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Mara is the Founder of Data Pears. You might know her from her blog and YouTube channel, where she regularly posts blogs and videos about Power BI, Data Visualization and Data Analytics. Mara loves everything around data visualization and report design and her main goal is to change the world of reporting, one report at a time. She believes that effective reporting solutions are more than just data and charts, they are a beautiful combination of data, insights, and user experience. After working with Power BI for 6+ years, she decided to embark on an entrepreneurship journey, with the focus on guiding enterprise customers and individuals on their Power BI journeys. Before that, she was a Cloud Solutions Architect for Data & AI at Microsoft.

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(Livestream Replay) Discover a Powerful Learning Framework to Elevate Your Power BI Career! - with (Steve Campbell)

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Learning Power BI can be daunting. Many users struggle to know which areas to focus their attention. Even for a seasoned developer, knowing which skills to build on to advance in your career can be challenging.

Should you become a specialist, or try and spread your skills?

In this session, we will run through an end-to-end skills map to progress your Power BI career to the next level, no matter where you are currently. We will lay out a framework to help know how to elevate you Power BI career!

• What is git, DevOps and version control?

• Learn how multiple users can work on shared files

• Learn how to safely edit files, see versions and changes or roll back changes if something goes wrong

• Explore Microsoft recommendations, different options and their pros, cons and price

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I am a Data Platform MVP, PowerBI.tips author, and run the EMEA Data Analytics Capability for Cognizant. My team of analysts, developers, and architects deliver successful data projects to some of the largest companies. I develop Power BI training and learning plans and love to help people advance their skills to take the next career step. I am also a Power BI and Excel trainer.

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