AI in Dataflow, Power BI webservice, Cognitive Service -Part1

These days, Dataflow (Power Query in Power BI Service) is a new feature that has been released. according to[1]: Dataflow is a Power Query process that runs in the cloud independently from any Power BI reports. If you want to know more about dataflow see [1]   There is a new feature in dataflow that Read more about AI in Dataflow, Power BI webservice, Cognitive Service -Part1[…]

What is the Common Data Model and Why Should I Care? Part 3 of Dataflow Series in Power BI

In the last two articles, you have learned what is Dataflow and sample use case scenarios of that in Power BI, and also you learn how to create a dataflow. Before going any further in the dataflow discussion, we have to make a quick pause and talk about the Common Data Model (CDM). Dataflow integration Read more about What is the Common Data Model and Why Should I Care? Part 3 of Dataflow Series in Power BI[…]

Fun with DAX – A-Maze-ing DAX

Intro: In my younger days, I enjoyed playing computer games and in particular, maze-based games. So for the latest addition to my series of DAX based games, I thought I would have a crack at building a game in Power BI that allowed the user to appear to control a character through a maze to Read more about Fun with DAX – A-Maze-ing DAX[…]

Exception Reporting in Power BI: Catch the Error Rows in Power Query

To build a robust BI system, you need to cater for errors and handle errors carefully. If you build a reporting solution that the refresh of that fails everytime an error occurs, it is not a robust system. Errors can happen by many reasons, In this post, I’ll show you a way to catch potential Read more about Exception Reporting in Power BI: Catch the Error Rows in Power Query[…]

Fuzzy Matching in Power BI and Power Query; Match based on Similarity Threshold

After a long wait, in the October 2018 release of Power BI Desktop we saw the fuzzy matching feature added finally. Yay! Have you ever wanted to match two tables together but not on exact matches, but also on a threshold of similarity? if your answer to this question is yes, then this feature is Read more about Fuzzy Matching in Power BI and Power Query; Match based on Similarity Threshold[…]

Power BI and Azure ML make them work with Power Query

In this blog post, I am going to show how to use the Azure ML web service in Power BI (Power Query). First Step: You need to create a model in Azure ML Studio and create a web service for it. The traditional example in Predict a passenger on Titanic ship is going to survived Read more about Power BI and Azure ML make them work with Power Query[…]

Ignite 2018 Interviews by Reza Rad; Power BI and AI

I’ve been honored and had the opportunity to have an interview with some great minds in Ignite 2018. Just to mention a few; it was the discussion about all new Power BI and AI features announced at Microsoft Ignite 2018 conference. In this post, you will see the link to all my 14 interviews of Read more about Ignite 2018 Interviews by Reza Rad; Power BI and AI[…]

Reference vs Duplicate in Power BI; Power Query Back to Basics

When you work with tables and queries in Power Query and Power BI, you get the option to copy them through these actions: Duplicate, or Reference. It has been always a question in my sessions and courses that what is the actual difference between these two actions. The explanation is simple but very important to Read more about Reference vs Duplicate in Power BI; Power Query Back to Basics[…]

Cognitive Services in Power BI

Microsoft Cognitive services are collections of API and services that help developers to create more smart applications and reports.  By using Cognitive services, developers able to add intelligence features such as face recognition, emotion recognition, text analytics and so forth into their applications. Cognitive Services Overview There are different cognitive services available that you can Read more about Cognitive Services in Power BI[…]

Beautify M Script and Extract Row Level Security with Power BI Helper Version 4.0

Power BI Helper is getting new features every time, and this time, we got some exciting features; You can now get your M (Power Query script) code beautified and colorful with version 4.0 of Power BI Helper. We also get the row-level security information exposed through the Helper application. Both information above will be now Read more about Beautify M Script and Extract Row Level Security with Power BI Helper Version 4.0[…]