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  • Applied Power BI Book (5th Edition)

    January 2, 2020 / No Comments »

    Applied Power BI Book (5th Edition)

    I'm excited to announce the fifth 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 matured over time. As a result, the...

  • Power Platform World Tour

    December 18, 2019 / No Comments »

    Power Platform World Tour

    Organized by Microsoft and Dynamic Communities, the Power Platform World Tour will take a place in Atlanta from 2/10-2/12, 2020. I'm teaching Power BI Dashboard in a Day (DIAD) on Feb 10 for a full day. Although this is a paid event ($599), you should get a great business value as the audience will probably be smaller and I'll be able to provide more personal attention. Then, I'll present "Bridge Analytics and Developer Worlds with Power Platform" on Feb 12...

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

    November 28, 2019 / No Comments »

    Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on December 2nd

    MS BI fans, join us for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on November 4, Monday, at 6:30 PM at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta. Stacey Jones will present Power BI options with Python. Accelebrate will sponsor the meeting. And I will share some tips demoing the latest Power BI Desktop features, such as the new ribbon, decomposition tree and AI integration. For more details, visit our group page and don't forget to RSVP (fill in the RSVP survey if you're...

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

    October 31, 2019 / No Comments »

    Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on November 4th

    MS BI fans, join us for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on November 4, Monday, at 6:30 PM at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta. Andy Lawrence will share best practices for impactful Power BI Dashboards. CCG Analytics will sponsor the meeting. 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: Best Practices for Impactful Power BI Dashboards Date: November 4, 2019 Time 6:30 – 8:30 PM ET...

  • Presenting at SQL Saturday Atlanta (BI Edition)

    October 13, 2019 / No Comments »

    Presenting at SQL Saturday Atlanta (BI Edition)

    SQL Saturday Atlanta (BI Edition) will be held on October 19th. I'll present a "Power BI Pro, or Premium: that is the question" strategy-oriented session at 12:30. One question that always pops us during my Power BI assessments for companies planning to adopt Power BI is which SKU to buy. The choice might seem obvious to your organization, but there is much more below the surface. Join this session and learn important considerations that might influence your decision, including: •    Licensing...

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

    October 1, 2019 / No Comments »

    Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on October 7th

    MS BI fans, join us for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on October 7, Monday, at 6:30 PM at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta. Qubole will show us how Presto, Azure Data Lake, and Power BI can be used to analyze Big Data. Qubole will sponsor the meeting. 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: Leveraging Power BI on Presto for the Azure Data Lake...

  • Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on September 10th

    September 3, 2019 / No Comments »

    Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on September 10th

    MS BI fans, join us for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on September 10, Tuesday, at 6:30 PM at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta. This is a meeting not to miss. A DAX founder, Jeffrey Wang (Principal Software Engineer Manager at the Power BI product group) is coming all the way from Seattle to share DAX best practices with our group! Captech Consulting will sponsor the event. For more details, visit our group page and don't forget to RSVP...

  • MVP Again!

    July 1, 2019 / No Comments »

    MVP Again!

    Got awarded for the elite Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) - Data Platform award again. I've been recognized by Microsoft for my expertise and contributions to the community for every year since 2004! Learn more about the MVP program at https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/Overview.

  • Power BI Palooza

    June 2, 2019 / No Comments »

    Power BI Palooza

    May was a hectic month but June is even busier… I'm presenting and sponsoring the tomorrow's Power BI Group meeting and teaching a class on Tue and Wed. Then, on Saturday Guys in the Cube and I are kicking off the Power BI Palooza event at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta at 8:30 AM. I'm presenting "10 Ways to Empower Your BI Strategy with Power BI". Then the week after I'm teaching another class… The Palooza organizers said the event...

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

    May 27, 2019 / No Comments »

    Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group Meeting on June 3rd

    MS BI fans, join us for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on June 3, Monday, at 6:30 PM at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta. I'll show you how to bridge the analytical and developer worlds by integrating Power BI with PowerApps. Eric Flamm will demonstrate SQL Notebooks in Azure Data Studio. Prologika will sponsor the event. 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: Bridge Analytics and Developer...