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(Livestream Replay) The Power of SVGs in Power BI - Kerry Kolosko

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Many of us learn through action and playfulness. This session will discuss how creating games with DAX and SVG can improve skills, increase knowledge and stimulate creative problem solving. We will take a look at SVG as a building block of data visualisation, how it can be applied, along with some unusual and practical use cases.

GUEST BIO (Kerry Kolosko)👤

Kerry Kolosko is a data visualization consultant hailing from Adelaide, South Australia. With several years experience in a variety of roles across a diverse range of industries, along with a background in psychology and a passion for the arts, Kerry brings a considered and creative edge to BI and data visualization. Also a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and an avid blogger, she shares her designs and design tips at her website (link below).

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Posted on August 16, 2024 and filed under Livestreams, Visualizations.

Creating a Calendar Slicer from a Matrix Table! (with Erik Svensen)

Video by: Reid Havens

Join Erik Svensen and I as Erik walks through how to transform a native matrix visual into a powerful Calendar type filter for your visuals! Where you can slice by date, day of week, week period of year, and more. Tune in for the demo!

GUEST BIO (Erik Svensen)👤

Erik Svensen is a Microsoft MVP. Erik has been working with the Microsoft BI stack for more than 20 years - starting with out with Excel and Microsoft Query for over 25 years ago. He owns the company CatMan Solution who is now serving over 70+ FMCG suppliers with a Power BI solution that provides the supplier with valuable insights in their performance at store level based on point of sales data provided to them by different retailers. He started the Danish Power BI User group and speaks at conferences and meetups. Another great passion besides Power BI is his collection of Danish contemporary art. And if he finds time he occasionally blogs about Power BI as well.

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Cross-Highlighting a Visual Using a Slicer ?!?

Video by: Reid Havens

Learn how to leverage some recent native visual features plus a little bit of [DAX] magic to use a slicer to create a cross-highlight effect on a visual. Cross-highlighting is normally only natively available between visuals, not slicers. So tune into learn more!

Posted on July 2, 2024 and filed under Slicers & Filters, DAX, Visualizations.