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September 22, 2017Business Intelligence, Power BI, Power BI Report Server

Episode 15 – Microsoft Ignite 2017 Bonus Episode

This is episode 15 recorded on September 13th, 2017 where John & Jason talk about the September 2017 updates to Power BI Desktop, interview Treb Gatte, and share our session […]
September 22, 2017Uncategorized

Jason’s Session Picks for Microsoft Ignite 2017

During Episode 15 of the podcast Jason made his session picks for Microsoft Ignite 2017. Here are his picks: Office 365, SharePoint, & OneDrive: Accelerate your digital transformation with SharePoint […]
September 22, 2017Uncategorized

John’s Session Picks for MS Ignite 2017

BI In General Self-service BI and enterprise reporting on-premises with Power BI Report Server https://myignite.microsoft.com/sessions/53403 Chris Finlan Session code: BRK2156 Love Power BI but need an on-premises solution today? […]
September 22, 2017Uncategorized

Treb Gatte’s Session Picks for MS Ignite 2017

Dive into effective report authoring using Microsoft Power BI Desktop https://myignite.microsoft.com/sessions/53124 Miguel Llopis and Will Thompson Session code: BRK2111 Microsoft Power BI Desktop is a tool that allows data analysts, […]
September 19, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 14 – Surveying the scene

This is episode 14 recorded on September 8th, 2017 where John & Jason talk about Power BI Drill through Reports, Timeline Storyteller Visual, Microsoft Forms with Microsoft Flow and Power […]
September 12, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 13 – Back to On Premises

This is episode 13 recorded on August 31st, 2017 where John & Jason talk about Power BI Embedded, Hurricane Harvey, and the new Power BI Report Server. Show Notes: Hurricane […]
September 10, 2017Uncategorized

Hurricane Harvey and the SharePoint Community

I just blogged about the Hurricane Harvey relief effort that I have been working on for the past week. I know it isn’t about Business Intelligence, but if you have […]
September 5, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 12 – Time after time

Recorded on August 23rd, 2017 This is episode 12 recorded on August 23rd, 2017 where we talk about the new SharePoint Communication Sites, OneDrive’s new sharing functionality, when times are […]
August 29, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 11- Garden full of news

Recorded on August 18th, 2017 This is episode 11 recorded on August 18th, 2017 where John & Jason talk about the News in Power BI including Desktop update, a new […]
August 23, 2017Uncategorized

Power BI Licensing and the Power BI Web Part in SharePoint

John White recently published a couple of posts to help clarify the licensing requirements around the Power BI web part for SharePoint. The first, “What License is Needed to Use […]
August 22, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 10 – May I see your license please sir?

Recorded August 17th, 2017 This is episode 10 recorded on August 17th, 2017 where we talk about the new Power BI licensing model & Microsoft Ignite. Show notes: The new […]
August 16, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 9 – Dog Days

Recorded August 3rd, 2017 In this episode, John and Jason look talk about about SQL Server 2017 RC2, PowerApps, and updates to the Power BI service. Show notes: SQL Server […]
August 1, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 8 – Back Into it

Recorded July 14, 2017 In this episode, John and Jason look specifically the July 2017 updates to Power BI in the Desktop, the service, and to the On-Premises Data Gateway. […]
August 1, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 7 – Live from Johannesburg

Recorded June 13, 2017 After a long hiatus, Jason and John are back with the podcast! The format has changed, and now it’s audio-only (for the moment at least) and […]
July 20, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 6 – Select * from Reports

Recorded August 11, 2016 Power BI has been getting a lot of attention recently, but it represents only the cloud platform of Microsoft’s BI strategy. As clearly announced last fall, […]
July 20, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 5 – The Data Model

Recorded May 19, 2016 In this episode, we were fortunate enough to have Kasper De Jonge as our guest. Kasper is Senior Program Manager on the Analysis Services team, and […]
July 20, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 4 – The Power BI Development Story

Recorded April 28, 2016 The excitement for Power BI continues to build. The driving force behind this is its ease of use, the from zero to insight speed. It’s easy […]
July 20, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 3 – Select * from On-Prem Where Version=’2016′

Recorded March 24, 2016 SharePoint 2016 is now generally available!!! Jason and John welcome guests Kay Unkroth and Gregory Appel from Microsoft to discuss the BI changes in SharePoint 2016. […]
July 20, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 2 – Select * from Stack

Recorded February 25, 2016 After the monthly News Update, Tips & Tricks, and What’s New in Power BI, John & Jason explain the Microsoft BI stack & it’s related technologies. […]
July 20, 2017Uncategorized

Episode 1 – Select * From Hosts

Recorded January 28, 2016 In this first episode of BIFocal, John & Jason kick off by introducing themselves, the topics, and the show format. During the course of the hour […]