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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 22 hours ago
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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 13 days ago
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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 19 days ago
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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 22 days ago
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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 26 days ago
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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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July PUG of the Month Winner - São Paulo!

By Jena Coffie posted Aug 23, 2019
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Congratulations to Power BI User Group Leaders @Bartira Lira , @Lucas Augusto Milanes , @Fernando Garcia , @Igor George Abdo , and @Eduardo Amaral  and the  Sao Paulo PUG for winning the July Leader Challenge.  This group is just getting started and we were excited to talked with the new Leadership Team to learn more about the local Power BI User Group and plans for 2019.  ​ What has been the most exciting thing for your PUG so far? For now what has been most exciting is the interaction with other User Group Leaders and the possibilities of making knowledge exchange at events and meetings. What makes your group successful? I ...
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The 2019 Power BI User Group Global Hackathon Champions!

By Jena Coffie posted Aug 23, 2019
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It is with great pleasure that the Power BI User Group announced the 2019 Power BI User Group Global Hackathon winning team as… Team Hydro-Québec of the  Montreal Power BI User Group ! Congratulations to our Power BI User Group World Champs! Members of Team Hydro-Québec: @william martin   (Team Captain) @Maxime Tremblay @Francis Quenneville @France Cano The Global Hackathon Judging Committee - consisting of Microsoft Product Team members  @Amanda Cofsky ,  @Tessa Hurr ,   @Kelly Kaye   and   @Will Thompson   and 2018 Global Hackathon Winning Denmark Power BI User Group Leaders   @Erik Svensen  and   @Just Thorning Blindbæk  - remarked ...
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Get in the Know! Inside Look into Summit North America with MSDW

By Delaney Freer posted Aug 20, 2019
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MSDynamicsWorld.com is collaborating with Dynamic Communities to explore the upcoming Power Platform Summit North America conference, October 15-18 in Orlando, FL, in a series of preview articles. We’ve compiled all the expert interviews that cover the Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, PowerApps, Flow) into one place. Happy reading! Automate it all with Microsoft Flow Microsoft MVP Luc Labelle, Kabesa Founder Luc Labelle has worked with Power BI since it was first introduced and has since begun working with Microsoft Flow and PowerApps. Read about his session at Summit all about using Flow to automate boring, repetitive ...
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Actualización de Power BI de Agosto. Post en español

By Francisco Mullor Cabrera posted Aug 15, 2019
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Este post está extraido de mi propio blog: Power BI University. Actualizacion Agosto Por lo general las actualizaciones de este mes suelen ser bastante lights, pero Agosto viene con una novedad super interesante, la posibilidad de agrupar varias visuales de manera que se comportan como una sola en algunos aspectos Por otro lado, se han mejorado los iconos del formato condicional, como prometieron el último mes, con la inclusión de estilos predefinidos, de manera que eligiendo un estilo ya se crean las reglas por defecto para todo el estilo, muy parecido a como se gestionan en Excel. Por último, destacar la inclusión de medidas en la visualización key ...
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Global Hackathon Finalists Compete for Top Honors!

By Jena Coffie posted Jul 31, 2019
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The 2019 Power BI User Group Global Hackathon is nearing the final rounds as global voting of finalists commences! Five teams from Power BI User Groups across five countries are competing for the global championship.   Learn more about each team’s submission and vote today! Voting ends August 7: http://ow.ly/XzHl50v97wR   The 2019 Power BI User Group Global Hackathon provided our worldwide Power BI User Group community with a fun and competitive opportunity to use Power BI data visualization stories to entertain, educate, and inspire people and facilitate positive change. Starting with local competitions, these teams were selected as the top ...
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Mapa Regiones de colombia

By Elver Coy posted Jul 31, 2019
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Hola Todos necesito ayuda o si es posible plantilla de departamentos de Colombia, También como crear  Regiones personalizadas para mostrar información relevante a esa región Gracias a todos mi correo elvercoy@gmail.com
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What happens to our customers when they understand the magic of Power BI Embedded

By Torsten Wanka posted Jul 27, 2019
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Power BI is a big success story in the world of self-service BI. Microsoft has built a great toolset for easy visualization and storytelling of business data, especially for non-technical persons. The great work is also reflected in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant where Microsoft is a leader for Analytics and BI Platforms for 12 consecutive years. Link:  https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-a-leader-in-gartners-magic-quadrant-for-analytics-and-bi-platforms-for-12-consecutive-years/ In a nutshell Power BI is a set of tools and services which are used for creating appealing and interactive reports and dashboards which can be shared with colleagues, ...
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