Analysing data using ChatGPT
Analysing data using ChatGPT Author: Etienne Oosthuysen In my previous blog, How will ChatGPT change data analytics, I discuss the potential disruption generative AI, such as ChatGPT, will bring to data analytics. In summary, these impacts are: Generative AI models such as ChatGPT may move data analytics even further away from traditional reporting as users […]
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Our Top Picks, Insights and Key Learnings from the Power BI Summit 2023 – Part Three
Our Top Picks, Insights and Key Learnings from the Power BI Summit 2023 – Part Three Author: Willem Herbst With this being my first time attending the Power BI Summit, I was unsure what to expect exactly. The agenda was packed full of interesting sessions and discussions, and it quickly became apparent that I would […]
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Our Top Picks, Insights and Key Learnings from the Power BI Summit 2023 – Part Two
Our Top Picks, Insights and Key Learnings from the Power BI Summit 2023 – Part Two Author: Rachael Potts The 2023 Power BI Summit, hosted by RADACAD, was packed with presentations by well-known and experienced presenters, including expose’s own Heidi Hasting who, held a session on Power BI Report Server – Things to know. With […]
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Our Top Picks, Insights and Key Learnings from the Power BI Summit 2023 – Part One
Our Top Picks, Insights and Key Learnings from the Power BI Summit 2023 – Part One Author: Herika Medeiros The Power BI Summit is the biggest annual Power BI conference and is run virtually across five days. It brings the best and brightest from around the globe, including Microsoft’s Power BI product group, community experts […]
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How will ChatGPT change data analytics?
How will ChatGPT change data analytics? Author: Etienne Oosthuysen ChatGPT, Open AI and Generative AI are all the rage, and I must admit, pretty impressive. But to the data professionals out there, what is its link with data analytics? And let me be clear, there definitely is a link and a disruption on the near […]
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Data Security – Five Handy Tips NOT To Do
Author: Etienne Oosthuysen Data Security – Five Handy Tips NOT to do To reflect on the importance of Data privacy, which has become more critical than ever, here are five handy tips on what NOT to do 01: Do not assume you have the right to access the data simply because someone gave you access […]
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A History of Basketball and Data Analytics
Author: Lynton Mack Slam dunks and 3 pointers… This is about cloud-scale analytics and business transformation so try to stick with the “Sportsball” analogy if you’re a data peep… It’ll make sense… In 1891, a physical education teacher in Springfield, Massachusetts, was dealing with students stuck indoors on rainy days. The kids were going nuts, […]
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Time Zones and Daylight Savings in Power BI Service
One of the most important and often-overlooked aspects of Business Intelligence reporting (especially in the modern age of cloud systems) is latency of data. There are numerous examples of how this can be detrimental, the most common of which being the possibility of decisions being made with out of date information. For businesses where […]
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Is visual storytelling with data the new reporting, a Power BI story (Part 2)
Author: Etienne Oosthuysen Can this be done in Power BI? We see so many great examples of visual storytelling in digital news articles, for example this one from ABC News – How life has changed for people your age – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), where stories and data merge and come to life. Is […]
Read MoreIs visual storytelling with data the new reporting, a Power BI story (Part 1)
Author: Etienne Oosthuysen Can Power BI bake visual data stories into the day-to-day reporting landscape? Dashboards, the data visualisation kind, have now been around for a long time and is the go to solution that execs and managers rely on for a quick snapshot of how things are tracking in their organisation, department, team, or […]
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Our Favourite Sessions from the Power BI Summit 2022
The Power BI Summit is a multi-day conference, the largest of its kind, run virtually across 5 days. It brings together the best and brightest including Microsoft’s Power BI team’s product group, community experts and MVPs. With over 100 sessions and presenters, a huge range of topics were covered across technical, analytical, and business perspectives. […]
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Power BI – Paginated RESTful API as a Data Source
Introduction Power BI has an ever-expanding list of supported data connections, Databases, Online Services, Python Scripts, and more. At first glance, it appears that they have pretty much everything covered. There is one notable exception however, and it came to light in a recent engagement; RESTful API connectivity. ‘Not to worry though’ I hear you […]
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