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P3: DAX Reanimator Series – Part 3: Compare Product Performance After Launch

Welcome back readers, to another chapter in the DAX Reanimator Series! The post I’ll be re-envisioning today is one I’m very excited about. It’s an article that does some really cool magic using DAXbusiness logic, and a clever model design. It showcases a problem and solution that I think a LOT of companies experience. Frankly, if you sell a product or service, good chance you want to know how successful it is after launch.

Posted on August 2, 2017 and filed under Intermediate, Power BI, DAX, PowerPivotPro.

Stick a Drop Pin in It: Visualize Data With Maps (DAX Reanimator Series: Part 2)

Article by: Reid Havens

Greetings P3 Nation! I’m here today to talk about maps, maps, globes, charts, topographical representations, and…well frankly I’m out of map synonyms.

However there’s at least twice as many ways to visualize data with maps in Power BI as there are ways for me say the word map! I wonder how many times I can get the word map in this post…I’ll basically be an certified cartographer by the time I’m done writing this. 

P3: My Top 5 Power BI Visual Design Practices: Transforming Good to GREAT

Article by: Reid Havens

Hello again P3 nation, today I’d like to drop some reporting knowledgeI’m going to share some of my best practices for Power BI Reporting I’ve developed over the years. As many of you are aware, a large part of the BI developer’s / analyst’s job is to not only create the report, but also to make sure it looks good, tells a story, pops, or my personal favorite “is aesthetically pleasing”.

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P3: DAX “Reanimator” Series, Episode 1: Dynamic TopN Reports via Slicers

Article by: Reid Havens

Guess how many articles are here on PowerPivotPro.com?  Go ahead and think of a number, I’ll wait. The answer, at time of writing, is 923.  Rob alone has published 715 articles!  And these date all the way back to 2009. A lot of these articles are “old,” but folks, the DAX engine is still 99% the same today in Power BI (and Excel 2016) as it was when it first “hit the shelves” in Spring 2010....