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Hosted by Mike Carlo, Seth Bauer, and Tommy Puglia, the Explicit Measures Podcast is a Power BI focused show that is like being around a Power BI Pro’s Water Cooler. With so many available resources in the community that focuses on the “how” in Power BI (

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    • May 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 427 EPISODES


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    427: What Microsoft Build 2025 Means for You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 6:11


    Mike & Tommy break down the incredible announcements at Microsoft Build 2025 around Power BI & Microsoft Fabric and the potential implications moving forward.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    426: Introducing Advanced Analytics to Organizations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 46:51


    Mike & Tommy argue how to get organizations from bar charts to line charts to more "advanced analytics". Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    425: Are We Still Self Service Or Drifting Back to Corporate BI?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 59:45


    Mike & Tommy dive into with all the tools and features in Microsoft Fabric, will Self Service still be a thing? Props to Marco Russo & Rui Romano for inspiration. Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    424: TMDL & VSCode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 63:27


    Mike & Tommy discuss their best use cases of TMDL, Semantic Models, and VS Code.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    423: Tools in Power BI

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 42:19


    Mike & Tommy dive through a great article by SQLBI and Kurt Buhler on all the tools you can use outside of just Power BI.https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/tools-in-power-bi/Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    422: Max Performance in Power Query

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 68:39


    Mike & Tommy are joined by the one and only Alex Powers again as they dive into getting the most bang for your buck in Power Query / Dataflows.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    421: Power Query with Mr. Powers - Skills to Know & Learn

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 62:49


    Mike & Tommy are joined by the guru of the data GUI, Alex Powers! This is a head first dive into what SHOULD you know in Power Query, how far do you go down the rabbit hole, and what is the future skilling that is needed?Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    420: Microsoft Fabric Half-Baked Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 64:55


    Mike & Tommy run through what they consider current "Half-Baked" ideas in Microsoft Fabric & Power BI and what they would do to finish the job.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    419: Do We Design Lakehouses Differently Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 61:49


    Mike & Tommy consider if the advent of Semantic Modeling changes in Power BI & Microsoft Fabric should force us to change the way we design Lakehouses.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    418: What Does Education Look Like for a Data Scientist in the Age of Fabric?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 64:40


    Mike & Tommy are joined on an episode with Ginger Grant as we conclude our series on Fabric & Data Science - does AI, Fabric, and fast moving technology change what organizations need in a data scientist? Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    417: Is Now The Time for Data Scientists to Switch to Fabric?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 63:54


    Mike & Tommy are joined by Ginger Grant to dive into how do we get Data Scientists into the Fabric playground.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    416: How Much should Data Scientists Care about Power BI?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 63:56


    Mike & Tommy are joined again by Ginger Grant talking about the world of Data Science & Power BI, and can the worlds collide? First half is about LLMs and Agents and now... Vibe Fabric?Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    415: The Future of Data Science In Microsoft Fabric

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 60:43


    Mike & Tommy are joined by Ginger Grant on diving into how integrated Data Science with Fabric, and where the gaps still are. Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    414: DAX and Semantic Models at FabCon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 58:28


    Mike & Tommy dive into a a great article by Marco Russo about what the future of DAX and Semantic Models after the FabCon announcements. https://www.sqlbi.com/blog/marco/2025/04/04/dax-and-semantic-models-announcements-at-the-fabric-conference-2025/Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    413: FabCon Rundown 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 63:55


    Mike & Tommy try to run through all of the major announcements at the Fabric Conference in Las Vegas and making sense of it all.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    412: Giving People Their Data - Subscriptions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 55:12


    Mike & Tommy run through the relevance of Email Subscriptions and if they are still a great resource for organizations. Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    411: Data Contracts & Microsoft Fabric

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 48:38


    Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    410: Applying Agile Development in Power BI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 41:39


    Mike & Tommy discuss successes and traps for applying development processes to Business Intelligence.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    409: Mailbag! Selling a Google Shop Company Power BI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 54:57


    Mike & dive through a great question on how to sell a Google Data StuTommydio (& Others) on Power BI.how can we sell PBI to a google shop company? How easy can PBI fit in a new data platform in an org? If we use google, big query etc.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    408: The Fabric Toolbox Deep Dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 59:02


    Mike & Tommy run through the Fabric Toolbox on GitHub. https://daxnoob.blog/2025/03/03/fabric-tools-dax-performance-testing/Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    407: Pie Charts Are Not The End Of The World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 57:46


    Mike and Tommy dive through another stellar article by Kurt Buhler on the argument for and against pie charts.1https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/using-pie-charts-is-not-the-end-of-the-world/Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    406: If I was Arun Ulag; Spending $100 on Fabric

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 65:42


    Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    405: Naming Conventions in Microsoft Fabric

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 61:59


    Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    404: MAILBAG! Managing Multiple Datasets in Power BI

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 61:14


    Mike & Tommy go through a question from our mailbag on how to manage multiple datasets in Power BI. Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    403: Discussing Composite Models In Power BI (Again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 53:37


    Where do composite models fit in Power BI with the introduction of Fabric and the growth of Managed Self Service? Mike & Tommy dive in to the state of Composite Models. Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    402: Mailbag! Poor Data Culture & Citizen Developer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 65:09


    Mike & Tommy answer a great mailbag question on what it means to be a Citizen Developer in an organization with a low Data Culture.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    401: SQL Databases in Fabric - What, When, How?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 66:27


    Mike & Tommy dive into an amazing article by Data Mozart on SQL Databases:https://data-mozart.com/fabric-sql-database-what-why-and-how/Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    400: (400!) - Fabric Decision Guide - Choose a Data Store

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 66:28


    Mike & Tommy reflect on 400 episodes and 4 years of Power BI, and dive into the best path forward for where to store your data. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/decision-guide-data-store?WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5002621Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    399: Dataflows Gen 1 vs. Microsoft Fabric SQL

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 61:39


    With the onset of Microsoft Fabric SQL Databases, where do we put our Reference tables?Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    398: When Are We Using Semantic Modeling in the Service?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 59:11


    Mike & Tommy have a heated debate on when to choose modeling our Semantic Models in the Service over other methods. Edit data models in servicehttps://learn.microsoft.com/power-bi/transform-model/service-edit-data-models?WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5002621Direct Lake in Power BI Desktophttps://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/fundamentals/direct-lake-power-bi-desktop?WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5002621Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    397: Semantic Link Labs & Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 62:55


    Mike & Tommy run through major updates with semantic link labs and where to use it.Get in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to@PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on thePowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips:https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam:https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike:https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Seth:https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/Follow Tommy:https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    395: Microsoft Fabric January 2025 Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 61:50


    396: Macros or TMDL? Power BI's new Code vs. C# Scripting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 55:57


    Mike & Tommy consider the current state of automation and enterprise level tooling and if they can live together. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    394: MAILBAG! Where Are All the Microsoft Job Listings?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 66:10


    You guys have been on point with sending us mailbag topics / questions! Keep it up! Mike & Tommy unpack a great mailbag on the state of the industry looking for, requesting, and creating Microsoft Fabric Job Roles: "I've noticed that there are only a handful of job listings requiring Microsoft Fabric on platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed. Given that it was introduced just over a year ago, this is somewhat expected. However, I'm curious to understand more about this trend. Why do you think there are so few job listings mentioning Microsoft Fabric? Is it due to the early stage of its adoption, or are there other factors at play? How long do you think it will take for Microsoft Fabric to become a common requirement in data engineering roles? Looking forward to all of your insights and predictions on future of Microsoft Fabric! Appreciate it! Thanks!" Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    393: Unpacking the new Copilot Capacity in Microsoft Fabric

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 62:02


    Mike & Tommy run through the new release of Microsoft Fabric Copilot Capacity .... can you use it? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    392: MAILBAG! Is Fabric Too Complex or Is it Too Simple?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 59:30


    Mike & Tommy go over an awesome mailbag question... Is Microsoft Fabric too simple for Engineers but too complex for analysts? Moreover, should Power BI even be part of Fabric? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    391: MAILBAG! Only the Bronze Layer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 59:59


    Mike & Tommy run through an awesome mailbag question focused on what if we only did bronze in Microsoft Fabric. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    390: January 2025 Desktop Draft!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 61:11


    Mike & Tommy make a Draft for the major January 2025 Power BI Desktop updates. https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-january-2025-feature-summary/#post-28821-_Toc919367718 Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    389: Azure AI Foundry & Microsoft Fabric

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 58:13


    With the ability to connect to Azure AI Foundry & Microsoft Fabric, the ability to connect your data has never been easier. What are the implications of this? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    388: Microsoft Fabric SQL Databases... Now What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 56:19


    Mike & Tommy run through the decision guide and choices now that Fabric SQL Databases have entered the mainstream. https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/sql/decision-guide https://www.sqlbi.com/blog/marco/2024/11/23/sql-database-in-fabric/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/get-started/decision-guide-data-store Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    387: Power BI Core Visuals Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 58:04


    Mike & Tommy hear back from the Core Visuals team on their previous conversation, and go over all the major changes and what to expect. -- We launched a vision board detailing our work. This board also highlights sections of the MSFT Learn site where we are documenting everything in unprecedented detail. This process took months of discussions with the MSFT Learn team, which is why it has taken so long. As mentioned, the MSFT Learn documentation will be fully redesigned for core visuals articles. The new documentation will have three sections for each feature or visual: How to Create, All Format Settings, and Considerations and Limitations. See the new card visual article as an example. New documentation for the Button Slicer, Matrix and Table, Bar Charts, and the recently added Small Multiples for the new card visual is coming soon. I have shared examples and tutorials of the work people can do with the new features (post 1, post 2, last post). We recognize the challenge of not having better defaults and the time it takes to make things look nice. Plans are in place to address this, but we first need to establish the foundation of the options before organizing them. You mentioned it would be nice to ask Copilot to make things look good, but without the necessary controls, even Copilot won't be able to help. --- Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    386: Metric Sets & Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 53:41


    Mike & Tommy review the new Metrics Sets & Hub and how it fits in Adoption. https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-metrics-sets-are-widely-available-in-public-preview/ Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    385: Excel Migrations to Power BI are the Worst, and Goodbyes to Seth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 58:11


    It is a very sad day for us as Seth Bauer is bowing out of the talk game! We say our goodbyes and wish him luck, it has been amazing 4 years doing this with him twice a week! We still talk though! what makes Excel Migrations so difficult? It is not just the data, but expectations... Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    384: Organizational Apps & Power BI

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 57:10


    Mike, Seth, & Tommy finally talk about Power BI Organizational Apps and the impact and comparison of normal Power BI Apps.Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    383: Our Microsoft Fabric Secret Santa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 61:19


    Mike, Seth, & Tommy share in the holiday spirit with Fabric Gifts to each other.

    382: Microsoft Fabric OneLake Catalog & Governance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 58:06


    Mike, Seth, & Tommy talk governance and the new OneLake catalog and what it means for Governance. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to ⁠@PowerBITips⁠ with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the ⁠PowerBI.tips Podcast Page⁠. Visit PowerBI.tips: ⁠https://powerbi.tips/⁠ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips⁠ Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv⁠ Subscribe on Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎⁠ Check Out Community Jam: ⁠https://jam.powerbi.tips⁠ Follow Mike: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/⁠ Follow Seth: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/⁠ Follow Tommy: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    381: The Rise of the Microsoft Fabric Notebook Eminger

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 52:52


    Mike, Seth, & Tommy run through a great article by Daneil Beech on the rise of the Notebook Engineer: https://dataengineeringcentral.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-the-notebook-engineerGet in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    380: MAILBAG! Enhancing Power BI Reports - Non-User Commmentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 30:23


    Mike, Seth, and Tommy dive through a great mailbag on getting feedback in a scalable way: I have built a monthly "snapshot" report that is delivered to more than a dozen different business units across my firm. These are the subject of one-on-one meetings between the leads of those units and their manager. However, each business unit also has a marketing lead whose job is to help the business unit leads understand the metrics and share some context from the marketing world for why a certain KPI is low or high and what steps are being taken in the coming months to address them. So we have standard metrics delivered by Power BI that need to have narrative context added by marketing leaders before the snapshot report goes to its primary audience. I'm well aware of your hostility to PowerPoint, even with the Power BI add-in, but what are some other tools or approaches that allow non Power BI users to effectively mark up a report as a final phase before it is delivered? Surely this is a common problem! How can we add comments to reports outside of PowerPoint, Are there any other solutions that let non-Power BI users write down comments into a report? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to ⁠@PowerBITips⁠ with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the ⁠PowerBI.tips Podcast Page⁠. Visit PowerBI.tips: ⁠https://powerbi.tips/⁠ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips⁠ Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv⁠ Subscribe on Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎⁠ Check Out Community Jam: ⁠https://jam.powerbi.tips⁠ Follow Mike: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/⁠ Follow Seth: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/⁠ Follow Tommy: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    379: MAILBAG! "Knowing Data" vs. Knowing The Data - Key Insights for a Career in Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 33:24


    Mike, Seth, & Tommy go through another mailbag question measuring domain knowledge vs technical knowledge. To what extent does 'knowing data' matter versus knowing THE data in an organization when building a career in data? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    378: Filter Context Explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 48:26


    Mike, Seth, & Tommy run through the news from Microsoft Ignite and discuss a visual guide to DAX Filter Context: https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/filter-context-in-dax-explained-visually/ Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

    377: Power BI Core Visual Updates & The Future of Visuals

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 48:22


    Mike, Seth, & Tommy discuss the influx of new updates the PBI Core Visuals Team has been making and if we how inclined to move forward with the updated features. (Note: This was prerecorded before Microsoft Ignite and the release of the Core Visuals Board made available here). Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

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