(Livestream Replay) The Possibilities with Power BI & Excel Integration - with Chris Webb

Once you have built a Power BI dataset there are several options for displaying the data in it: classic Power BI reports, paginated reports and Excel. This session is all about the third option, Excel. You’ll learn how to connect Excel to a Power BI dataset and use PivotTables, Excel cube functions and the new Excel data types to build reports. You’ll also get a sneak preview of upcoming functionality which allows your Power BI-connected Excel reports to work in the browser and not just in Excel on the desktop.

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Chris Webb works on the Power BI CAT team at Microsoft. He has been using Microsoft BI tools for over 20 years, speaks regularly at user groups and conferences and has written several books on Analysis Services and Power Query.

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(Livestream Replay) How to Aggregate Large Datasets in Power BI - with Tristan Malherbe

In this session, Tristan Malherbe (Microsoft Data Platform MVP) will show you how you can leverage Power BI aggregations to analyze big volumes of data in Power BI. Tristan will illustrate the power of Aggregations with the famous New York City Taxi dataset.

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Tristan Malherbe is the Founder of Data Pulse and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP since 2017. He is also the co-founder and current co-leader of the French Power BI User Group in France (Club Power BI). His favorite topics are: advanced data modelling, DAX, Data Visualization & performance tuning.

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(Livestream Replay) The Skills Your Power BI Team Needs to Succeed - with Ed Hansberry

What does it mean to implement Power BI in your organization? Who is on the Power BI Team, and what skills do they need? This goes beyond report authoring. It is an organizational initiative!

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My background is as a CPA and have spent most of my career in financial and accounting related positions. I am an experienced Controller with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer goods industry. Skilled in Budgeting, Operations Management, Consumer Products, Business Development, and Strategic Planning. I have a Microsoft Certification using Power BI (MCSA BI Reporting), and am technically proficient with in Microsoft Power BI tools using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), data modeling, Power Query/M Language, Power Pivot, DAX Studio, and Microsoft Excel. Strong accounting professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Accounting and Business/Management from Lipscomb University.

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(Livestream Replay) Getting Started with Paginated Reports - with GreySkull Analytics

With the introduction of Premium Per User licensing and new features such as the paginated report visual in Power BI desktop, Paginated Reports are more popular than ever! This session will show you how to get started with Power BI Report Builder, how to connect to a published Power BI dataset, and then how to consume that report in Power BI desktop. Keep any eye out for some of the things that might trip you up!

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With the introduction of Premium Per User licensing and new features such as the paginated report visual in Power BI desktop, Paginated Reports are more popular than ever. This session will show you how to get started with Power BI Report Builder, how to connect to a published Power BI dataset and then how to consume that report in Power BI desktop. Keep any eye out for some of the things that might trip you up!

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