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(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) Embracing the Rewards of Data Platform Community Involvement - Ben Weissman

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Let us talk about the power of active participation in the data platform community. Through speaking, volunteering, blogging, mentoring, organizing, or other ways, individuals not only give back but also get rewarded immensely, both, personal and professional.

A focal highlight is the extraordinary support system fostered by friends within the community, acting as catalysts for growth and learning.

This conversational chat addresses the prevalent imposter syndrome by emphasizing that every member, regardless of experience level, brings unique insights and expertise to the table. We explore success stories, shared experiences, and tangible strategies to combat self-doubt.

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Ben has been working with SQL Server since SQL Server 6.5, mainly in the BI/Datawarehousing field.

He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, a co-author of "SQL on Kubernetes", "Azure Arc-enabled Data Services Revealed", "SQL Server Big Data Clusters" and "The Biml Book" as well as a regular speaker at national and international events. He has also published multiple Video courses at Pluralsight and other platforms.

Ben is also a co-organizer of DataGrillen, New Stars of Data and dataverse as well as a volunteer and mentor for many other Data Platform events.

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Posted on July 5, 2024 and filed under Livestreams, Topics & Discussion.

Best Practices for Integrated Notes & Annotations in Power BI

Video by: Reid Havens

Learn about 6 locations to leave notes, comments, or annotations in Power BI desktop (PBIX) files. This approach covers notes both for report consumers, and model developers, tune in to learn more!

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(Case Study) Field Parameters or Calculation Groups???

Video by: Reid Havens

Dive into a client scenario with me as I compare and contrast the use-cases, benefits, and limitations between Field Parameters and Calculation Groups. Tune in to learn more!

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Posted on February 13, 2024 and filed under DAX, Topics & Discussion.