

Explicit Measures Podcast
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Hosted by Mike Carlo, 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 (how to do Drill Through, how to use DAX, etc.,), the Explicit Measures Podcast is all around the WHY. Why use a particular feature, does it make sense for my users?
Build the toolset, learn the how, and then come to the Podcast to the listen to the why in situations we all experience as Power BI Pros.
Build the toolset, learn the how, and then come to the Podcast to the listen to the why in situations we all experience as Power BI Pros.
Episodes
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Dec 26, 2024 • 57min
384: Organizational Apps & Power BI
Delve into the fascinating world of Power BI with insights on organizational apps and their evolving features. Discover the importance of meaningful gift-giving experiences that foster creativity in children. The hosts navigate the humorous intricacies of holiday gift-giving traditions. They also explore optimizing apps for better user experience and data exploration, emphasizing the critical roles of certification and documentation. Finally, they celebrate community engagement and share excitement for new data features.

Dec 24, 2024 • 1h 1min
383: Our Microsoft Fabric Secret Santa
Mike, Seth, & Tommy share in the holiday spirit with Fabric Gifts to each other.

Dec 19, 2024 • 58min
382: Microsoft Fabric OneLake Catalog & Governance
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/

Dec 17, 2024 • 53min
381: The Rise of the Microsoft Fabric Notebook Engineer
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/

Dec 17, 2024 • 30min
380: MAILBAG! Enhancing Power BI Reports - Non-User Commmentary
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/

Dec 10, 2024 • 33min
379: MAILBAG! "Knowing Data" vs. Knowing The Data - Key Insights for a Career in Data
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/

Dec 5, 2024 • 48min
378: Filter Context Explained
Join Mike, Seth, and Tommy as they dive into the latest from Microsoft Ignite, showcasing AI innovations and impactful announcements in Power BI. They dissect advancements in Microsoft Fabric, discussing new features and the challenges faced by users. Explore the realm of real-time data processing, with intriguing examples from airports optimizing their operations. The hosts also emphasize mastering DAX and filter context, urging listeners to embrace continuous learning through the '25 Days of DAX' challenge.

Dec 3, 2024 • 48min
377: Power BI Core Visual Updates & The Future of Visuals
Delve into the exciting new updates in Power BI's core visuals, introduced by the team behind them. Discover the enhancements to standard visuals like the Slicer and Card, and how they could impact user experience. The hosts navigate the balance between innovative design and user training, while discussing the newly unveiled tech slicer feature. There’s an intriguing exploration of the community's role in supporting these updates, alongside aspirations for future improvements in visual integration.

Nov 28, 2024 • 33min
376: Citizen Developers & Power BI as a Dev Tool
With .pbir and git intergration, along with DAX queries and modeling abilities in Desktop, when does Power BI Desktop get away from a normal pro user and into Dev hands? What do or should pros use?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/

Nov 26, 2024 • 55min
375: MAILBAG! More Datamarts & Citizen Developers
We have a great reply from a listener about datamarts being essential to their team. What about preview and non-"enterprise" grade tools? Where do they fit in?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/