A blog on Power BI, Modern Integration & the Azure Data Platform
This is the second blog post in a mini-series about a new and exciting approach to model and serve data using CDM folders in Azure Data Lake Storage, in conjunction with Power BI dataflows. This blog post focuses on how to create those CDM folders using a set…
There is so much Power BI (related) news here at the Microsoft Ignite 2019 conference, I thought you could benefit from a single overview of all the announcements. I’ve lined them all up nicely for you, with links to detailed blog posts or documentation if available. Let me…
My favorite architecture for modern data warehousing is the ‘ISPTMS’ approach. It clearly identifies layers for the most distinct ‘tasks’ we do involving data: INGEST, STORE, PREP, TRAIN, MODEL, and SERVE. This blogpost series will be about a new and exciting approach for the MODEL and SERVE layers…
In March 2019 I published a guide to help you select between Azure Analysis Services and Power BI Premium, and because of new and improved features, it’s now time for an update to the guide. One of the important decision drivers in this guide have changed… Exciting times 🙏!…
I got a few questions lately on how to integrate the refresh of a Power BI dataset in the orchestration that Azure Data Factory offers. For instance to process your Power BI model directly after you have loaded new data in the data lake or the datawarehouse database….
This week I had the honor and pleasure of presenting at the Power Platform Summit Europe conference in Amsterdam. It was a wonderful week and I really enjoyed the experience. I’m excited to let you know the slides are available for download! If you attended one or both…
It’s one of the questions I get asked most often these days. Besides “Which data flow solution are you talking about?” 😅: “What is the difference between Power BI Premium and Azure Analysis Services, and how do I select the service that fits my needs best?” Update 9-12-2019:…
Azure SQL Database is a very flexible service that can be easily scaled to fit the needs of the moment. In most solutions, I like to orchestrate the up and down scaling right from within Azure Data Factory, and I’m always interested in more efficient approaches to do…
Combining the power of Azure scalability with the ease-of-use of Microsoft Flow, to start your Azure Power BI Embedded Capacity when you need it. Let’s do what we like most: automate stuff! Picture yourself test-driving Power BI Premium functionality by leveraging Azure Power BI Embedded Capacity. A great way…
Publishing your Power BI report to the internet, free for everyone to see. An amazing feature.. isn’t it? Ever since the release of this ‘Publish to web’ option I’ve been amazed by it. And most often in a very positive way! For instance, when I’m inspired by beautifully…