Atlanta Microsoft BI Group Meeting on August 4th (Power BI Built-in Gems: Time-Saving Features You Should Be Using)
Atlanta BI fans, please join us in person for our next meeting on Monday, August 4th at 18:30 ET, which marks the 15th anniversary of the Atlanta Microsoft BI Group! Lakshmi Ponnurasan (a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and a Certified Power BI specialist) will show us how to apply Power BI time-saving built-in features to create stunning and impactful reports in less time. And your humble correspondent will walk you through some of the latest Power BI and Fabric enhancements. For more details and sign up, visit our group page.
Delivery: In-person
Level: Intermediate
Food: Pizza and drinks will be provided
Agenda:
18:15-18:30 Registration and networking
18:30-19:00 Organizer and sponsor time (news, Power BI latest, sponsor marketing)
19:00-20:15 Main presentation
20:15-20:30 Q&A
Overview: Power BI is like a treasure chest packed with powerful built-in features- except these gems are often hidden in plain sight, waiting to be discovered. These time-saving built-in features can help you create stunning, impactful reports in less time. In this session, you’ll witness these hacks in action, and by the end, you’ll have at least one new hack up your sleeve to impress your colleagues.
Who Should Attend? This session is perfect for anyone who knows the basics of Power BI or wants to discover its full potential. Just bring in your curiosity and a desire to learn! Session Takeaways:
1. Discover built-in Power BI hacks that you might have missed.
2. Watch real-time demonstrations of how these features can save you time.
3. Learn how to use these features to enhance your reports and increase your overall efficiency.
Walk Away With:
Exercise files, so you can go home, flex those new skills, and start wowing everyone with your Power BI skills!
Speaker: Meet Santhanalakshmi- a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and a Certified Power BI specialist and one of the four finalists of the 2025 Microsoft Power BI DataViz World Championships! Known for turning raw data into eye-catching, actionable insights, she blends creativity with deep technical know-how to build reports that truly stand out. By day, she’s a dynamic Product Lead juggling market research, testing, team collaboration, marketing, and content creation. By passion, she’s a speaker, blogger, and mentor- always eager to share tips, best practices, and encouragement with the data community, especially uplifting women in tech. Outside the data world, she’s a proud Corgi mom, outdoor enthusiast, and foodie on a mission to try it all!.
Sponsor: Teo Lachev (Prologika)
