Microsoft Power BI

I have spent over 2 years now developing PBI models for our business. I am an accountant by training, so I had a clear idea about the kind of analysis we needed. Initially, I was a bit overwhelmed by both the Desktop interface and Dax code. I have spent many years developing spreadsheet models and have some VBAb experience. In some ways, I think my speadsheet experience hampered my DAX and PBI growth path as my thinking was pre-conditioned. However, I saw want other developers were doing and watched many YouTube tutorials. I bought the SQL BI textbook, which really stretched me. I have lost count of the number of models that I have developed. In the process I also needed to learn a bit of SQL to feed the PBI models. The models use virtual tables, DAX variables and Switch commands. I have used all of the visuals at some stage and my models normally have a series of filters. Most recently, I developed a Decomposition tree visual for one of our more complex Divisions, I have also started to experiment with AI. I am 57 years old, but I believe l have learnt more in the last 2 years than the 20 years before. Users are blown away by the power and simplicity of the tool, and it is becoming a vector for productive business debate. This journey has been such fun for me, and time seems fly past when I am in development mode. I hope this post can inspire others. DAX and PBI can be hard work, but the end result is very rewarding. Murray Saunderson

I am a self taught individual on Power bi. The well crafted design features on GUI made it much easier to navigate my way through the app. Well done!!!

PowerBI just keep getting better. Only challenge I have is updating reports when I make changes in desktop. Microsoft, please improve this.... it’s really annoying That said, I’m just blown away by PowerBI.

The visualization is amazing in Power BI.

Mobile reports work well on iOS but powerbi dashboards just hang while loading up

Power BI dynamic reports are excellent tools to demonstrate to management and other interested parties how different dimensions of a dataset can be viewed. It provides insight in many aspects that otherwise can only be achieved by rigorous analysis.

There is a issue with iOS 10, the app does not authenticate and keeps asking to enter a password

My reports show blank all the time and do not provide up to date accurate information

This is not a good what to get margins. It is slow, does not give a margin in a good time. One day we will move forward to the system we have before. What a waste of time. The people that come up with this stuff have not idea of moving , driving, standing in the street. They sit at a desk and decide what to use. To a person everyone like the last system we had.

Desktop version is fine but mobile app doesn’t pull any numbers where it should. Idk.