Power BI Now Has Keyboard Accessible Visual Interactions
The March 2019 release of Power BI Desktop has brought us keyboard accessible visual interactions. One of Power BI’s natural...
2019-04-10 (first published: 2019-03-21)
1,875 reads
Meagan Longoria
- Website: http://DataSavvy.me
Power BI: Where Should My Data Live? Webcast
When you start a Power BI project, you need to decide how and where you should store the data in your dataset. There are three “traditional” options: Imported Model:...
2019-03-28
33 reads
There is Now A Delete Activity in Data Factory V2!
Data Factory can be a great tool for cloud and hybrid data integration. But since its inception, it was less...
2019-03-21 (first published: 2019-03-07)
1,908 reads
Violin Plots in Power BI
In case you aren’t familiar, I would like to introduce you to the violin plot.
A violin plot is a...
2019-03-05 (first published: 2019-02-14)
3,096 reads
What Data Is Being Sent Externally By Power BI Visuals?
As you build your Power BI reports, you may want to use maps and custom visuals. Have you thought about...
2019-02-28
53 reads
How Many Data Gateways Does My Azure BI Architecture Need?
It’s not always obvious when you need a data gateway in Azure, and not all gateways are labeled as such....
2019-02-07
882 reads
Join me for the PASS Data Expert Series Feb 7
I’m honored to have one of my PASS Summit sessions chosen to be part of the PASS Data Expert Series...
2019-02-06
149 reads
The Necessary Extras That Aren’t Shown in Your Azure BI Architecture Diagram
When we talk about Azure architectures for data warehousing or analytics, we usually show a diagram that looks like the...
2019-01-18 (first published: 2019-01-11)
2,374 reads
Tab Order Enhances Power BI Report Accessibility
Like a diamond in the sky.
How I wonder what you are!
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
Up above the world...
2018-12-26
178 reads
Power BI Visual Usability Checklist
At PASS Summit, I presented a session called “Do Your Data Visualizations Need a Makeover?”. In my session I explained...
2018-11-27 (first published: 2018-11-15)
2,727 reads
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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