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How to reduce your Power BI model size by 90%!

Have you ever wondered what makes Power BI so fast and powerful when it comes to performance? Learn on a real-life example about data…

Jan 11, 2021

How to reduce your Power BI model size by 90%!

Jan 11, 2021

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50 Shades of Direct Lake — Everything You Need to Know About the New Power BI Storage Mode!

Working with Direct Lake requires mastering many new concepts! This article covers all the essential things you should know

Aug 20

50 Shades of Direct Lake — Everything You Need to Know About the New Power BI Storage Mode!

Aug 20

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Parquet File Format: Everything You Need to Know

New data flavors require new ways of storing them. Learn all you need to know about the Parquet file format

Jul 18

Parquet File Format: Everything You Need to Know

Jul 18

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Implement a Star Schema for Power BI Semantic Model: Step-by-Step Guide

Star schema is a well-known concept in dimensional modeling. In this article, you’ll learn how to implement it by using Power Query

May 27

Implement a Star Schema for Power BI Semantic Model: Step-by-Step Guide

May 27

Nikola Ilic

DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer Exam: Impressions and Learning Tips!

Considering taking the DP-600 exam? This article will give you a hint on what to expect and how to prepare for the exam!

Apr 9

DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer Exam: Impressions and Learning Tips!

Apr 9

Nikola Ilic

The Future of Power BI is here — Understanding Direct Lake in Microsoft Fabric

Do you by any chance remember a guy called Allen Iverson? Wondering what he and Direct Lake in Microsoft Fabric have in common? This…

Feb 15

The Future of Power BI is here — Understanding Direct Lake in Microsoft Fabric

Feb 15

Nikola Ilic

Bursting and Smoothing — Yin and Yang of the Fabric Capacity!

Learn about two key concepts that balance your Fabric capacity workload, and how to save money along the way!

Feb 12

Bursting and Smoothing — Yin and Yang of the Fabric Capacity!

Feb 12

Nikola Ilic

Working with tables in Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse — Everything you need to know!

Working with tables in the Microsoft Fabric lakehouse may look like a straightforward task — however, there are many nuances to be aware…

Jan 9

Working with tables in Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse — Everything you need to know!

Jan 9

Nikola Ilic

Microsoft Fabric Pricing Model — Everything you need to know!

Now that we know all the pricing details for Microsoft Fabric, let’s examine what are our options to save some money in the wallet

Dec 7, 2023

Microsoft Fabric Pricing Model — Everything you need to know!

Dec 7, 2023

Nikola Ilic

Dynamically Highlight Data Points Based on Slicer Selection!

Sometimes, common Power BI requests can make you scratch your head. Learn how to implement an effective workaround to dynamically highlight…

Nov 9, 2023

Dynamically Highlight Data Points Based on Slicer Selection!

Nov 9, 2023

Nikola Ilic

Nikola Ilic

Data Mozart — Make Music from your Data!| data-mozart.com | @DataMozart | Microsoft Data Platform MVP | Power BI Addict | Blogger, speaker, learner…

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