Reading Time: 5 minutes Using the R Script in Power BI does not exclusively have to be for advanced transformations or for connecting to sources that Power BI does not easily ingest. Sometimes, the R Script is simply faster and…
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Power BI Analytics Challenge: Part 2 – Processing Data from a PDF
Reading Time: 4 minutes Note: Power BI now has a native PDF connector. This post was originally written in May 2017. Please use this for reference only. After selecting an initial challenge category for the Power BI Analytics Challenge, it was…
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Power BI Analytics Challenge: Part 1 – Choosing a Category
Reading Time: 2 minutes A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced the Analytics Challenge for Power BI. The Challenge coincides with Microsoft’s Data Insights Summit in mid-June. While I will not be able to make it to the Summit this year…
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8 Things I’ve Learned about R Tools for Visual Studio 1.0
Reading Time: 4 minutes Today I presented a webinar for BlueGranite called Exploring R Tools for Visual Studio. It provides a glimpse into some of the benefits of RTVS, considers when you may want to use RTVS versus RStudio (or use…
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Every Detail Counts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Recently, I encountered a visual created using Power BI’s default color theme that made me take a second look — for the wrong reason. I created an alternate visual that shows the same issue I…
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