Explicit Measures Podcast

The hosts dive into the exciting January 2025 updates for Power BI, highlighting new developer tools and enhanced data visualization features. They chat about the transition from Excel to Power BI, emphasizing user-centric enhancements in semantic model editing. Anticipated software releases include a Spanish Q&A feature, though a surprising absence of a search bar sparked humor. The conversation also covers challenges in data transformation tools and improvements in file management that boost organizational efficiency.

With the ability to connect to Azure AI Foundry & Microsoft Fabric, the ability to connect your data has never been easier. What are the implications of this? 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/

Mike & Tommy run through the decision guide and choices now that Fabric SQL Databases have entered the mainstream. https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/sql/decision-guide https://www.sqlbi.com/blog/marco/2024/11/23/sql-database-in-fabric/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/get-started/decision-guide-data-store 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/

Mike & Tommy hear back from the Core Visuals team on their previous conversation, and go over all the major changes and what to expect. -- We launched a vision board detailing our work. This board also highlights sections of the MSFT Learn site where we are documenting everything in unprecedented detail. This process took months of discussions with the MSFT Learn team, which is why it has taken so long. As mentioned, the MSFT Learn documentation will be fully redesigned for core visuals articles. The new documentation will have three sections for each feature or visual: How to Create, All Format Settings, and Considerations and Limitations. See the new card visual article as an example. New documentation for the Button Slicer, Matrix and Table, Bar Charts, and the recently added Small Multiples for the new card visual is coming soon. I have shared examples and tutorials of the work people can do with the new features (post 1, post 2, last post). We recognize the challenge of not having better defaults and the time it takes to make things look nice. Plans are in place to address this, but we first need to establish the foundation of the options before organizing them. You mentioned it would be nice to ask Copilot to make things look good, but without the necessary controls, even Copilot won’t be able to help. --- 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/

Mike & Tommy review the new Metrics Sets & Hub and how it fits in Adoption. https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-metrics-sets-are-widely-available-in-public-preview/ 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/

A heartfelt farewell resonates as a beloved host departs after four memorable years. The discussion dives into the hurdles of migrating Excel data to Power BI, emphasizing the crucial mindset shift needed. Insights on automation and boosting data literacy highlight the transformation from raw data to valuable insights. The hosts also reflect on their journey filled with humor and the ever-evolving features of Python and R in Power BI. They invite listeners to engage with the community for more captivating conversations.

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.

Mike, Seth, & Tommy share in the holiday spirit with Fabric Gifts to each other.

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/

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/