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Managing Columns to Reduce Model Bloat

Video by: Reid Havens

Understand how certain columns with many unique values (high cardinality) can cause unnecessary model and file size bloat. Especially when that level of detail isn't required based on the business requirements.

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Reid Havens and filed under Beginner, Performance/Optimization, Power BI and tagged Data Modeling Performance & Optimization.
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Reid Havens’ early love affair with analytics has, over the past decade, turned into an evolution into data visualization and report design in Power BI.

Since then Reid has been writing articles and creating YouTube videos to share the word of BI, helping to inspire the next generation of Business Intelligence enthusiasts.

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