Utilising Natural Eye Movement for Effective Power BI Reporting
Author: Tamica McNally Introduction When we first land on a page of information, our eyes will naturally scan in certain patterns. This pattern is determined by the layout, prominence and size of text and images. While reading a book, our eyes follow a distinct pattern. In languages like English, we start at the top left […]
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Microsoft Fabric Copilot: First Look-Test Drive, Power BI
Author: Etienne Oosthuysen This is the first of several Fabric 'first look' Copilot test drives. In this post, I will focus on Copilot for Power BI, with Data Science and Data Engineering, and Data Factory test drives to follow in subsequent articles. But before we jump, a bit of background, then some pre-requisites, some housekeeping, [...]
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Top Tips for Your End-of-Year Visual KPI Reporting
Top Tips for Your End-of-Year Visual KPI Reporting Author: Courtney Thwaites As the year draws to a close in some sectors (such as the education sector), it’s time for businesses to shift their focus towards one critical aspect: end-of-year financial reporting. Whether you’re a finance professional or department manager, the end of the year is […]
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Higher Education – Student Attrition
The Problem An education provider based in South Australia receives government funds that are measured upon when students complete identified courses. They had identified that there were critical points within the student engagement with the organisation where there was a high attrition rate. This ultimately resulted in missed revenue opportunities for the organisation. The […]
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Power BI Incremental Refresh for Faster Dataset Refreshes
Power BI Incremental Refresh for Faster Dataset Refreshes Author: Ralph Gonzales In today’s day and age, data is the new gold. Companies keep track of all the data they generate as it aids in understanding their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and efficiency. Many companies have adopted a data-driven approach in their strategies and decision-making to further […]
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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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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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Defining Analytics
Data Analytics used to be a buzzword. It no longer is. It is now a standard business requirement. Over the past decade we have gone from asking “Does your business need data analytics?”, to “How can data analytics transform your business?” Simply put, analytics has become essential to the growth and development of the modern […]
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KPI Reporting Solution Against Strategic Goals – our Higher Education Provider case study
Assisting an Education Provider with KPI Reporting against strategic goals. See how we delivered this here.
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