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Explicit Measures Podcast
Hosted by Mike Carlo, and Tommy Puglia, the Explicit Measures Podcast is a Power BI focused show that is like being around a Power BI Pro’s Water Cooler. With so many available resources in the community that focuses on the “how” in Power BI (how to do Drill Through, how to use DAX, etc.,), the Explicit Measures Podcast is all around the WHY. Why use a particular feature, does it make sense for my users? Build the toolset, learn the how, and then come to the Podcast to the listen to the why in…
Episodes
Explicit Measures Podcast155: Polishing the Power BI Experience (Tenant, Apps, Landing Pages)
Mike, Seth, & Tommy focus on everything OUTSIDE the report landing page, and the report itself. What can we do to further help organizations and consumers in…
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154: How Do You Scale Yourself?
This came from a conversation with an attendee at the Data Insights Summit in Chicago: There are so many features and projects to work on in the Power BI…
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153: Revisiting Power BI Datamarts - Choosing Gold Datasets or Datamarts
Datamarts in #PowerBI... We have 5 months to work with, so where do they fit for teams, solutions? The Explicit Measures podcast revisits datamarts and if they…
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152: Deployment Pipelines - Should They Always Be Used?
Power BI Deployment Pipelines are fast becoming an essential feature for organizations and BI teams. With the newly release deployment history, the ability to…
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151: Getting Your Data Into Shape - Power BI Style
With another amazing article by Paul Turley, the guys dive into the importance of star schemas and being able to mess around in Power BI. Article for…
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150: Mailbag! The Seven-Step Problem Solving Process for Power BI
Mike, Seth, & Tommy break out another mailbag and how the 7 step problem solving process relates to Power BI…
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147: Mailbag! Do We Need Graphic Design Skills In Power BI?
Another quick episode this week (last short one we promise) as the guys are out doing Power BI things! This is a mailbag asking all about how much do we need…
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149: Communicating With Your Stakeholder on Power BI Adoption
Mike, Seth, & Tommy review the components and the value of communication with executive sponsorship in Power BI Adoption. What makes it effective, and what do…
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148: Mental Models for Visualization in Power BI
Mike, Seth, and Tommy dive into another amazing article by Enrico Bertini: The Three Mental Models Model for Data Visualization (substack.com) -…
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146: Mailbag! Adding Data Friendly Names in Power BI?
We got a mailbag this week! This is a shorter episode, as people have stuff to do! We are tackling when the process and the placement of adding data friendly…
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145: Data Insights Summit Recap
We recap the Data Insights Summit in Chicago and the amazing experience, sessions, and new looks into Power BI coming up! Get in touch: Send in your questions…
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144: People Process, Technology - Part 3 - Technology
Today is the last part of our 3 part series on People Process, and Technology. We are all in on technology, and how is it unique to Power BI? This is one of…
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143: Power BI Collaboration Methods
What, where, and more importantly, WHY is collaboration in Power BI becoming increasingly important? Mike, Seth, & Tommy discuss just that on today's episode…
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142: People, Process, Technology - Part 2 - Process
Today is part two of our series on #powerbi and People, Process, and technology. Today, process. The most underrated of the 3, and potentially the most vague…
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141: The Rise of Dataflows
Dataflows in Power BI are fast becoming part of the workflow than ever before. With consistent updates, major releases, and an overall solid product, where…
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140: Special Edition! Datamarts with Charles Webb
Special Edition of the Explicit Measures Podcast! This episode we have Product Manager Charles Webb from the Microsoft team joining us with a discussion on…
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139: People, Product, Technology - Part 1 - People
Today begins our 3 week Tuesday series on something all #powerbi professionals need to have a hard look on. The People, Process and Technology framework, and…
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138: What Is Your Next Career Step?
Mike, Seth, & Tommy go back to why they think they are in Power BI for the long haul (and why you should be too), what they realized early on, and what is next…
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137: Where Should Data Live in Power BI?
With Microsoft ever growing their data platform (if you do not believe us, think of Power BI, now read this…
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134: Our Most Underrated Power BI Features
Surprise! We forgot to Publish 134 from last week: There are more features, settings, and components in the Power BI Ecosystem that you can count, and even…
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136: We Need This In Power BI - Reporting Requirements
We are diving into another amazing article, this time by Kurt Buhler (LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtbuhler/) and this is all about how we are…
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135: The Storytelling Debate in Power BI
So we know Storytelling is a buzz word in our industry... But how much storytelling are we actually doing, and as Mike, Seth, & Tommy get into it, how much…
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133: Fields Parameters in Power BI
Mike, Seth, & Tommy are finally ready to tackle the amazing Field Parameters feature in Power BI, and what the true implications and impact on new and existing…
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132: Breaking Down Personalize Visuals in Power BI
The guys discuss the importance, role, and needs of the Power BI feature for consumers to personalize any visual in a Power BI Report. Just how important is…
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131: Do You Still Need a DBA?
Mike, Seth, & Tommy discuss the following article and if a Database Administrator is still a required role on its own, or if the DBA is merging with other…
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130: The Power BI Community in 2022 & Beyond
Mike, Seth, & Tommy discuss how much the Power BI Community has changed and is connected, and what does the future of User Groups, conferences, and overall…
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129: Beyond Precision - Expressiveness In Visualization
Mike, Seth, & Tommy are again inspired by an article by Enrico Bertini on Data Visualization: https://filwd.substack.com/p/beyond-precision-expressiveness-in…
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128: Mailbag! Major Rebuilds On Bad Power BI Reports
We have another Mailbag! Mike, Seth, & Tommy received a question that was a must-talk topic. How many times have you as a Power BI developer been handed a…
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127: Mailbag! Spoke But No Hub? Power BI Non-Centralized
Today's topic comes from the mailbag! to get your own question discussed, see the links below. We have talked loads about the need for a strong Hub…
Explicit Measures Podcast126: Just Send It!
The delicate dance between perfection and delivery. What are the core things you should do before you "send it out the door", and what is acceptable technical…
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125: Local & Global Power BI Models
The guys talk in-depth about the importance and weight of creating and standardizing "Global" models in an organization. With the introduction of datamarts…
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124: Data Mart First Impressions
Yes, it's finally the guys time to review the biggest release by Microsoft this year. Data Marts. If you have not heard of this feature - GET TO IT. The guys…
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123: What's Your Problem? Problem Solving in Power BI
You poll 100 Power BI developers, and there is a good chance that the majority of every-day builders love to figure out technical puzzles. We have to deal with…
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122: In Too Deep - Dealing With Complicated Power BI Models
When we get in the weeds of a new / major report project, many times the models build on themselves. First we have the discovery, exploration, and figuring out…
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121: Architecture of Data Implementation - Power BI Usage Guides
The guys are going back to the Usage Scenarios series in the Microsoft Docs, focusing on the scenarios below: Personal (review from last week) Team…
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120: On Building Expertise - Adapting & Growing Your Power BI Skills
This comes in hot from another great article by Matthew Roche - link here: https://ssbipolar.com/2022/04/16/on-building-expertise/ We have seen just in the…
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119: Measuring Trust - Adoption of Data & Power BI
What does it mean that your organization and people have "successfully" adopted and utilize Power BI? One of our favorite buzz words is "trust", yet despite…
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118: Power BI Implementation Usage Scenarios - Reviewing the Planning Documentation
The guys are taking a look at the next edition in the Power BI Adoption planning, this time over 10 more amazing articles focused around the different methods…
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117: Asking the Right Data Questions and Asking The Data Questions Right
Based off this BRILLANT article by Enrico Bertini, we are focusing on the one skills you never thought you needed when you got into data: Being able to…
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116: Is The Power BI Platform Better Than the Classic Microsoft BI Architecture Stack?
Today we are looking back on how the BI Architecture has changed - the tools of old (SSIS, Analysis Services) vs the "business" tools (dataflows, data marts)…
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115: The Importance Of Push-Back on Power BI Reports
Anyone who creates Power BI reports for a living knows the dance of the request and the value. Does every request deserve time and effort? Thus the importance…
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114: Do We Need More Forecasting In Our Power BI Reports?
The guys give their first true impressions of Data Marts in Power BI, should we be using it, and what is needed first off. Forecasting - Not what is pre-baked…
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113: All About Microsoft Build 2022
The guys cannot wait to get into Microsoft Build 2022, covering all the announcements for the Power BI Developer. 1. PowerPoint for Power BI 2. Goals now…
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112: Leveraging Text in Power BI
We all know the importance of labels and data on a Power BI Report. But what about the actual text? From Title's to help boxes, how much is too much, and when…
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111: Dealing With Spokes - Centralized Power BI and Departmental BI
Today's #PowerBI podcast may be a situation you are in as a #PowerBI author: Centralized BI, with many "spokes" (different teams of BI)? Or you may be one of…
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110: Calculation Groups in Power BI
The guys start off about the biggest shipment coming to Power BI in the last 3 years (what that is is being announced at Build 2022) and what they think it is…
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109: Peripheral Skills for a Power BI Professional
This is all about the outside of Power BI - what soft skills can set you above and beyond in the BI space? The guys also celebrate their year anniversary, and…
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108: Adding Max(Value( )) - Brining, Developing, & Selling Solutions In-House
You have an amazing solution that will change the business using #PowerBI & the #PowerPlatform - but how do you sell it? The guys discuss just that - becoming…
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107: How to Retire a Power BI Report
We all love creating reports and trying new features out. However, there is another side to coin: What about removing a live report from the service and…
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106: Teamwork & Aligning Goals for a Power BI Organization
The guys focus on what it means to be in a BI Team. People has been a much discussed topic lately, but this time we are talking about our people! How do we…
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105: Analyze in Excel for Power BI
The guys run through the use cases and where does Analyze in Excel fit in the Power BI Story. What are the best use cases and where have they seen success? Get…
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103: Improving The Report Request Process
This is from a hot take online: https://twitter.com/WeHateData/status/1509538551993716736 Lukewarm take: nearly all request-based analytics workflows are…
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104: Dealing with Data Silos In Power BI
(Note that we messed up on the live stream, so episode 103 is coming out on Thursday, you did not miss it!) We all love Power BI for the solution it provides…
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102: Best Practice Analyzer for Visuals & Report Design Wishlist
The guys are diving into a mailbag! What if we had a Best Practice Analyzer (like in Tabular Editor ApS ) for visuals and the #PowerBI report? What would our…
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101: Where Do you Put Your Power BI Measures
We are kicking off the other side of 100 with a topic you may think is simple but gets complicated. Where exactly do you create and organize your measures in…
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100: A Few Of Our Favorite Things / THANK YOU!
We finally made it to 100! Time to update your Power BI filters that only searched for values with 2 characters! The guys go through the a brief origin of the…
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84: The Lost Episode (84): When It Fails
We have found the hidden episode! The guys got thinking after 84 was unable to be recorded: what happens when we do our demos, our systems, and our reports…
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99: Overcoming DAX Evaluation Context in Power BI
The guys are at the penultimate of episode 100! DAX Evaluation Context is one of the hardest concepts to master and learn in Power BI, yet it is also the most…
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98: Exploring Write Back in Power BI
The guys are uncovering what Write Back means for Authors in Power BI: What are the use cases, where does it fit, and where do we go from here? From Power…
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97: Report Features for Consumers - Just How Important?
Personal Bookmarks, Personalize Visuals, and Comments - How important and what role do they play for #PowerBI Report consumers? The guys jump into the…