Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 June 2022
Following last month's high-level comparison between Power BI and Tableau, what aspect of these two popular BI software tools would you like us to focus on next?
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 June 2022
This month sees a smattering of new features, including nicer-looking tables, a new data hub and story-telling in PowerPoint.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 07 June 2022
Power BI and Tableau are the two leading BI tools, but how do they compare? We've teamed up with Steve Adams of Viz DJ to find out!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 May 2022
Small improvements this month, but welcome ones - particularly the ability to zoom in and out, and to select data points in (some) charts using a selection rectangle.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 April 2022
Did you know that you could use Power BI as a tool to scrape websites, using the Html.Table M function? We didn't either until now!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 April 2022
A small update this month, with the main change being the addition of a few formatting options for matrices and chart legends.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 30 March 2022
Marco Russo of sqlbi.com is a (the?) expert in Power BI, so any new tool announced by him has to be worth consideration. Bravo is a new Power BI add-in which lets you analyse your data models, format your DAX, automate the creation of date tables and export data model tables to Excel.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 March 2022
It can be hard to track down that elusive animal, the Power BI Updates schedule, but we've found two hidden in the Internet undergrowth
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 March 2022
There are no significant new features announced in March's Power BI Desktop update, although error bars for line charts are now in preview.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 18 February 2022
The February update enables the big new formatting pane in Power BI by default, as well as introducing changes to mobile view and multi-row cards.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 January 2022
Can you play Wordle in Power BI? Of course you can! This blog explains how you can get Power BI to do something which it is eminently unsuited to do!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 20 January 2022
We have launched two new courses: a two-day Advanced Power BI (Reports) course for report authors, and a two-day advanced Power BI (Data) course for data modellers.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 24 November 2021
This blog shows how to generate a table which includes not only all of the dates in your data model, but also a range of aggregator columns such as financial year and month name for reporting purposes.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 October 2021
In Power BI Service you can now create personal bookmarks to retain any changes you've made to filtering for a report.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 October 2021
Consumers of your reports can alter filters, but you can change an option to prevent these changes persisting for other users.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 28 October 2021
You can add a tab for a Power BI report within a Teams channel, and also share a report from Power BI Service within Teams - this blog shows you how to do both these things!
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 July 2021
How to use the #shared keyword to bring up a list of all of the M functions in Power BI Query, and then use this list to create your own help table or even your own function.
Posted by
Andy Brown
on 26 July 2021
Small multiples are mini-charts shown in a two-dimensional grid, with each chart showing the state of play for a different field's value. After a number of improvements small multiples have finally emerged from preview!
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 19 July 2021
Sometimes our Owls come across little titbits that aren't big enough to count as a full meal. Instead we bide our time and create a smorgasbord of little bites for you to feast on. With that in mind, here are 5 Power BI tips that you might not know.
Posted by
Andrew Gould
on 19 July 2021
Confused about the difference between Power BI Reports and Power BI Paginated Reports? Allow this blog to clear up the confusion!