Tag: Power BI

Session Materials & Recording: Take Power BI Visualization to the Next Level – Data Insight Summit 2017

Posted on by Reza Rad

Thanks everyone to attend my session in Microsoft Data Insight Summit 2017 about Data Visualization. It was a pleasure to see you all. Here I put the session materials to download and links as reference to study more. Please feel free to ask your questions here. My session was over booked with 650 registrations, and Read more about Session Materials & Recording: Take Power BI Visualization to the Next Level – Data Insight Summit 2017[…]

Microsoft Data Insight Summit 2017 – Keynote – Live Blog

Posted on by Reza Rad

Hello from Keynote of Microsoft Data Insight Summit 2017. I’m sitting at the blogger table (there is no table actually, just chairs 😉 ) and will be blogging live from here new announcements and live events from the keynote. Watch this blog and refresh your page 🙂 7:51am: Sitting in press chair. people are filling Read more about Microsoft Data Insight Summit 2017 – Keynote – Live Blog[…]

Exposing M Code and Query Metadata of Power BI (PBIX) File

Posted on by Reza Rad

Power BI Desktop file stores many metadata information in it, one of the most important piece of information stored there is Power Query M scripts. It is always easy to open a PBIX file and realize the queries in Query Editor Window. However, if you have many queries and you want a way to get Read more about Exposing M Code and Query Metadata of Power BI (PBIX) File[…]

Visualizing numeric variables in Power BI – boxplots -Part 1

Posted on by Leila Etaati

In this post and next one, I am going to show how to see data distribution using some visuals like histogram, boxplot and normal distribution chart. It always important to have a holistic perspective regarding the minimum, maximum, middle, outliers of our data in one picture. One of the chart that helps us to have a Read more about Visualizing numeric variables in Power BI – boxplots -Part 1[…]

Power BI Premium. Is It For You or Not?

Posted on by Reza Rad

There were many announcements earlier this month about Power BI. One of them which was and still is the breaking news of all is Power BI Premium. Many of you already know that it is a new licensing plan, but how it works? Is this a licensing plan that works for you or not? What Read more about Power BI Premium. Is It For You or Not?[…]

K-mean clustering In R, writing R codes inside Power BI: Part 6

Posted on by Leila Etaati

In the previous post,I have explained the main concepts and process behind the K-mean clustering algorithm. Now I am going to use this algorithm for classifying my Fitbit data in power BI.   as I have explained in part 5, I gathered theses data from Fitbit application and I am going to cluster them using Read more about K-mean clustering In R, writing R codes inside Power BI: Part 6[…]

Variable Width Column  Chart, writing R codes inside Power BI: Part 4

Posted on by Leila Etaati

In the part 1, I have explained how to use R visualization inside Power BI. In the second part the process of visualization of five dimension in a single chart has been presented in Part 2, and finally in the part 3 the map visualization with embedded chart has been presented. In current post and next ones I Read more about Variable Width Column  Chart, writing R codes inside Power BI: Part 4[…]

ArcGIS Map in Power BI; Simple, But Insightful

Posted on by Reza Rad

I have written about 4 other types of map visual with Power BI before. In this post I want to explain how ArcGIS visual work as a map visual. There are some specific features in this visual which is simple to use, but will give you a lot of insight. With this type of map Read more about ArcGIS Map in Power BI; Simple, But Insightful[…]

One Data Set, Multiple Reports; Power BI Next Big Step Forward

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You can use an existing data set with LiveQuery or DirectQuery connection as the shared data source for multiple Power BI reports. You can also create multiple reports from Power BI Service (website) connecting to the same data set. However, this new feature in Power BI Desktop version April 2017 is a big step forward; Read more about One Data Set, Multiple Reports; Power BI Next Big Step Forward[…]

Have more Charts by writing R codes inside Power BI: Part 1

Posted on by Leila Etaati

Power BI recently able users to embedded the R graphs in Power BI. There are some R visuals that it would be very nice to have them in Power BI. What is R ? Based on Wikipedia,  R is an open source programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics that is supported Read more about Have more Charts by writing R codes inside Power BI: Part 1[…]