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Power BI Desktop Gets a DARK MODE Makeover!

We've been waiting a long time to get DARK MODE in Power BI Desktop! It's finally here. Harleen Kaur joins us to show everything you need to know to start using it. By Popular Demand: Dark mode is now available in Power BI Desktop! https://powerbi.microsoft.com/blog/by-popular-demand-dark-mode-is-now-available-in-power-bi-desktop/ Create Power BI reports in dark mode https://learn.microsoft.com/power-bi/create-reports/power-bi-dark-mode Connect with [...]

Power BI Desktop Gets a DARK MODE Makeover!2024-10-24T06:49:56-05:00

Some GOTCHAs when using Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric

Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric can be very powerful but setting them up can sometimes have some frustrations. Patrick walks you through the challenges he hit and how he got around it. What is Mirroring in Fabric? https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview Mirroring Azure SQL Database (Preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/mirrored-database/azure-sql-database Mirroring Azure Cosmos DB (Preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/mirrored-database/azure-cosmos-db

Some GOTCHAs when using Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric2024-09-22T08:57:41-05:00

Design Engaging Power BI Report Page Tooltips Effortlessly

We've talked about Tooltips before, but this time Adam walks you through how to recreate his Report Page Tooltip in Power BI Desktop. Learn how you can make things a bit more exciting and engaging! Create tooltips based on report pages https://learn.microsoft.com/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-tooltips?tabs=powerbi-desktop

Design Engaging Power BI Report Page Tooltips Effortlessly2024-09-22T08:29:34-05:00

Unleashing Data for OneLake with Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric

Learn how to replicate your database to Microsoft Fabric using Mirroring! Patrick walks you through how you can do this with Azure SQL Database and CosmosDB and join across the two. What is Mirroring in Fabric? https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview Mirroring Azure SQL Database (Preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/mirrored-database/azure-sql-database Mirroring Azure Cosmos DB (Preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/mirrored-database/azure-cosmos-db

Unleashing Data for OneLake with Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric2024-09-22T08:17:34-05:00

The Surprising Enhancements for DAX Query View in Power BI

The DAX Query View for Power BI got some nice updates and a special item for those on a Mac! Zoe Douglas walks us through what we can do! Connect with Zoe Douglas https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoedouglas-data/ https://x.com/datazoepowerbi

The Surprising Enhancements for DAX Query View in Power BI2024-09-05T06:15:51-05:00

Expert Guide: GitHub Integration for Microsoft Fabric

We talked about Git integration with Azure DevOps in the past, but now you can integrate GitHub with Microsoft Fabric! Once things are configured most things are the same because it's just Git! Adam walks you through it! Introduction to Git integration (preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/cicd/git-integration/intro-to-git-integration?tabs=github Basic concepts in Git integration https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/cicd/git-integration/git-integration-process?tabs=GitHub%2Cazure-devops

Expert Guide: GitHub Integration for Microsoft Fabric2024-09-04T07:42:13-05:00

🔴 Let’s talk Microsoft Fabric – LIVE w/ Matthew Roche (July 27, 2024) (Member Chat 2nd Half)

Join us live as we answer your questions about Microsoft Fabric (including Power BI)! Get your questions in the chat early as we don't get to all of them. 💥 30 minutes: Open Q&A (Public) 💥 Then... Members Only Chat (Public can watch & Super Chat for Questions) 📢 RULES FOR Q&A: 📢 👉 Put [...]

🔴 Let’s talk Microsoft Fabric – LIVE w/ Matthew Roche (July 27, 2024) (Member Chat 2nd Half)2024-07-26T07:58:05-05:00

Happy little accidents with the Power BI Card Visual

Ready to take the Power BI card visual to the next level? Adam tinkers to get it to look just right. It's a lot of customization but the outcome is way better than the starting point. Create a (new) card visualization in Power BI Desktop (preview) https://learn.microsoft.com/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-new-card?tabs=On-the-ribbon

Happy little accidents with the Power BI Card Visual2024-07-24T08:32:34-05:00

🔴 Microsoft Fabric / Power BI Q&A – LIVE (July 20, 2024) (Member Chat 2nd Half)

Join us live as we answer your questions about Microsoft Fabric (including Power BI)! Get your questions in the chat early as we don't get to all of them. 💥 30 minutes: Open Q&A (Public) 💥 Then... Members Only Chat (Public can watch & Super Chat for Questions) 📢 RULES FOR Q&A: 📢 👉 Put [...]

🔴 Microsoft Fabric / Power BI Q&A – LIVE (July 20, 2024) (Member Chat 2nd Half)2024-07-19T05:05:49-05:00

Overwhelmed with all the Microsoft Fabric Updates???

There are a lot of updates coming with Microsoft Fabric just like there was with Power BI. It can be overwhelming and hard to keep up. Adam gives some thoughts and lets you know it's ok! Managers, What Are You Doing About Change Exhaustion? https://hbr.org/2022/05/managers-what-are-you-doing-about-change-exhaustion Navigating Change Fatigue: Strategies For Resilience https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkotter/2023/09/18/navigating-change-fatigue-strategies-for-resilience/

Overwhelmed with all the Microsoft Fabric Updates???2024-07-18T07:46:54-05:00
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