(Livestream Replay) Learn About Power BI Consulting - with Eugene Meidinger

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Many people consider becoming a Power BI freelancer or consultant, but they often have the wrong focus. Consulting requires placing the customer first and understanding their needs. In this discussion we’ll cover all of the pieces involved with becoming a Power BI consultant. We’ll also demo some custom GPTs designed for practicing requirements gathering.

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Eugene Meidinger works as an independent BI consultant and Pluralsight author, specializing in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. He has been working with data for over 10 years and speaks regularly at user groups and conferences. He is also Microsoft MVP.

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(Livestream Replay) Exploring Practical Front-End Techniques for Power BI Reporting - Gustaw Dudek

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During the front-end development phase, we face many choices that will affect the usability, appearance, and overall experience of the report. To shed light on some of these issues, Gustaw will share his approach and thought process, conveying his experiences through selected use cases. Among the topics, there will be information on specific charts and nuances of their formatting, as well as Power BI functionalities like field parameters and conditional formatting, illustrated with concrete examples.

The subjects discussed during the live session are intended for all Power BI users regardless of their experience level—beginners, intermediate, and advanced. Some aspects may also appeal to users of other data visualization tools, given the universal nature of certain approaches.

GUEST BIO (Gustaw Dudek)👤

Gustaw Dudek is the Head Of Business Intelligence at the Polish Company - Enterium. He has multiple years of experience in the field of data analytics. He implements and provides business reporting solutions for various industries using Power BI tools. Gustaw is also IBCS® Certified Analyst, Enterprise DNA Platform Expert and Microsoft Power BI Community Representative. He developed extensive Power BI Portfolio, which includes diversified array of financial and operational reports as well as various demonstrative dashboards created in the frames of international BI challenges. He regularly shares his personal PowerBI-related experience through Linkedin Platform by showcasing diverse data visualization techniques.

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(Livestream Replay) The Cost of a Workaround in Power BI - with Injae Park

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From using SVGs or DENEB to create unique visuals, to page level security with RLS - workarounds are often necessary to overcome limitations and achieve desired functionalities in Power BI. However, these workarounds come with their own set of costs and considerations. This session discusses the key factors to help developers evaluate workarounds in Power BI, ensuring that the benefits outweigh the potential drawbacks.

To do this, we will explore some real-life workarounds in Power BI such as code-based Custom Visuals (DENEB, SVGs, HTML, Python), Page level security, and storing a custom PowerQuery library in Github. We will also dive into the trade-offs involved, including maintainability, impact on development, and technical debt.

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Injae Park is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP who combines his technical expertise with a passion for teaching by sharing his insights and practical tips through his YouTube channel @PowerBIPark. Injae's content ranges from beginner tutorials to advanced techniques, and as part of the Power BI Core Visual Representatives - he aims to bridge the MS Developer team with the Power BI community. His education in psychology and economics as well as his experience in consulting gives him a well-rounded perspective on the Power BI Developer experience, making his tutorials both engaging and accessible.

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Cross-Highlighting a Visual Using a Slicer ?!?

Video by: Reid Havens

Learn how to leverage some recent native visual features plus a little bit of [DAX] magic to use a slicer to create a cross-highlight effect on a visual. Cross-highlighting is normally only natively available between visuals, not slicers. So tune into learn more!