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May 26, 2023
Ep. 218 is a high-energy breakdown of Microsoft Fabric—why it feels like the next evolution of the Power BI platform, and the governance, capacity, and admin decisions you should consider before enabling it broadly.
May 24, 2023
Ep. 217 is a practical conversation about Power Query functions—how to build a small library of repeatable helpers, where reuse breaks down inside PBIX files, and when it’s time to move transformations into shared dataflows or upstream pipelines.
May 19, 2023
Ep. 216 explores where Python fits in the modern Power BI skill stack—why notebooks are creeping into BI workflows, when SQL and DAX still matter more, and practical ways to start learning without derailing your day job.
May 18, 2023
In this episode of the Explicit Measures Podcast, we discuss the values of adding Python k...
May 17, 2023
Ep. 215 dives into the March 2023 visual container upgrades—subtitle, divider, and padding—and how they unlock cleaner report layouts. The team also explores viewing PBIX reports directly from SharePoint/OneDrive and what it means for versioning and governance.
May 12, 2023
Ep. 214 breaks down how to collaborate during data exploration—when to pull others in, how to split the work, and how to keep findings reproducible and reviewable. You’ll leave with practical ways to share half-finished work without derailing the project.
May 11, 2023
Ep. 213 is a deep dive into Power BI’s new ability to edit semantic models in the Service—when web-based changes make sense, how they interact with Desktop workflows, and what teams should do now to keep governance and version history intact.
May 10, 2023
Low-code is less about ‘no programming’ and more about accelerating real work with guided UI, defaults, and reusable patterns. In Ep. 212, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down how Power BI, Power Query, Power Apps, and automation fit on that spectrum—and what guardrails and ‘wizard’ experiences would make teams faster without sacrificing fundamentals.
May 5, 2023
Ep. 211 is about treating your report as a communication tool—designed for a specific audience, not a dumping ground for every chart you can build. Mike, Tommy, and Seth walk through a simple way to improve impact: start with the questions you need to answer, define what ‘good vs. bad’ looks like, and lead users from a headline KPI to the details that drive action.
May 3, 2023
In Ep. 210, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down a repeatable way to dissect someone else’s Power BI report—where to look first (selection, bookmarks, and filters), how to spot hidden UX logic, and when it’s smarter to refactor versus rebuild.
Apr 28, 2023
In Ep. 209, Mike, Tommy, and Seth explore Power BI conditional formatting end-to-end—choosing gradients vs. rules vs. icons, building measure-driven formatting with measures, and avoiding designs that confuse more than they clarify.
Apr 26, 2023
In Ep. 208, Mike, Tommy, and Seth debate whether the analytics “supply chain” is dying—why a shared metrics trunk and edge-driven feedback loops matter, and what AI changes (and doesn’t change) about BI.
Apr 21, 2023
In Ep. 207, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down story framing and story forming—how to define audience, intent, and the “so what” before you build visuals, so your Power BI report drives a decision instead of just displaying data.
Apr 19, 2023
In Ep. 206, Mike, Tommy, and Seth explain why the one-way “analytics supply chain” is breaking down, what defined the second age of analytics, and how AI is accelerating the shift toward product-minded, feedback-driven BI.
Apr 14, 2023
In Ep. 205, Mike, Tommy, and Seth lay out a simple ‘raise the bar’ framework for business metrics: start with a small set of master metrics, add movement context, and use tiered supporting metrics (rates + drivers) so every KPI leads to a decision.
Apr 12, 2023
They break down what source control actually buys you in Power BI—safe releases, clear diffs, and parallel work—then map today’s workarounds to what’s coming next. Along the way, they highlight new announcements like TMDL and deployment pipeline change review that push Power BI closer to real CI/CD.
Apr 7, 2023
In Ep. 203, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down why ‘it depends’ is a sign of expertise (not dodging): you’re balancing tradeoffs. They draw a clean line between universal best practices and situation-specific optimizations, and share a simple approach for testing performance changes and asking better requirements questions.
Apr 5, 2023
Ep. 202 defines what success looks like for Power BI admins—balancing governance and enablement, setting the right tenant guardrails, and measuring adoption with signals that actually matter.
Mar 31, 2023
Ep. 201 explores where AI actually helps in BI (and where it doesn't): it can accelerate drafts of visuals, text, and analysis—but context, audience, and judgment still drive good data storytelling.
Feb 28, 2023
Power BI is a powerful business intelligence tool that helps organizations to gain insights into their data. With its ability to create stunning visua...
Nov 3, 2022
_PowerBI.Tips LOVES community. And we are out to prove it._ We are so proud to announce [Community Jam by PowerBI.Tips](https://jam.powerbi.tips/), t...
Oct 12, 2022
When the moon hits your eye… If Dean Martin were still alive and loved Power BI as much as we do… Do you think he might change up the lyrics of his so...
Sep 20, 2022
When you have really large data models loaded in powerbi.com there are challenges around quickly loading gigs of data into a data model. This is parti...
May 6, 2022
## The Problem Most of you have probably run into a situation where someone in your organization has authored a report in the Power BI web service, a...