Using Direct Query – A Tale From the Trenches
Lately I’ve been working a lot with Power BI using Direct Query. Historically, if my client was considering Direct Query mode, my automatic response was simply “Nope, bad idea”. My
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Lately I’ve been working a lot with Power BI using Direct Query. Historically, if my client was considering Direct Query mode, my automatic response was simply “Nope, bad idea”. My
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We’ve blogged earlier on the 60,000 -feet level overview of Power BI and what there is to like about it. This blog is a follow-on with a particular angle. I’m
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