avising https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/feed.xml Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:17:34 GMT en-US hourly 1 Power Query and Fixed-width M(agic)! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/power-query-and-fixed-width-magic Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:01:39 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/02/29/power-query-and-fixed-width-magic/ Intro by Avi: We know that Power Pivot and Power Query are extremely useful tools in the Finance and Accounting world. Today we have a guest post by Darren Lietzke outlining a very useful scenario and sharing some good tips…

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]]> Job Opportunities in Seattle Area! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/job-opportunities-in-seattle-area Mon, 29 Feb 2016 11:28:06 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/02/29/job-opportunities-in-seattle-area/ Join the PowerPivotPro Team! As part of our growth process, we at PowerPivotPro are pleased to say that we’d like to add at least one new team member in the Seattle area. This would mean working closely with me, Avi,…

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]]> <REVIEW>List.Generate(): Create Tables from Thin Air in Power BI with M! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/reviewlist-generate-create-tables-from-thin-air-in-power-bi-with-m Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:53:40 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/02/25/reviewlist-generate-create-tables-from-thin-air-in-power-bi-with-m/ Announcement: Friends, short notice, but in about 2 hours, I (Avi) will be presenting in the free SQLPASS Business Analytics Webinar Marathon, Thu Feb 25 9AM PST. Click to Register. Now back to the regularly scheduled programming…take it away Andrew. You know those…

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]]> Data Modeling for Power Pivot and Power BI https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/data-modeling-for-power-pivot-and-power-bi Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:01:17 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/02/15/data-modeling-for-power-pivot-and-power-bi/ What if I told you, there was one key skill, that has set me head and shoulders above the Excel crowd when working with Power Pivot and Power BI? Would you be interested in learning that skill? Great, because I…

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]]> Sort Your Data on Load for Improved Compression https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/sort-your-data-on-load-for-improved-compression Tue, 09 Feb 2016 04:00:23 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/02/09/sort-your-data-on-load-for-improved-compression/ My last 2 blog posts have been about data compression – that theme continues today.  In December I blogged about the basics of compression and impacts that columns have on file size and did some testing with randomised data.  In…

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]]> For Real This Time: Show Barnes & Noble that Power Pivot and Power BI are Important! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/for-real-this-time-show-barnes-noble-that-power-pivot-and-power-bi-are-important Mon, 08 Feb 2016 03:41:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/02/08/for-real-this-time-show-barnes-noble-that-power-pivot-and-power-bi-are-important/ Sunday, Feb 7th in a Local B&N:  That Silver/Grey Spined Book is Ours! OK, for real, B&N has them now!  (I have seen them myself, as pictured above, and every B&N I’ve called has them). Remember, they accepted our challenge…

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]]> Oh Em Gee: Embedded Power BI Dashboard, Google Analytics, Real-Time? https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/oh-em-gee-embedded-power-bi-dashboard-google-analytics-real-time Thu, 04 Feb 2016 08:51:42 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/02/04/oh-em-gee-embedded-power-bi-dashboard-google-analytics-real-time/ I Bet You Think This is a Picture, Don’t You? Yeah, this is the place in most posts where you will find a picture…  but aha!  It is anything BUT! That’s not a picture, it’s a fully interactive Power BI…

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]]> Upcoming In-Person Class Schedule, March-May https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/upcoming-in-person-class-schedule-march-may Mon, 01 Feb 2016 19:44:37 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/02/01/upcoming-in-person-class-schedule-march-may/ Upcoming Two-Day Classes in DC, Seattle (Consecutive with MDIS), Philly, and Indy – Plus a 1-Day Precon at PASS BA in San Jose A bit more organized this year… (Today’s post is short and direct, with another “real” post coming…

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]]> MS Roadmap: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/ms-roadmap-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:25:34 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/01/25/ms-roadmap-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Yeah I’m a Bit Slow… Back in October, Microsoft released a roadmap blogpost detailing plans and direction for their BI platform.  I kinda pressed the Snooze bar on paying attention, because hey, I was super busy, plus…  I always tend…

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]]> B&N Does NOT Have the Books Yet + A CIA Story https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/avising/bn-does-not-have-the-books-yet-a-cia-story Fri, 22 Jan 2016 06:15:32 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/avising/2016/01/22/bn-does-not-have-the-books-yet-a-cia-story/ First of all, please disregard (for now) the earlier post about buying our 2nd edition at Barnes and Noble.  I think they had a data entry error on their end – someone pointed the new ISBN at the old book,…

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