As I described here, Power BI can send SQL queries in parallel in DirectQuery mode and you can see from the Timeline column there is some parallelism happening here – the last two SQL queries ...

Have you ever found yourself staring at a sprawling Excel workbook, wondering if you’re using the right tool for the job? Between Power Query, Power Pivot, and VBA, it’s easy to feel like you’re ...

Microsoft released Power BI for Office 365 today, indicating it's ready for production environments. The product has hit its "general availability" milestone, meaning that organizations can purchase ...

Data can feel overwhelming, especially when it’s scattered across spreadsheets, databases, and countless other sources. If you’ve ever stared at rows of numbers, wondering how to make sense of it all, ...

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Although accounting information systems offer vast value to accountants and their clients, they often lack the data analytical capabilities desired for creating additional value. QuickBooks, for ...

In July, Microsoft announced plans for a public preview of a new suite of business intelligence tools, known as Power BI for Office 365. On September 25, Microsoft added a few new capabilities to that ...

Microsoft formerly offered a rather confusing array of centralized business intelligence, reporting, and analytics products aimed primarily at IT developers, with users often assumed to be working ...

It’s not a bubble; it’s a disrupter. Like it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the finance sector at a pace that is difficult to either keep up with or maintain. Meanwhile, on Sept.

Microsoft Power BI uses measures the same way Microsoft Excel uses functions. Learn how to recognize them in use and how to manipulate them when you want something different. Image: dennizn/Adobe ...