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(Livestream Replay) Power BI REST API’s 101 & Useful Techniques - with Rui Romano

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This session aims to provide an overview of Power BI APIs with practical use cases to enhance your Power BI development experience. Tune in to learn more from one of the industry's best experts, Rui Romano!

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Rui is passionate about data and a frequent speaker on Microsoft events and user groups. He lives in Portugal and works as a Senior Program Manager @ Microsoft | Power BI CAT team.

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Posted on July 22, 2022 and filed under Livestreams, Power BI, Topics & Discussion, Power BI Service, Azure.

(Livestream Replay) Quality Checks on Your Power BI Reports - with Megan Longoria

There are always small tweaks we can make in our Power BI reports to improve them. But how do we know when they are "good enough"? We'll talk about what's on Meagan's list for evaluating Power BI report designs to ensure they are ready for use! This includes making sure the charts match their intended message, checking the visual hierarchy within a page, evaluating visual components for good visual design practices, and testing accessibility. We'll look at some of the items on the list and see how a few small tweaks can significantly improve the usability of a report.

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Meagan Longoria is a consultant with Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. She currently lives in the Denver, Colorado area. Meagan spends a lot of time thinking about how to use data integration and data visualization techniques to make data useful for people. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experiences at conferences and user group meetings as well as through her blog (DataSavvy.me).

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(Livestream Replay) The Future of Power BI! - with Mohammad Ali

Join Power BI Desktop's global program manager (Mohammad Ali) as we get insights and forecasts all about the future of Power BI desktop, the platform, and maybe even discover some surprises along the way. Tune in to find out!

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Mohammad Ali is a GPM in the Power BI team leading the authoring and consumption experiences. His team also drives the one office alignment to fulfill the vision of making Power BI the PowerPoint for data.

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[DAX] Anti-Patterns Episode Thirteen - Variables & Comments (with Daniil Maslyuk)

A lot of videos and articles teach you how to write [DAX]. In this series Daniil Maslyuk and I will show you you how avoid bad [DAX] patterns, and in this episode, we're discussing naming conventions in general and of variables in particular.

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Daniil Maslyuk, MVP, is an independent consultant and the author of the official Microsoft Power BI exam reference books.

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Posted on July 5, 2022 and filed under Power BI, DAX, Topics & Discussion.