How to resolve connection errors when loading data in SSAS Tabular project

This post actually applies to both multidimensional (cube) projects and Tabular projects which manage data source connectivity in a similar...

Power BI Semantic Model Supports Many-to-Many Relationships

Is is possible to duplicate the same many-to-many relationship behavior in VertiPaq that we have in SSAS multidimensional? Since Tabular...

Power BI Semantic Model Supports Many-to-Many Relationships

Is is possible to duplicate the same many-to-many relationship behavior in VertiPaq that we have in SSAS multidimensional? Since Tabular...

New Power BI stand-alone Designer, Dashboards, APIs & iOS App

This week Microsoft announced the availability of Power BI Dashboards and the browser-based dashboard designer.  What is it and why...

Drill-through to Details from Reporting Services to Excel

Can an SSRS report be designed to drill-through to an Excel workbook in-context (showing only the same filtered detail data)?...

SQL Server Upgrade Preconference at PASS Summit 2014

Please join my associates and I for an all-day SQL Server Upgrade workshop on November 3rd

If you are planning an...

Adding and Displaying Comments to Power Pivot Results in an Excel Pivot Table

Requirement: Allow users to enter comments after they review results from a Power Pivot model and then show the comment...

SQL Server MVP for a Sixth Year

Thank you to the Microsoft MVP Program for awarding me MVP for six years running!  I love this program and...

So What the Heck is Power BI?

The other day a secondary family member said “we’re still on Microsoft 2010”. Another said “My friend is using Windows...

Remembering Reed Jacobson

I just received some bad news and found out that a friend passed away today. Reed Jacobson was one of...