Steven Campbell 7/25/25 Steven Campbell 7/25/25

Checking out Variable Libraries in Microsoft Fabric (with Ginger Grant)

Microsoft added variable libraries on April 1 to markedly improve the development pipeline experience, which greatly improves the entire CICD process for releasing content in Fabric. Now to make variable libraries work, parameters need to be implemented throughout pipelines, notebooks and semantic models.

Steven Campbell 7/22/25 Steven Campbell 7/22/25

Introducing Synoptic Panel v2 for Power BI (with Marco Russo)

The new Synoptic Panel v2 is a complete rewrite of the award-winning custom visual that enables interactive representations of maps, floorplans, diagrams, and more. Synoptic Panel can display data in areas defined in SVG files.

Watch what you can do with Synoptic Panel and ask any questions about its features, its development, and its future!

Reid Havens 7/22/25 Reid Havens 7/22/25

Introducing PBI Report Merger - Intelligent PBIP Report Consolidation Tool

Transform how you combine Power BI reports with this professional-grade desktop application!

This tool intelligently merges multiple PBIP reports while preserving all pages, bookmarks, measures, and handling theme conflicts automatically.

Steven Campbell 7/17/25 Steven Campbell 7/17/25

SQL Server 2025 vs Power Query: Fuzzy Matching (with Rob Farley)

We’ll unpack how each tool handles fuzzy logic, where they converge, and where they don’t. We’ll also explore scaling options, so that you can see ways to make this work beyond your PoC. Spoiler: the most powerful path forward might not be the one you’re expecting.

Steven Campbell 7/8/25 Steven Campbell 7/8/25

Understand Metadata Driven Pipelines in Azure Data Factory and Fabric Pipelines

Learn how metadata-driven pipeline can use a single pipeline design to handle many different datasets, with a simple example using Microsoft Fabric Pipelines.

Reid Havens 6/24/25 Reid Havens 6/24/25

Power BI Variance Chart Makeover: Cleaner, Smarter, More Insightful

Want cleaner, more actionable variance charts in Power BI? In this video, I’ll show you how to take a basic combo chart and transform it into an IBCS-inspired (multi tier) variance chart using DAX and visual calculations.

Steven Campbell 6/10/25 Steven Campbell 6/10/25

A Leader’s Guide to Modern Data Platforms

Discover how a modern data platform combines multiple components to streamline data management, improve reporting, enable AI insights, and ensure governance—helping business leaders make smarter, data-driven decisions.

Steven Campbell 6/5/25 Steven Campbell 6/5/25

Mastering Composite Models as a Power BI Self-Service Developer (with David Hanna)

In this session, we’ll explore how to enrich local data with enterprise Power BI semantic models, giving self-service Power BI developers the best of both worlds—a hybrid solution that combines flexibility with governance.

Reid Havens 5/27/25 Reid Havens 5/27/25

5 TMDL Tips to Boost Your Power BI Workflow

Unlock the hidden power of the TMDL view with 5 practical tips in Power BI Desktop!

Steven Campbell 5/22/25 Steven Campbell 5/22/25

Future-Proof Your Data: AI Readiness, Real-Time Decisions, and Self-Service with Fabric & Acterys

Are you seeking to bridge the gap between static analysis and dynamic action? This session will guide you through practical strategies for building AI-ready data, enabling agile decision-making, and fostering self-service analytics within your Microsoft ecosystem.

Steven Campbell 5/13/25 Steven Campbell 5/13/25

Power BI Direct Lake: Understanding Parquet, Delta, and Refreshes

Understand how a direct lake mode can use a refresh to control when data is updated. To understand how this works, we will first need to understand parquet, delta, and refresh processes.