Data engineering on a lakehouse used to mean a lot of moving parts. A notebook for each transformation layer. A Data Factory pipeline to run them in the right order. Custom validation logic across scripts. Schedules to maintain and a Monitor Hub to watch when things break. Five different surfaces and five different things to […]
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Automating business actions with Power BI Translytical Task Flows
The challenge: insights without action If you’ve ever looked at a dashboard and thought… “I want to update a status from this report” “I wish I could approve this request right here” “I want to annotate something I am seeing” …then you’ve run into a common Power BI reality: reportsaretypicallyread-only, which forces users to switch […]
Developing and deploying my ML models in MS Fabric – a user review
MS Fabric is on the market for some time now and where many of you have used it probably as an extension on Power BI, Fabric offers also some other interesting features. In this blog we investigate how well MS Fabric can be used to develop and host Machine Learning (ML) models. As a test, […]
Power BI Quarterly Blog Q2 2024
With Lytix we try to stay updated on the latest developments in Power BI and help our audience to do the same. That’s why we make a habit of posting the most interesting changes in the Power BI landscape every quarter. Below you can find the most interesting topics for the latest quarter. General availability […]
Road to managed self-service BI
Many companies are widely using Power BI and are creating meaningful reports to gain insights into their data. This can be a great responsibility for the BI team. A lot of work goes into creating semantic models, writing correct DAX measures and having to create a report that fulfils the needs of the report consumers. […]
What is Direct Lake mode in Fabric?
You are tired of waiting for your dataset to refresh in Power BI service? Say goodbye to these waiting times, Microsoft Fabric has a Direct Lake connection from Power BI to your OneLake! One of the great innovations in Microsoft Fabric is Direct Lake. Keep on reading if you want to know more about this […]
Add an embedded background image to your Power BI Theme
Power BI is a very popular visualization tool by Microsoft, allowing companies to do data exploration and analysis to gain a clearer insight into their data. One important aspect of bringing clear reports to your target consumers is how the report and visuals look. You can customize the design of your reports by applying a […]
Unveiling the Power of Scorecards in Power BI
In the world of data analytics and business intelligence, Power BI is a powerful tool that’s changing how organizations use data for smart decision-making. One standout feature is scorecards, which help track and show performance metrics. When used well, scorecards can boost your business, but they can also cause problems if not used carefully. In […]
Format your measures with Dynamic Format Strings!
Microsoft released a new feature for Power BI called Dynamic Format Strings! Say no more to static formatting of measures or having duplicate measures just to display data in another format. In this blog we will explain what Dynamic Format Strings are, why you should use them and how you can set them up. There […]
What is new since the official launch of MS Fabric
In May of this year, Microsoft Fabric made its debut in preview. At the initial unveiling, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hailed Fabric as the most significant new data product since the SQL server. Fast forward to the Ignite conference on November 15, 2023, and Microsoft has officially launched Fabric into General Availability. In this blog […]
