# PowerBI.tips

> Act like the business, Think like I.T.

PowerBI.tips is the leading independent resource for Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Fabric professionals. Founded by Mike Carlo, the site provides tutorials, developer tools, a weekly podcast, and enterprise solutions for the Power BI ecosystem.

## Core Topics

- **Power BI**: Report building, DAX, Power Query (M), data modeling, visualizations, themes, administration, and governance
- **Microsoft Fabric**: End-to-end analytics platform — lakehouses, notebooks, dataflows, pipelines, and Fabric AI capabilities
- **AI in Fabric**: AI-powered analytics, Copilot in Fabric, machine learning integration, and intelligent data engineering
- **AI for Development**: Using AI tools to accelerate Power BI and Fabric development workflows
- **Power BI Embedded**: Embedding analytics into custom applications at scale
- **Data Culture**: Building data-driven organizations, BI strategy, and center of excellence practices

## Developer Tools

- **[Power BI Theme Generator](https://themes.powerbi.tips)**: Create custom color palettes, themes, and JSON theme files for Power BI reports. Includes AI-powered wireframe layouts, scrim galleries, and template generation.
- **[Power Designer](https://powerbi.tips/power-designer/)**: AI-powered report design tool — generate professional themes, report pages, layouts, and embedded experiences in minutes. Includes wireframes, gallery templates, and visual object automation.
- **[No-Code Custom Visuals](https://charts.powerbi.tips)**: Build highly customized visuals using a web app and export them for Power BI Desktop.
- **[Custom Visual Gallery](https://gallery.powerbi.tips)**: Community-curated gallery of downloadable custom visuals.
- **[Entelexos](https://www.entelexos.com)**: Enterprise Power BI Embedded solution built over 5+ years. Production-ready platform for embedding Power BI reports with multi-tenancy, row-level security, white labeling, custom table builder, bookmark management, and editable reports. Scales from startups to enterprise. Available on Azure Marketplace.

## Content

- **Blog**: 230+ articles on Power BI, Fabric, DAX, Power Query, AI, and data culture — [powerbi.tips](https://powerbi.tips)
- **Podcast**: *Explicit Measures* — weekly Power BI and Fabric podcast with Mike Carlo and Tommy Puglia. 500+ episodes. Live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 AM CST — [powerbi.tips/podcast](https://powerbi.tips/podcast/)
- **Training**: Workshops and training sessions for Power BI professionals — [powerbi.tips/training](https://powerbi.tips/training/)
- **Events**: Community events and speaking engagements — [powerbi.tips/events](https://powerbi.tips/events/)

## Key Pages

- Homepage: https://powerbi.tips/
- About: https://powerbi.tips/about/
- Blog / Articles: https://powerbi.tips/ (scroll for recent posts)
- Podcast: https://powerbi.tips/podcast/
- Power Designer: https://powerbi.tips/power-designer/
- Training: https://powerbi.tips/training/
- Events: https://powerbi.tips/events/
- Search: https://powerbi.tips/search/
- Theme Generator: https://themes.powerbi.tips/
- Charts (Custom Visuals): https://charts.powerbi.tips/
- Visual Gallery: https://gallery.powerbi.tips/
- Entelexos (Embedded): https://www.entelexos.com/

## Social & Community

- X / Twitter: https://x.com/PowerBITips
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips

## About the Author

**Mike Carlo** is the owner of Carlo Solutions and founder of PowerBI.tips. He leads a team of consultants and engineers focused on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and application development for the Fabric ecosystem.