Visualise SQL Server IO Stats
Visualise and compare the output of set statistics io on with Power BI to assist with performance tuning.
2020-08-07 (first published: 2018-12-18)
6,132 reads
Power BI
Power BI Introduction: Visualizing SQL Server Audit Data — Part 9
SQL Server Audit is a powerful feature that can help you comply with regulations such as HIPAA and SOX, but it’s not easy to view the data collected. In this article, Robert Sheldon demonstrates how Power BI can be used to view and filter SQL Server Audit results.
2018-12-17
3,047 reads
Creating Calculated Columns Using DAX
In this article, Andy Brown shares his knowledge of how to create calculated columns in tables, using Power BI as the host software (all of the formulae shown would work equally well in PowerPivot or SSAS Tabular). This article is designed to be the first in a series of articles which will show you how to master programming in DAX.
2018-11-22
2,396 reads
Power BI Introduction: Publishing Reports to the Power BI Service — Part 8
Power BI Desktop is typically used to create reports that will eventually be published to Power BI Services where dashboards can be built. Robert Sheldon demonstrates how to publish reports from Power BI Desktop to the Power BI Service. Once published, the visualizations can be filtered, drilled into, or pinned to a dashboard.
2018-10-08
3,198 reads
Power BI Introduction: Power Query M Formula Language in Power BI Desktop — Part 6
In this article of the Power BI series, Robert Sheldon demonstrates how to work with the Power Query M language to import and transform data.
2018-08-20
2,844 reads
Power BI Introduction: Working with SQL Server data in Power BI Desktop — Part 5
Data for Power BI can come from many sources, but often the data is hosted in SQL Server. In this article, the fifth of the series, Robert Sheldon demonstrates how to work with SQL Server data in Power BI Desktop, including relationships between tables.
2018-07-30
3,913 reads
Power BI Introduction: Working with Parameters in Power BI Desktop —Part 4
Power BI allows you to use parameters to make your reports dynamic. In this article, Robert Sheldon demonstrates how parameters can be used to substitute connection information, query filters, or even calculations within the query.
2018-07-19
3,727 reads
Power BI Introduction: Working with R Scripts in Power BI Desktop — Part 3
R is a powerful language for manipulating data and creating visualizations. In this article in the series, Robert Sheldon demonstrates how R can be used within Power BI Desktop to import data and to create visualizations.
2018-07-02
2,546 reads
Introducing Microsoft BI Reporting and Analysis Tools
Choose the right BI tool by learning about the different strengths of the Microsoft analysis and reporting tools. Microsoft provides a variety of BI tools that can address key workloads, such as Power BI and Excel. The article discusses the workloads and the tools that best support each workload.
2018-06-29
3,416 reads
Calculating MTD, QTD, YTD, Running and Cumulative Total in Power BI
In this tip, you will be walked through a method to calculate MTD, QTD, YTD and running total in Power BI. This method is useful in stock calculations and balance sheet calculations.
2018-06-28
3,361 reads
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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