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March 12, 2025
Mike and Tommy dive into naming conventions for Microsoft Fabric items and why a consistent structure matters as your workspace grows. Plus, news on AI functions in Fabric and the February 2025 feature summary.
March 7, 2025
Mike and Tommy tackle a mailbag question from Mehmet about best practices for managing multiple datasets in Power BI. They dive into whether composite models are the right approach for joining data across models.
August 28, 2024
Clear naming conventions aren’t just about aesthetics — they reduce cognitive load, make models easier to maintain, and help your team move faster. In this episode, Mike, Tommy, and Seth talk through practical approaches to naming and the habits that make knowledge transfer stick.
July 30, 2024
Starting a center of excellence (COE) can feel daunting. We face political challenges. This article explores the challenges of a COE and recommendations to handle them.
August 18, 2023
In Ep. 242, Mike, Tommy, and Seth break down a sneaky performance lesson: you can cut render time dramatically without rewriting DAX by rethinking the visual and using constant lines from the Analytics pane.
April 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.
June 22, 2021
This article describes Power BI Bookmarks tips, tricks, and best practices. Bookmarks are a powerful feature that can greatly improve the reader's experience.
October 4, 2016
Organize your Power BI data model by creating a dedicated measures table. Group all your DAX measures in one place for cleaner, more maintainable reports.
August 4, 2016
Learn how to create a variable query in Power BI to manage file locations. When you move files, update one query instead of changing every source path.