

203: 'It Depends' - Best Practices & Optimization for Models
7 snips Apr 6, 2023
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Tommy's Florida Sunburn Story
- Tommy shared a sunburn experience after a Florida beach trip despite sunscreen, which wore off quickly.
- It illustrated real-world challenges of environment and timing impacting precaution effectiveness.
Distinguishing Best Practices vs Optimizations
- Best practices are general rules that apply widely across Power BI models and reports.
- Optimizations are specific solutions tailored to unique model contexts and needs.
Flexible Principles Over Rigid Best Practices
- Use principles rather than rigid best practices as foundations in Power BI modeling.
- Be flexible and adapt methods to fit varied data and business scenarios.