Reading Time: 5 minutes Although the Microsoft Power BI and Alteryx integration was announced back in October, due to time constraints and other factors, I was not in a position to dig into it at the time. Times change, and now I at least have…
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R Visuals in Power BI: Beyond Plots
Reading Time: 5 minutes One of the advantages of having R in Power BI is that it opens up opportunities to move beyond the default charts without having to build a TypeScript/JavaScript custom visual. The R output is not as interactive…
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Power BI — Designing a [Fun]ctional Visualization
Reading Time: 6 minutes With Power BI from Microsoft, you can deploy meaningful visualizations for a variety of audiences. As I have grown to know the product, I have deployed it as a consultant as well as used it for…
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Power BI — 3 Data Preparation Tips to Enhance your Word Cloud
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Microsoft Power BI team recently unveiled a new Word Cloud custom visual for the Gallery. Read the formal announcement and see the short video by Amir Netz. As Amir mentions, word clouds can be used to…
Read MoreGeocoding in a Pinch: Power Query and the Google Maps API
Reading Time: 4 minutes A colleague of mine recently asked if I knew of an easy way to get latitude and longitude coordinates from city and state information. Of course I do! There are plenty of ways, and many of…
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