(Livestream Replay) Elements of DAX - With Brian Grant

Join us as Brian will be talking about his "Elements of DAX", which is both a YouTube video series as well as an underlying conceptual framework aimed at making learning DAX simpler by breaking all of its main functions down into just three simple categories. Allegedly, once you learn these you can put them together like Legos to solve common DAX problems. He likes to teach visually, so don't be surprised if some demos pop up in the conversation.

GUEST BIO 📄

Hailing from the East side of beautiful Portland OR, Brian is a Senior Business Analytics consultant with local data heroes CSG Pro. Having spent his early years deep in the study of acting and screenwriting, he finally graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Economics. His driving belief is that the biggest barrier most people face when learning technology isn't technology at all, but language. Taught the right way, most people can learn most things; helping people learn skills that are "too technical" for them is his greatest joy.

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(Livestream Replay) Creating an Online Media Presence - with Adam & Patrick

My friends over at Guy in a Cube (GIAC) has been producing YouTube videos for over 6 years. They also have been doing live streams for over a year. Over that time, they have dived into the gear and setups that make this happen. Join us as we talk about online digital content, how you can get started building your brand and leverage the online platforms available to you. While Adam and Patrick are known to have BANANA setups, you don’t need all of that to get started.

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(Livestream Replay) Power BI Sidetools External Tool - Didier Terrien

Come hang out as Didier Terrien and I talk about (Power BI Sidetools). Power BI Sidetools is an innovative external tool offering unique features to improve productivity when developing reports, with an impressive list of features and tools contained within! Features such as: exporting data to Excel, transferring DAX and M formulas to files, viewing DAX and M code in Visual Studio Code, preview DAX measures in auto-generated tables, and more!

DIDIER’S BIO 📄

I worked with data for almost 4 decades in various environments as a developer and project manager. Heavy user of Excel for a long time, I try to move data as much as possible to Power BI since it appeared on the market. Working now as the Group Data Quality Officer in Trescal, my skills cover business and IT areas for the benefit of productivity and quality.

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(Livestream Replay) Paginated Reports & Premium Per User - Beautiful Together (with Chris Finlan)

Come hang out as Chris Finlan and I talk about Paginated Reports, and how Premium Per User (PPU) licenses can unlock them for many businesses. Businesses that previously couldn't afford dedicated capacity Premium licenses.

CHRIS’S BIO 📄

Since its introduction in 2013, Christopher Finlan has been one of the top evangelists for Power BI in his role at Microsoft. As the lead Business Intelligence Technology Solution resource in the Mid-Atlantic Region, he was responsible for helping over 140 enterprise customers align their specific requirements to the Microsoft Cloud and Data Platform. His unique presentation style and background in “shadow IT” has made him a highly sought-after speaker for customer presentations from the server room to the board room on a wide variety of BI-related topics. Currently a Principal Program Manager on the Power BI team, he leads the efforts around SQL Server Reporting Services, Paginated Reports in Power BI, and managed distribution options like e-mail subscriptions. He has been working in the software industry in various roles, from the product team to pre-sales, technical training, database administration and sales operations. He holds a B.A. from Temple University in Philadelphia.

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