As I described here, Power BI can send SQL queries in parallel in DirectQuery mode and you can see from the Timeline column there is some parallelism happening here – the last two SQL queries ...

How can finance functions add more value? It’s a challenge accountants and finance professionals in business and industry increasingly face. One way to boost efficiency and productivity is by speeding ...

We have all been there, perhaps at work, staring at a massive spreadsheet filled with data that needs to be transformed into a meaningful report by the end of the day. You feel overwhelmed and unsure ...

A slide shown showing the AP’s data journalism and interactives workflow during a presentation at Microsoft’s Data Insights Summit this week in Seattle. The Associated Press will use Microsoft’s Power ...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of data at your fingertips, unsure how to transform it into something meaningful? In a world where decisions are increasingly driven by data, the ...

Learning how to use Power BI is fairly easy, and if you’re lucky, the built-in features will provide everything you need to produce professional dashboards for end users. However, you’ll get more out ...

Microsoft Power BI uses measures the same way Microsoft Excel uses functions. Learn how to recognize them in use and how to manipulate them when you want something different. Image: dennizn/Adobe ...