(Livestream Replay) Building an Analytics Team - with Reza Rad

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With all the activities and announcements in the recent few years, from the introduction of self-service analytics tools such as Power BI to the start of SAAS experiences such as Microsoft Fabric, Having a BI and Analytics team that can be on top of these technologies proves to be a hard job for the executive leadership team. Evolving the generative AI and Copilot also brings another aspect: do we need developers now as we did before?

Reza Rad shares his experience working with many BI and Analytics teams worldwide and offers suggestions on how to build the team, ensure they are upskilled, and follow the standards needed to ensure the best utilization of analytics in your organization.

This is not a technical session but a session for decision-makers and the executive team to harness analytics with the right decisions on their team.

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Reza Rad is a Microsoft Regional Director, an Author, Trainer, Speaker, and Consultant. He has a BSc in Computer engineering; he has more than 20 years of experience in data analysis, BI, databases, programming, and development mostly on Microsoft technologies. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP for 14 continuous years (from 2011 till now) for his dedication to Microsoft BI. Reza is an active blogger and co-founder of RADACAD. Reza is also co-founder and co-organizer of the Difinity conference in New Zealand, the Power BI Summit (the biggest Power BI conference), and Data Insight Summit (Chicago, USA)

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Posted on August 22, 2024 and filed under Livestreams, Topics & Discussion.

(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.

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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!

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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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