Power BI Insights

Last week we created an interactive Power BI dashboard. As a result, we were able to use it to showcase our upcoming courses. Allowing anyone to filter the results based upon courses, locations and dates. We have received lots of questions about how we created the dashboard and this article will describe some key elements of the dashboard and how we created them.

Discover Nexacu trainer Matt's top software pick for May - Microsoft Power BI. Why end-users need to Learn Power BI.

Data Analysis Expressions or DAX is the library providing users with an array of methods to analyse and shape data, and is a core component of SQL Server Analysis Services, Power Pivot in Excel and Power BI Desktop. A good understanding of DAX can make report authoring more simple and more powerful.

Business Intelligence (BI) is a concept that involves the delivery and integration of relevant and useful business information in an organisation. Here are some of the main reasons for investing in a good BI strategy and system.

According to the Microsoft Power BI website there are two major themes for the Power BI February update.

Everything that you need to know to get started with Microsoft’s data visualisation toolset, Power BI.

Analysing data has never been easier. Power BI desktop brings the best of Power Query (called Get & Transform in Excel 2016) and Power Pivot.

Keeping up with the fast pace of technological change can be especially difficult for the business owner. Here's our picks for gaining the competitive edge in 2018.

If you are considering learning to use Power BI, here is a detailed review from one of our very satisfied customers.  You'll hear about their experience and what they gained from attending Power BI Training at Nexacu.

Power BI - Remove Rows By Filtering Data

Group By is an excellent feature in Power Query to group related rows by a column. This is useful when you have multiple entries for related rows and you want to combine them into one row based on a common attribute value.

Power BI and Power Query

Business Intelligence or BI is an umbrella term that includes the applications, tools, infrastructure and best practices. That enable access to an analysis of information to improve and optimise performance and decisions.

Power BI Analytics Tool the Next Big Thing?

Excel crunches numbers very effectively, but it must always be remembered that it is also a communication tool just like Dashboards.

I’m not a Fortune 500 CEO, but I’ve had the fortune of directly reporting to CEOs & Business Leaders in different cultures and in organizations of varied disciplines.