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  • 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...

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

    September 29, 2020 / No Comments »

    Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, October 5th, at 6:30 PM. Paco Gonzalez (CEO of SolidQ) will present and demonstrate the Power BI AI and ML capabilities. 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: AI, ML and Power BI Date: October 5th, 2020 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting Learn...

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

    July 30, 2020 / No Comments »

    Our group celebrates its 10 anniversary! Please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, August 3rd, at 6:30 PM. Chris Hamill from the Power BI CAT team will share techniques on creating performant reports without sacrificing design. 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: Power BI Report Design Techniques for Performance Date: August 3rd, 2020 Time 6:30...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on July 6th

    July 2, 2020 / No Comments »

    MS BI fans, please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, July 6th, at 6:30 PM. David Eldersveld, a Microsoft MVP, will demonstrate cool visualization techniques using DAX. 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: DAX Visualization Techniques for the Power BI Table/Matrix Date: July 6th, 2020 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET Place: Join Microsoft Teams...

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

    May 25, 2020 / No Comments »

    MS BI fans, please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, June 1st, at 6:30 PM. Stacey Jones, a Principal Data Solutions Architect at the Atlanta Microsoft Technology Center, will introduce you to Microsoft Cognitive Services and show you how to integrate it with Power BI. 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: AI + BI =...

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

    April 27, 2020 / No Comments »

    MS BI fans, please join us online for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on Monday, May 4th, at 6:30 PM. Bill Anton will show you how to effectively apply time intelligence to 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: Power BI Time Intelligence – Beyond the Basics Date: May 4th, 2020 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM...

  • Virtual Power BI Dashboard in a Day (DIAD) on April 30

    April 18, 2020 / No Comments »

    Register for my next online Power BI Dashboard in a Day (DIAD) workshop and hone your data analytics skills! Drive value for your organization and on the road to recovery after COVID-19. Attend from anywhere for only $199. I'll teach you practical Power BI knowledge and data analytics skills that you can immediately apply to your job. See how Power BI can improve your usability and productivity even further. Date: April 30, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern...