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Análisis de procesos de negocios y operaciones con Power BI

By Pablo Moreno posted yesterday
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Alguna vez ha pensado en cómo mejorar la eficiencia de sus procesos organizacionales? Le gustaría conocer dónde se producen los cuellos de botellas en cualquier proceso? Sabe cuál es el punto más crítico en su proceso de compra? Y en el proceso de entrega de su mercancía? Y que tal en su proceso de aprobación de cualquier inversión? Cree que es suficiente con revisar en una hoja Excel toda la secuencia de un proceso cualquiera, ya sea de operaciones, de ventas, de control interno, de fabricación, de transporte o logística, o cualquier otro tipo de proceso? En este blog puede encontrar una vía para poder dar respuesta a todas estas preguntas, gracias a uno ...
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Power BI Report Server Service Issue

By Farhan Ahmed posted 2 days ago
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Background: We have Power BI Report Server running for past 1 year with users accessing report perfectly and doing great things with Business. The reports that are build usually using "Import" methodology and had daily refresh in morning. Reports access the data from Excel, SQL Server & SQL Server Analysis Services. Problem: Yesterday users complain about reports are not opening and giving error "Unable to load Data Model" (kinda similar). When we connect to machine we checked Memory & CPU both were fine & we thought that there might be Service issue so we restarted the service but receive following error then we tried to change the service user ...
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2019 Power Platform World Tour – The Best Year Yet

By Rose Spitzer posted 9 days ago
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Dynamic Communities and the Power Platform User Groups just finished up a busy and successful 2019 for the Power Platform World Tour - hosting events in 22 cities across the world and engaging with thousands of Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate users. Here’s a quick recap of what the 2019 World Tours brought to the Power Platform communities, and how the new year will bring even bigger and better things with 20 stops in 2020. As we approach the end of another successful year, it’s relaxing but yet also thrilling to reflect on all the excitement that has taken place in the last 12 months for the Microsoft Power Platform community. New discoveries ...
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Local User Group Highlight: Cambridge Power Platform User Group

By Erin Gregoire posted Dec 16, 2019
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User Group Spotlight – this week we would like to showcase one of our local user groups that continues to bring knowledge and awareness around the Power Platform products – the Cambridge Power Platform User Group led by Sharon Sumner. Their first meeting in 2020, they will be bringing in a couple outstanding speakers to discuss Power Apps and Power Automate that you don't want to miss!   Cambridge Power Platform User Group UG Leader : @Sharon Sumner Sharon is the CEO of Business Cloud Integration Ltd, SharePoint and Office 365 delivery partner in Cambridge UK. She leads the Digital Transformation Team - helping businesses adopt the ...
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Power BI Embedder : XrmToolBox

By Nagaraja Emmadisetty posted Dec 06, 2019
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For developers, it is easy to embed a Power BI report into a form in a model driven app by tweaking form Xml. Power BI is a self analytics tool so that end users/ business users can easily build report and dashboards. What if we have a tool for business users which helps to embed Power BI reports easily into model driven apps without tweaking form Xml. Thanks to Ivan Ficko for building Power BI Embedder . Original post   here
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Thankful for Our Leaders & the UG Leader Award Winners

By Jena Coffie posted Nov 28, 2019
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Thanksgiving is upon us in the United States and the Dynamic Communities Power Platform User Group Team wants to take the opportunity to thank all of our User Group Leaders across the world for volunteering their time, energy and efforts to share, engage, and foster development in their local user group communities. We are so thankful for each of you! In addition, last month at Power Platform Summit North America we were pleased to recognize user group members in the region who are going above and beyond for their local and global Power Platform User Group communities including: User Group Leader Excellence Award Winners These Leaders are recognized ...
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User Group Leader Spotlight: Ike Ellis - San Diego Power Platform User Group

By Erin Gregoire posted Nov 22, 2019
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Our User Group Leader feature this week is someone who defines the meaning of community by making the topics at his user group meetings educational, fun and open to anyone that has a passion for the Power Platform products to come and speak! He truly believes his user group meetings should be "just a quick, informal meeting where we make friends and help each other out." Ike is a speaker himself and will be speaking at the upcoming Power Platform World Tour in San Diego! His session will cover “Power BI Premium for Fun and Profit” – don’t miss the chance to discover all of the features of Power BI Premium, what it has to offer and if it’s the right fit ...
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Where to Next? Power Platform World Tour Heads to Australia - it's not too late to register!

By Erin Gregoire posted Nov 18, 2019
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On the 21-22 of November, the Power Platform World Tour will be making its way across the globe to Sydney, Australia for 2 information-packed days with 32+ sessions focused enhancing your Power BI, PowerApps, and Microsoft Flow skills. The event will kick-off with attendees having the chance to hear directly from the Power Platform product source, Microsoft.   Keynote Speakers Michael O'Keefe , Business Group Leader for Business Applications at Microsoft   Charles Sterling , Senior Program Manager at Microsoft Andrew Coates , Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft Alice Drummond , Director of Environmental Analytics and Co-Founder ...
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Big News! Microsoft to Speak at the Power Platform World Tour in Milan

By Bridget Courneya posted Nov 06, 2019
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Big News! Microsoft to Speak at the Power Platform World Tour in Milan On 19-20 November, the Power Platform World Tour is making a stop in Milan for 2 information-packed days with 32+ sessions focused on honing your Power BI, PowerApps, and Microsoft Flow skills. The event will kick-off with attendees hearing directly from the Power Platform product source, Microsoft. Keynote Speaker Jon Levesque , Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, will be joining the Power Platform team from Dynamic Communities on the main stage to deliver the featured keynote presentation. Jon manages the pillars of community, evangelism, and engagement for the Microsoft ...
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All in a Community. Learn, Connect and Share.

By Jena Coffie posted Oct 31, 2019
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One, two or several of the Dynamic Communities Power Platform Members, MVP’s and local leaders we know and love have come together via the community to create a book to share their knowledge with you. Power BI MVP Book: A book of tricks and techniques for working with Power BI This Power BI MVP book is not like a normal book used to learn Power BI. This book is a selection of articles written by 21 Power BI MVPs from around the world. Each chapter focuses on a Power BI subject. Topics covered include: AI, architecture, data modeling, data preparation, DAX, enterprise issues, integration and more. The book is organized such that, as a reader, you ...
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From Newbies to Global Hackathon Winners – Power BI brings user skill levels and confidence full circle!

By Jena Coffie posted Oct 28, 2019
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The Power BI User Group (PowerBIUG) sat down with Montreal Power BI User Group members and winners of the Power BI User Group global hackathon, Team Hydro-Québec to learn more about them, what inspired their winning solution, and why being engaged with their local user group is so important.   Meet the members of Team Hydro-Québec :   Francis Quenneville France Cano Maxime Tremblay William Martin    Congratulations again to the Power BI User Group Global Hackathon Champs! Team Hydro-Québec – BIXI-Montréal Dashboard Montreal Power BI User Group   PowerBIUG: What was the inspiration for ...
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Using Power Platform to Create a Data Culture at King's College London

By Delaney Freer posted Oct 23, 2019
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Just like your peers, you are surrounded by data at work. We know a struggle for many is how to harness that data to improve your business. Don't settle for the status quo – learn how your peers are using Power BI, PowerApps, and Flow to quickly produce stunning visualizations that bring your data to life, helping you identify trends and make informed decisions that can change your business. Looking for a real-world scenario? Take a walk-through a practical example of driving a data culture with Matt Gordon - Associate Director (Data & Analytics) to discover how Power BI was used to create a data culture at King’s College London. King’s College ...
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Big News! Microsoft to Speak at the Power Platform World Tour in Vienna

By Rose Spitzer posted Oct 10, 2019
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In just a couple of weeks, the  Power Platform World Tour  will be in Vienna for 2 information-packed days with sessions focused on Power BI, PowerApps, and Flow. The event will kick-off with attendees hearing directly form the Power Platform product source, Microsoft. Keynote Speaker Richard Riley , Power Platform Senior Director at Microsoft, will be joining the Power Platform team from Dynamic Communities on the main stage to deliver the featured keynote presentation. The Power Platform has seen an amazing uptake even within the last year – and it’s only going to go up from there. Come get the latest insight from Microsoft on what’s coming next ...
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#PowerBI tips: Crear una visualización en la que el eje sea dinámico.

By Francisco Mullor Cabrera posted Oct 09, 2019
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En todos los cursos de #PowerBI que imparto yo también aprendo algo. Siempre reto a mis alumnos a que me pregunten algo que no hayan visto resuelto en ningún sitio y en este último curso no podía ser menos. Me planteó un alumno lo siguiente: "Quiero poder elegir el atributo dimensional que yo quiera, familia o subfamilia que están en la tabla de productos o país que está en la tabla de clientes, o cualquier otro y simplemente con elegir ese atributo, que tendré en una slicer, debe representarme en cualquier visual las ventas teniendo como eje ese atributo dimensional". En un principio mi respuesta fue obvia, utilizamos tres tablas diferentes y las mostramos ...
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September Power BI User Group of the Month Winner - Austin!

By Jena Coffie posted Oct 07, 2019
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Congratulations to User Group Leaders @Sean Lilley , @Mike Ford , @Matthew Floyd   @sajjad ahmed , and @Aaron Back, MCSE   and the Austin Power BI User Group  for winning the September Leader Challenge! We were excited to talked with the UG Leadership Team to learn more about the local Power BI User Group and plans for the rest of 2019 and into 2020.  ​ What has been the most exciting thing for your User Group so far? Consistent attendance with meaningful content such as: Connecting to the web to analyze stocks, Performance Analyzer, Customer Dashboard, Row Level Security, Key Influencer, Utilizing bookmarks to customize user experience. ...
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What do Hermit Crab's and PowerBI have in Common?

By Kassandra Fredrickson posted Oct 02, 2019
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If you're ready to pick up a couple new PowerBIUG tips, or if you want a chance to get to know some of your fellow community members - I encourage you to take a couple minutes to catch up on what our Most Engaged Member of the week, @Audrey Abbey , shared about her PowerBIUG journey! Spoiler Alert: If you only have 2.5 seconds to spare, and you must know what hermit crabs and PowerBI have in common– skip to question number six! Newbie or Veteran, @Audrey Abbey 's answer will put a smile on your face! PowerBIUG Community, I am excited to share with you what Audrey had to say! Enjoy! Q : If I am new to this community, what can I not miss? Audrey: ...
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We're over here celebrating those who make a positive impact in our community, come join us!

By Kassandra Fredrickson posted Sep 17, 2019
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Welcome! We knew you would be up for joining in on celebrating your peers who are making a positive impact in the PowerBIUG Community!  Farhan Ahmed is our most Engaged Member of the Week and a great example of a community member who is stepping up to keep our community thriving.  If you’re ready to be inspired by one of your fellow community members, take a look at what your guy, Farhan, had to say!   Q: If I am new to this community, what can I not miss?       Farhan: Upcoming Webinars & Previous Webinar recordings I must say, you will benefit by the variety of topics and highly skilled speaker's experiences.   ...
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Orlando 2019 Power Platform Summit Right Around the Corner!

By Justin Rister posted Sep 13, 2019
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Just 4 weeks away!! I'm excited to say I'm attending the upcoming Power Platform Summit in Orlando this coming October. As a continuous improvement professional in the aerospace manufacturing industry, my day to day focus is on process improvements, employee engagement, and of course leveraging technology to collect and analyze data efficiently and effectively. I work in an environment where data is priceless. This is where the Power Platform products come in. I leverage tools like Power BI, Flow and PowerApps to digitize the Lean methodology. I'm really looking forward to attending the summit to meet like-minded professionals. I strongly believe that learning ...
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Hear what our Most Engaged Members of the week are saying!

By Kassandra Fredrickson posted Aug 28, 2019
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Are you ready to meet some of the individuals that make up our community? Over the next few weeks, we have something exciting planned - we are going to highlight the Most Engaged PowerBIUG Member of the Week. We want to take some time to recognize a handful of members who are really engaging in our community, we want to hear about their journey and to learn from them! We are thrilled we had the opportunity to ask our Most Engaged Power BI Member of the week, @Vishesh Jain , a couple of questions about his Power BI journey. We enjoyed hearing what he had to say and are excited to share it with all of our PowerBIUG Community!  Enjoy!   If I am ...
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12 Data BI Job Roles

By Jena Coffie posted Aug 26, 2019
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Are you aware of all the Data BI job roles in the market today? The career landscape of data & business intelligence is expanding daily; are you and your company keeping up?  Learn how to stand out from the crowd, find the right role, and prepare for interviews and salary negotiations. Get these tips and more from the Power Platform User Group Career Center:  https://jobs.powerplatformug.com/
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