(Livestream Replay) Explaining the XMLA Endpoint and its Use Cases

Power BI is merging with Azure Analysis Services! Microsoft is now opening up and giving us full access to the powerful Analysis Services engine in the Power BI service. This gives us semantic models that serve as the single source of truth for the whole enterprise. Manage the models (datasets) with the tools you know and love and give read and write-access to a variety of Microsoft and third-party client tools.

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Just Blindbaek is an independent BI consultant with extensive experience in all phases of BI development on Microsoft SQL Server, Azure and Power BI. Founder and coordinator of Microsoft Business Intelligence Professionals Denmark (MsBIP.dk) and Power BI UG Denmark (PowerBI.dk).

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(Livestream Replay) Current & Future (Power) BI Trends with Alex Powers

Hang out with us as Alex Powers and I talk BI shop and discuss current and future trends in the (Power) business intelligence industry!

About: Alex Powers (Microsoft – Sr Intelligence Technical Specialist)

From financial services to felines, the World Wide Web to professional wrestling – Alex Powers has an affinity for the conventional and unconventional when it comes to information. A self-proclaimed Excel and Power BI Enthusiast – Alex enjoys contributing to online forums, co-hosting the Power BI YouTube series Two Alex and sharing his passion for empowering others using Microsoft technologies.

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(Livestream Replay) Design Thought Process for Power BI Reporting - with Miguel Myers

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Visualizing large amounts of data can be overwhelming and frustrating regardless of one’s skill level, so imagine how frustrated and exhausted the viewing audience can become when trying to interpret complex visuals. In the absence of strategic thinking, Reports can become so overloaded that designs are easily rejected by wearisome and disappointed customers. It's imperative that designers embrace and implement Strategic Thinking to extrapolate critical factors to be presented in the creation of a successful report. By embracing a strategic methodology, we’re able to find solutions to problems, and even alternative solutions that may have gone unnoticed initially. This session will provide a more structured approach and help you to realize your own strategic thought processes that are comfortable for you through the way I personally take.

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Miguel Myers is a Senior Program Manager on the legendary Power BI Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft. Miguel is highly regarded and accomplished Business Intelligence Professional, Graphic Designer, and Data Scientist with a demonstrated history of success in the business analytics industry, skilled in Business Intelligence, Data Science, Marketing, and Graphic Design. His role at Microsoft is to evangelize the use and best practices of Report Design and Data Visualizations in Power BI.

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(Livestream Replay) The Evolution and Integration of Power Query - with Miguel Llopis

Join us as Miguel and I discuss a variety of topics related to Power Query. As the Lead Program Manager for Power Query, M, and Dataflows at Microsoft Miguel has invaluable insight into the current and future trends of the product. Topics will include: platforms within Microsoft where Power Query is implemented, feature parity between Power BI (Desktop vs. Service), the evolution of query folding, and more!

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Miguel is the Program Manager Lead for Power Query, M and Dataflows at Microsoft.

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