Author: Reza Rad

Reza Rad is a Microsoft Regional Director, an Author, Trainer, Speaker and Consultant. He has a BSc in Computer engineering; he has more than 20 years’ experience in data analysis, BI, databases, programming, and development mostly on Microsoft technologies. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP for 12 continuous years (from 2011 till now) for his dedication in Microsoft BI. Reza is an active blogger and co-founder of RADACAD. Reza is also co-founder and co-organizer of Difinity conference in New Zealand, Power BI Summit, and Data Insight Summit. Reza is author of more than 14 books on Microsoft Business Intelligence, most of these books are published under Power BI category. Among these are books such as Power BI DAX Simplified, Pro Power BI Architecture, Power BI from Rookie to Rock Star, Power Query books series, Row-Level Security in Power BI and etc. He is an International Speaker in Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Business Applications Summit, Data Insight Summit, PASS Summit, SQL Saturday and SQL user groups. And He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Reza’s passion is to help you find the best data solution, he is Data enthusiast. His articles on different aspects of technologies, especially on MS BI, can be found on his blog: https://radacad.com/blog.

Fabric Spark: Custom Live Pools, Resource Profiles & Performance Fixes — A Conversation with Santhosh Kumar Ravindran | Fabric Insider Ep. 4

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Fabric Insider Series | Episode 4 | Interview with Santhosh Kumar Ravindran, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering at Microsoft 📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube: Fabric Insider Ep. 4 — Fabric Spark with Santhosh Kumar Ravindran 🎧 Listen on Spotify: Fabric Insider Podcast 📚 Full Fabric Insider Blog Series: radacad.com/category/fabric-insider-2026 🎬 Full Read more about Fabric Spark: Custom Live Pools, Resource Profiles & Performance Fixes — A Conversation with Santhosh Kumar Ravindran | Fabric Insider Ep. 4[…]

No Code Power BI: How to Use Claude and the Power BI Modeling MCP Server

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What if you could build a complete Power BI semantic model — date table, time intelligence measures, relationships and all — without touching Power BI Desktop at all? Not a future roadmap item. Not a preview feature. Something you can set up today. In this article, I am going to show you exactly how to Read more about No Code Power BI: How to Use Claude and the Power BI Modeling MCP Server[…]

Power Query, Dataflows, and What’s Next — A Conversation with Miguel Escobar | Fabric Insider Ep. 3

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Power Query is one of those tools that has been close to my heart for a very long time. I wrote a full book on it, I have trained thousands of people on it, and I talk about it constantly. So when I get to sit down with the Product Manager behind Power Query and Read more about Power Query, Dataflows, and What’s Next — A Conversation with Miguel Escobar | Fabric Insider Ep. 3[…]

Power BI File Formats Explained: PBIX vs PBIT vs PBIP vs PBIR

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Power BI files come in multiple formats. If you have been working with Power BI Desktop for a while, you probably know the PBIX format well. But there are other formats too: PBIT, PBIP, and PBIR. The last two are more recent additions, and there is also a language called TMDL (Tabular Model Definition Language) Read more about Power BI File Formats Explained: PBIX vs PBIT vs PBIP vs PBIR[…]

The Updates and Future of Visualization in Power BI — Interview with Zoe Douglas | Fabric Insider Ep. 2

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Fabric Insider Series | Episode 2 | Interview with Zoe Douglas, Feature PM at Microsoft If you have been following Power BI for a while, you know that visualization has always been the area most visible to end-users — yet it has also been the area where some long-standing pain points have lived the longest. Read more about The Updates and Future of Visualization in Power BI — Interview with Zoe Douglas | Fabric Insider Ep. 2[…]

Why Analytics Projects Fail: Five Reasons from 20 Years of Consulting

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Have you ever wondered why analytics projects fail? There are hundreds of organizations, thousands of BI teams, and countless consulting companies building analytics solutions every year. Yet a large number of those projects never deliver what they promised. Why does that keep happening? My name is Reza Rad, and I have over 20 years of Read more about Why Analytics Projects Fail: Five Reasons from 20 Years of Consulting[…]

Common Mistakes When Sharing Power BI Reports from Workspace

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Sharing a Power BI report sounds like it should be simple. You build the report, you publish it to a workspace, and then you give your end users access. Done, right? Well, that is exactly where most organizations get it wrong. The way many teams give access to their business users is one of the Read more about Common Mistakes When Sharing Power BI Reports from Workspace[…]

Power Platform Dataflows instead of Power BI Dataflow Gen1

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Power Platform Dataflow: A Practical Replacement for Power BI Dataflow Gen1 Microsoft has announced that Power BI Dataflow Gen1 (analytical dataflow) is being retired. If your organization is not ready to move to Microsoft Fabric — whether due to budget constraints or strategic timing — you still have a solid option: Power Platform Dataflow, also Read more about Power Platform Dataflows instead of Power BI Dataflow Gen1[…]

Microsoft Fabric Mirroring – Copy Job – SAP Integration – Interview with Wilson Lee from Microsoft

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Microsoft Fabric has been moving fast — and nowhere faster than in data integration. Between Microsoft Fabric Mirroring, Copy Job, Open Mirroring, and SAP integration, there is a lot to unpack. I recently sat down with Wilson Lee, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, who leads the entire data movement area — including Mirroring, Copy Job, Read more about Microsoft Fabric Mirroring – Copy Job – SAP Integration – Interview with Wilson Lee from Microsoft[…]

Different Versions of Dataflow in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric

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If you have worked with Power BI for a while, you have probably heard the word “dataflow.” But here is the thing — when people say “dataflow,” they might mean three completely different things: Dataflow Gen 1, Dataflow Gen 2, and Dataflow Gen 2 CI/CD. Each version has its own licensing requirements, destination options, and Read more about Different Versions of Dataflow in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric[…]