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  • Presenting at SQL Saturday Atlanta 2023

    February 17, 2023 / No Comments »

    I'm presenting at SQL Saturday Atlanta 2023 - BI & Data Analytics Edition on February 25th at 9 AM (the very first slot in the very first room for very first early birds). I'll do a Power BI Dashboard in an Hour this time to revisit the basics. I hope to see some of you there. Targeting novice Power BI users, this hands-on, no-slide session covers important Power BI fundamentals and best practices. If you're already a Power BI user,...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on February 6th (Lakehouse in an Hour)

    January 31, 2023 / No Comments »

    Please join us for the next meeting on Monday, February 6th, at 6:30 PM ET.  Patrick LeBlanc (Principal Program Manager at Microsoft and Guy in a Cube) will show you how to implement a lakehouse with Delta lake, Azure Data Factory, and Synapse. For more details and sign up, visit our group page. WE ARE RESUMING IN-PERSON MEETINGS AT THE MICROSOFT OFFICE IN ALPHARETTA. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND THE EVENT IN PERSON FOR BEST EXPERIENCE. PLEASE NOTE THAT...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on January 9th (Integrating Azure Synapse Analytics and Power BI)

    December 26, 2022 / No Comments »

    The Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group is resuming in-person meetings! Please join us for the next meeting on Monday, January 9th, at 6:30 PM ET.  Elayne Jones (Data Engineer at 3Cloud) will show you how to integrate Synapse with Power BI. For more details and sign up, visit our group page. WE ARE RESUMING IN-PERSON MEETINGS AT THE MICROSOFT OFFICE IN ALPHARETTA. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND THE EVENT IN PERSON FOR BEST EXPERIENCE. PLEASE NOTE THAT...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on December 5th (Automate and Improve Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting)

    November 29, 2022 / No Comments »

    The Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group is resuming in-person meetings! Please join us for the next meeting on Monday, December 5th, at 6:30 PM ET.  Your humble correspondent will show you how to implement a custom solution for automating planning, budgeting, and forecasting based on a real-life project. For more details and sign up, visit our group page. WE ARE RESUMING IN-PERSON MEETINGS STARTING DECEMBER 5, 2022, AT THE MICROSOFT OFFICE IN ALPHARETTA. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on November 7th (Data Science for Power BI Developers)

    November 2, 2022 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, November 7th, at 6:30 PM ET.  Sandeep Pawar will join us again to show us the Power BI data science features and how you can create ML models. For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: Data Science for Power BI Developers Date: November 7th Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to join the meeting Overview: The...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on October 3rd (Auto-provision embedded report delivery for your customers)

    September 29, 2022 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, October 3rd, at 6:30 PM ET.  Tom Huguelet (Lucient) will present a real-world case study and the challenges involved in bringing a Power BI application from initial Excel-based POC to an ISV platform that auto-provisions for new clients, using Power BI Embedded Azure Premium Capacity.  For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: Auto-provision embedded report delivery for your customers...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on September 12th (Incremental Refresh and Hybrid Tables in Power BI)

    September 5, 2022 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, September 12th, at 6:30 PM ET.  Shabnam Watson (Microsoft MVP) will discuss how to reduce the dataset refresh time with incremental refresh policies and how to implement tables with hybrid storage. For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: Incremental Refresh and Hybrid Tables in Power BI Date: September 12th Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on August 1st (Power BI Automation)

    July 25, 2022 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, August 1st, at 6:30 PM ET.  We'll have two presentations by 3Cloud. For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: 1.   “Power BI Meets Programmability – TOM, XMLA, and C#” by Kristyna Hughes 2.  “Automation Using Tabular Editor Advanced Scripting” by Tim Keeler Date: August 1st Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to join the meeting Overview:...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on July 11th (Pushing the Query Folding limits with Power Query)

    July 2, 2022 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, July 11th, at 6:30 PM ET.  For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: Pushing the Query Folding limits with Power Query Date: July 11th Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to join the meeting Overview: One of Power Query’s most powerful features is its ability to translate the Power Query formula language (M) back to a...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on June 6th (How Power Query Thinks)

    June 2, 2022 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, June 6th, at 6:30 PM ET.  For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: How Power Query Thinks: Taking the Mystery Out of Streaming and Query Folding Date: June 6th Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to join the meeting Overview: How does Power Query produce the table data your expressions ask it to output? Query folding...