Explicit Measures Podcast

316: Metrics Hub Interview with Carly from Microsoft!

May 7, 2024

Carly from Microsoft's product team discusses the new Metrics Hub feature in Power BI, focusing on data uniformity, metric aggregation, and user-friendly metric selection. The conversation also delves into the challenges of managing metrics, navigating permissions, and ensuring data consistency for enhanced reporting experiences.

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Quick takeaways

Microsoft's Metrics Hub enhances data quality by centralizing metric creation.

Fabric Metrics Layer promotes collaboration and consistency in defining key performance indicators.

Power BI Desktop enables aggregation of metrics from diverse domains for better data analysis.

Deep dives

Introducing the Power BI Metrics Hub and Fabric Metrics Layer

The podcast episode introduces the Power BI Metrics Hub and the Fabric Metrics Layer. Carly Newsom from the Microsoft product team showcases a new feature presented at the Microsoft Fabric Conference called the metrics hub. It is designed to improve data quality across organizations, making key metrics easily discoverable and reusable in reports, scorecards, and data science notebooks.

Introduction

4min

Reflections on MVP Summit and Introducing Metrics Hub Feature

3min

Elevating Metrics: Creating a Metrics Layer for Data Uniformity

29min

Exploring Metrics Hub Tools and Aggregating Cross-Domain Metrics

2min

Innovative Approach to Connecting Metrics and Dimensions for Enhanced Reporting Experience

4min

Navigating Permissions and Access Levels for Metrics in Microsoft

8min

Managing Metrics and Data Consistency

11min

Mike, Seth, & Tommy are so excited to have Carly from the Product Lead team at Microsoft discuss the upcoming Metrics Hub announced at the Fabric Conference!

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