Aug 14, 2023
Transforming Power BI Customization: Wire Frames in PowerBI.Tips Designer
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Aug 11, 2023
The Art of the Possible – Ep. 240
Ep. 240 is a reminder that ‘the art of the possible’ isn’t just flashy dashboards—real Power BI/Fabric value comes from automation, clarity on the business outcome, and designing for adoption.
Aug 9, 2023
Contextualized Insights – Ep. 239
Ep. 239 breaks down six practical ways to add context to metrics—comparisons, history, scale, and confirmation—so your Power BI visuals actually drive decisions.
Aug 4, 2023
Let us Discuss Tooltips – Ep. 238
Episode 238 is a practical walkthrough of Power BI tooltips—why they matter, where they go wrong, and how to design them so users get answers without leaving the visual. Mike, Tommy, and Seth share patterns for tooltip pages, context-preserving visuals, and performance-friendly designs you can reuse across reports.
Aug 2, 2023
No more Chartjunk ! – Ep. 237
Episode 237 digs into chartjunk and visual clutter—how it erodes trust, hides the point of a chart, and slows down decision-making. You’ll get practical Power BI design tactics (tooltips, emphasis, and consistency) to add context without turning your report into noise.
Jul 28, 2023
SQL or OneLake – Ep. 236
Ep. 236 breaks down the Fabric ‘SQL vs OneLake’ decision: what’s just different interfaces over the same Delta storage, where governance and permissions still matter, and how to keep architectures understandable as the platform converges.
Jul 26, 2023
The Root of All Problems – Ep. 235
Ep. 235 is a practical episode for anyone stuck in ‘fix the dashboard’ mode: it shows how to trace undesirable effects back to real root causes using a systems mindset. You’ll also learn what Chris Webb’s Fabric tests reveal about Direct Lake ‘data hotness’, capacity limits, and why some queries can quietly fall back to DirectQuery.
Jul 21, 2023
The Perfect Data Analyst – Ep. 234
Ep. 234 breaks down what makes a ‘perfect’ data analyst: not just technical ability, but the communication and business context needed to turn messy questions into decisions. The team also uses Fabric’s data-integration options (pipelines, Dataflow Gen2, notebooks) to talk through tradeoffs, missing ‘table stakes’ features, and what lock-in really means while the platform is still maturing.
Jul 19, 2023
Too Many Details? – Ep. 233
In Ep. 233, the crew answers a mailbag question on how much detail belongs in a Power BI report—covering model grain, drillthrough patterns, and ways to keep users in flow without turning VertiPaq into a row-level warehouse.
Jul 14, 2023
Symbiotic Relationship of Data – Ep. 232
In Ep. 232, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down the symbiotic relationship between data governance and data storytelling—why trust, ownership, and clear lineage are what turn dashboards into decisions.
Jul 12, 2023
What is a Data Model? – Ep. 231
In Ep. 231, Mike, Tommy, and Seth unpack what a “data model” actually is and why it matters—from conceptual diagrams to logical fields and finally the physical star schema you build in Power BI. You’ll learn how clearer modeling conversations reduce DAX complexity, improve trust, and set teams up for scalable, reusable reporting.
Jul 7, 2023
Domain Roles Part 2 – Ep. 230
In Ep. 230, Mike, Tommy, and Seth continue their domain roles series and map out how responsibilities shift as you move from Power BI into Microsoft Fabric. You'll learn practical ways to define ownership, reduce duplication, and build trust using clear governance and promotion/certification patterns.
Jul 5, 2023
PBI Domains – Ep. 229
In Ep. 229, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down Fabric domains and why they’re only useful when paired with clear ownership and process. They debate central BI vs. business-led models, workspace roles, and the promotion/certification path needed to keep Fabric enablement from turning into chaos.
Jun 30, 2023
PBIP – Ep. 228
In Ep. 228, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down PBIP (the Power BI Project format) and what it unlocks for real Git workflows: diffs, pull requests, and repeatable CI/CD. They also discuss Fabric Git integration and why preview features still demand cost and governance discipline.
Jun 28, 2023
Data Governance & Adoption – Ep. 227
In Ep. 227, Mike, Tommy, and Seth explore what Fabric adoption really requires: governance, ownership, and cost visibility—not just new tech. They debate OneLake discoverability and the ‘lakehouse per dataset’ question, then land on a practical distinction: data quality is the condition of your data, while data governance is the operating model that keeps it trustworthy.
Jun 23, 2023
Fabric Capacities – Ep. 226
In Ep. 226, Mike, Tommy, and Seth unpack Microsoft Fabric capacities with a cost-first lens: how to read CU consumption, what ‘hidden’ background artifacts can imply for spend, and which controls (like pausing a capacity) help you experiment without getting surprised.
Jun 21, 2023
RIP Workspaces – Ep. 225
In Ep. 225, Mike, Tommy, and Seth unpack why ‘workspaces’ are getting noisier in the Fabric era: new item types that appear automatically, what should be hidden vs. governed, and the simple standards that keep teams productive while the platform shifts under your feet.
Jun 16, 2023
Fabric Decision Guide – Ep. 224
In Ep. 224, Mike, Tommy, and Seth use Microsoft’s Fabric Decision Guide to clarify when a warehouse-first approach makes sense versus a lakehouse-first approach—and how to pick a default pattern your team can govern consistently.
Jun 14, 2023
Data Ingestion Part 2 – Ep. 223
In Ep. 223, Mike, Tommy, and Seth continue the data ingestion series with a pragmatic Fabric lens: when to use pipelines vs. dataflows vs. Spark, what tradeoffs actually matter, and how to standardize ingestion so it’s scalable, governable, and maintainable.
Jun 9, 2023
Fabric Decision Guide – Ep. 222
In Ep. 222, Mike, Tommy, and Seth use Microsoft’s Fabric Decision Guides to pick practical defaults for ingestion and storage—and explain how to govern those choices so teams stop reinventing the platform on every project.
Jun 7, 2023
Exploring Direct Lake and One Lake – Ep. 221
In Ep. 221, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down OneLake and Direct Lake in Microsoft Fabric—what they are, how they work together, and where the sharp edges still are. If you’re trying to pick a durable lakehouse pattern, this episode gives you the mental model for shortcuts, security, and performance before you bet your architecture on the new stack.
Jun 7, 2023
Unlock Your Creativity with the Power BI Tips Designer: Exciting New Features!
At Power BI Tips, we’re committed to providing you with the best tools and resources to enhance your report building experience. That’s why we’re thri...
Jun 2, 2023
GIT & Power BI – Ep. 220
In Ep. 220, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down Git integration for Power BI in Microsoft Fabric—what version control changes for BI teams, how branches and pull requests map to report development, and the simplest way to start adopting source control without slowing delivery.
May 31, 2023
New Buttons in PBI – Ep. 219
Ep. 219 is all about Power BI’s evolving button experience—especially navigators and slicer apply/clear patterns—and how a few small UX choices can make reports easier to understand, faster to use, and harder to break by accident.