(Livestream Replay) VisOps with PBI Inspector - with Nat Van Gulck

DESCRIPTION 📄

Testing the visual layer of Power BI reports has usually been a manual task. Thanks to the new Power BI Project file format however there is an opportunity to automatically check for visuals' issues around accessibility, consistency and performance and thereby align with your organizations Power BI Center of Excellence guidelines. In this session we will see how PBI Inspector, an open-source community tool, supports this process.

GUEST BIO (Nat Van Gulck) 👤

I started my career over twenty years ago as a .NET Software Developer while also developing an interest for Data Visualization. This led me to work on Qlik and Tableau data projects. Then Power BI became so compelling that I had to join Microsoft. As a Cloud Solutions Architect I help customers be successful with Power BI; PBI Inspector is part of this endeavor. The adventure continues with Microsoft Fabric.

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(Livestream Replay) New & Exciting Features for the Measure Killer - with Gregor Brunner

DESCRIPTION 📄

Upgrade your Power BI Desktop experience with Measure Killer, a streamlined external tool for better efficiency and clean organization. It expertly finds and deletes unnecessary columns and measures, reducing clutter.
Beyond the Desktop, Measure Killer works with Power BI Service, scanning linked reports to safely clean shared datasets without needing extra software downloads.
Additionally, we're gearing up to launch an insightful tenant analysis feature. It will give a clear picture of your tenant's use, showing reports with custom visuals, the count of report-level measures, and frequent DAX expressions, all aimed at boosting your Power BI's performance and management.

GUEST BIO (Gregor Brunner) 👤

Gregor Brunner has a background in Economics but moved into Business Intelligence in 2016. Originally from Austria, he moved to Switzerland in 2020 and started Brunner BI, a boutique IT company that specializes in Microsoft Power BI development and consulting. In 2022 his team started building Power BI external tool "Measure Killer".

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Exploring the NEW Semantic Model View + Native Calculation Groups!

Video by: Reid Havens

Learn about the new semantic model view in Power BI Desktop. Plus, learn see how we can now add Calculation Groups natively in Power BI Desktop, without requiring External Tools. Tune in to learn more!

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Folder Organization for...Tables?!? Using Tabular Editor 3

Video by: Reid Havens

Learn about a fantastic new feature of Tabular Editor 3 where you can now create folders to organize all the tables in your Power BI Model. Providing a great way to group, sort, and organize a large table or enterprise model. A few notes is that these table groupings can only be seen in the Tabular Editor window, and can only be created in Tabular Editor THREE not TWO. Tune in to learn more!

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