Reading Time: 3 minutes The Power BI team recently released a command line tool for creating and packaging custom visuals that is distinctly different from the Visual Studio solution + Playground and the online DevTools that came before. There is…
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Power BI Format Options: Order! Order!
Reading Time: 3 minutes Navigating the Power BI visual format options is similar to shopping at a grocery store that’s not your usual store, but which is part of the same chain. When the store layout is different, you end up losing…
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Microsoft R: A Revolution in Advanced Analytics
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the benefits of working on a team at BlueGranite is the collective expertise that I can tap into when needed. Whether it’s a skill that I am learning or a problem that I am stumped…
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5 Ways to Create Maps in Microsoft Power BI
Reading Time: 5 minutes UPDATED June 3, 2017: There have been a year’s worth of updates to Power BI since this “5 Ways” post was originally published. Please see the updated “10 Ways to Create Maps in Microsoft Power BI”…
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Beyond Analytics: The Cortana Intelligence Suite
Reading Time: 3 minutes Goodbye Cortana Analytics. Hello Cortana Intelligence. In an announcement at the Build conference today, Microsoft revealed the changing face of Cortana Analytics for Azure. More than simple semantic changes, the Cortana Intelligence Suite now includes the new Bot…
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