We are excited by the March 2024 update for Power BI. This edition brings forth an array of new features and improvements, meticulously curated to enhance your experience with data analytics. Microsoft evidently remains committed to innovation, ensuring that both long-standing aficionados and newcomers to Power BI will discover tools and functionalities to elevate their […]
Power BI, Microsoft’s powerful business analytics tool, continues to progress rapidly. It continues to enable organisations to extract valuable insights from their data easily. Several exciting features have been introduced recently, further improving its capabilities and user experience. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of these new features. Improved performance and scalability: Microsoft […]
Power BI’s Gauge visual is a champion for presenting data in a clear and captivating way. Imagine speedometer-like dials instantly conveying performance against targets – that’s the power of gauges! This blog post dives into common gauge limitations and equips you with solutions to create impactful visuals. Gauge Advantages: Why They Shine Clarity at […]
Welcome to the world of data visualisation and analysis with Power BI! In this blog, we’ll dive into the heart of Power BI’s analytical capabilities: DAX measures. DAX, or Data Analysis eXpressions, is a powerful formula language that enables users to define custom calculations in Power BI reports. Whether you’re a seasoned data analyst or […]
Visualising data is crucial for decision making in any industry. Power BI reports are a brilliantly efficient way to achieve this, as users have several useful visual options. In this blog post you will learn how Power BI can display dynamic text for more detailed reports. We will be using examples of sales data and […]
. Power BI Desktop tool The Power BI desktop is a tool which Microsoft created as part of its BI (Business Intelligence) toolset. Other tools include Excel, SQL, SharePoint, and various reporting services. Power BI Desktop is an analysis and reporting tool designed to connect to data, transform it, analyse it, and then create an […]
Microsoft Power BI has introduced a plethora of new features that are designed to improve the user experience and help organizations improve their return on investment (ROI). These new features include everything from improved data modelling capabilities (new DAX functions) to new visualization tools and advanced analytics integrations. In this blog post, now that we’ve […]
Finally, there are new advanced options to create forecasting models in Power BI. Microsoft introduced the LINEST function and LINESTX function in the Power BI desktop February 2023 version. The LINEST function in Excel has always been an important tool for perform linear regression, leveraging the Least Squares method, to calculate a straight line that […]
Microsoft has prepared Power BI to make it easier for users to perform DAX measures without a lot of DAX knowledge. To access the Quick Measures, click QUICK MEASURES on the Home tab. You will see a list of options to choose from. On the right side of the Quick Measure dialog box, you will […]
DAX (Data Analysis eXpressions) is the function language in Power BI desktop. When DAX is used to create measures, it can hard to understand the logic sometimes. Especially one function, the Calculate function, can be challenging. This is the second part of a series of blog posts, which will investigate the mysterious Calculate function. […]
You can improve efficiency and accuracy when pulling and transforming data from various sources by using the Query Editor Tool in Power BI. It’s a marked improvement on using macros in Excel for this function. Read on to see why. Why use the Query Editor The Query Editor is where data sourced from a variety […]
Power BI is an ever evolving app with Microsoft releasing new features on a monthly basis as voted for by users. It’s almost a fulltime job just keeping on top of all these new developments, not to mention sifting out which features are going to be most beneficial. Well fear not, our dedicated Power BI […]