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  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on August 2nd

    July 25, 2021 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, August 2nd, at 6:30 PM.  Avi Singh (LearnPowerBI.com) will discuss how you can achieve a successful Power BI career.  For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: How to Create a Successful Power BI Career Without the Struggle (By "Niching Down") Date: August 2nd Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to join the meeting Overview: Your Grandma...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on July 5th

    June 27, 2021 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, July 5th, at 6:30 PM.  Reid Havens (Consultant and MVP) will show us how to get the most out of Power BI bookmarks and buttons. And I'll cover the Power BI latest enhancements. For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: Bedazzling Your Bookmarks & Buttons Date: July 5th Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to join...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on June 7th

    June 2, 2021 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, June 7th, at 6:30 PM.  Stacey Jones (Principal Data Solutions Architect with Microsoft) will introduce us to Azure Purview. And I'll cover the Power BI latest enhancements. For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: Data Governance with Azure Purview Date: June 7th Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to join the meeting Overview: Have auditors asked...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on May 3rd

    April 28, 2021 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, May 3rd, at 6:30 PM.  James Serra will overview Azure Synapse for implementing a data lakehouse. And I'll cover the Power BI latest enhancements. For more details and sign up, visit our group page. Presentation: Azure Synapse Analytics Overview: A Data Lakehouse Date: May 3rd Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to join the meeting Overview: Azure Synapse Analytics is...

  • Awarded FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect

    April 8, 2021 / No Comments »

    Microsoft awarded me FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect - Power BI! This prestigious recognition is conferred by the Power Platform product engineering team for consistently exhibiting deep architecture expertise and creating high quality solutions for customers during project engagements. I'm one of the 33 individuals worldwide who must meet the following criteria: Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience with Power BI and a minimum of 5 years of experience with Enterprise BI solutions Must have a minimum of 2...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on March 1st

    February 21, 2021 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, March 1st, at 6:30 PM.  Your humble correspondent will discuss the business value of semantic models and implementation options for self-service BI and organizational BI. For more details, visit our group page. Download the slide deck from here. Presentation: Implementing Semantic Models Date: March 1st, 2021 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Microsoft Teams Overview: A semantic model is a layer between...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on February 1st

    January 31, 2021 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, February 1st, at 6:30 PM.  Paul Turley (MVP) will show you how to use Power Query to shape and transform data. For more details, visit our group page. Presentation: Preparing, shaping & transforming Power BI source data Date: February 1st, 2021 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to join the meeting Learn More | Meeting options Overview: In a business...

  • Applied Power BI Book (6th Edition)

    January 2, 2021 / No Comments »

    Happy New Year! I'm excited to announce the availability of the sixth edition of my Applied Microsoft Power BI book! When the first edition was published  in January 2016, it was the first Power BI book at that time and it had less than 300 pages. Since then, I helped many companies adopt or transition to Power BI and taught hundreds of students. It's been a great experience to witness the momentum surrounding Power BI and how the tool has...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on January 4th

    December 31, 2020 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, January 4th, at 6:30 PM.  James Serra (Big Data/Data Warehouse Evangelist at Microsoft) will share best practices around staging data in an organizational data lake. For more details, visit our group page and don't forget to RSVP (fill in the RSVP survey if you're planning to attend). Presentation: Data Lake Overview Date: January 4th, 2020 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on December 7th

    December 3, 2020 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, December 7th, at 6:30 PM.  Patrick LeBlanc (A Guy in the Cube) will share techniques to optimize your Power BI data models. For more details, visit our group page and don't forget to RSVP (fill in the RSVP survey if you're planning to attend). Presentation: Optimizing the size of your model Date: December 7th, 2020 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Click here to...