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• 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 […]