BIFocal - Clarifying Business Intelligence

This is episode 26 recorded on December 6th, 2017 from SharePointFest Chicago… where John & Jason talk about the latest updates to the OnPrem Data Gateway, the technical reference implementation for enterprise BI and reporting, and the latest news for Power BI Developers. For show notes please visit bifocal.show/2017/12/08/onprem-data-gateway-power-bi-developers-news/

This is episode 25 recorded on November 24th, 2017… Black Friday… or as we call it, Analytics Friday… where John & Jason talk about Power BI Guest Access using Azure B2B and some tips, tricks & community shout outs. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/2017/11/28/episode-25-power-bi-guest-access/

This is episode 24 recorded on November 17th, 2017… where John & Jason talk to about the latest updates to Power BI Desktop, some new custom visuals, and some community contribution picks. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/2017/11/24/november-power-bi-desktop-update/

This is episode 23 recorded on November 7th, 2017… where John & Jason talk to about the new single-sign on methods for the Power BI service and an interview with Dave Feldman, Microsoft MVP from Shire Pharmaceuticals. For show notes please visit http://bifocal.show/2017/11/14/interview-with-dave-feldman/

This is episode 22 recorded on November 2nd, 2017… where John & Jason talk to about the brand new release of Power BI Report Server, PowerApp visuals, & Power BI Licensing. For show notes please visit http://bifocal.show/2017/11/06/episode-22-power-bi-report-server-release-news

This is episode 21 recorded at Microsoft Ignite on September 26th, 2017… where John & Jason talk to Miguel Llopis, Microsoft Program Manager responsible for Power Query project. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/2017/11/02/episode-21-miguel-llopis/

This is episode 20 recorded on October 3rd, 2017… where John & Jason talk to Ed Senez & Dean Swann from TyGraph to debrief on Microsoft Ignite from a Business Intelligence perspective. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/2017/10/23/episode-20-ignite-office-365-reporting-tygraph/

This is episode 19 recorded on October 12th, 2017… where John & Jason talk to about the news including a new version & way of deploying Power BI Desktop and what's interesting in the release of SQL Server 2017. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/2017/10/17/episode-19-dummy-proofing-for-executives

This is episode 18 recorded at Microsoft Ignite on September 27th, 2017… where John & Jason talk to Anne Michels & Shilpi Sinha from the Office 365 Product Team about Reporting in Office 365. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/2017/10/10/episode-18-ignite-interview-with-anne-michels-shilpi-sinha/

Description: This is episode 17 recorded live from Microsoft Ignite on September 26th, 2017… where John & Jason talk to Christopher Finlan, Microsoft's SQL Server Reporting Services Program Manager, about the announcements made at Microsoft Ignite 2017. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/2017/10/05/apisode-17-live-from-ignite-with-chris-finlan/

This is episode 16 recorded on September 26th, 2017 at the Microsoft Podcasting Center where John & Jason talk to Program Manager Sirui Sun about everything Power BI. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/2017/10/03/episode-16-sirui-sun/

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 picks for Ignite 2017. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/2017/09/22/episode-15-ignite-2017-bonus/

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 BI, and Microsoft Ignite. For show notes please visit

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. For show notes please visit http://bifocal.show/2017/09/12/episode-13-back-to-on-premises/

This is episode 12 recorded on August 23rd, 2017 where John & Jason talk about the new SharePoint Communication Sites, OneDrive's new sharing functionality, when times are not times, and the difference between embedding reports & Power BI Embedded. For show notes please visit bifocal.show/2017/09/05/episode-12-time-after-time/

This is episode 11 recorded on August 18th, 2017 where John & Jason talk about the News in Power BI including Desktop update, a new version of the onPrem Data Gateway & the Power BI Research panel. For show notes please visit https://bifocal.show/?p=92&preview=true

This is episode 10 recorded on August 17th, 2017 where we talk about the new Power BI licensing model & Microsoft Ignite. For show notes please visit http://bifocal.show/2017/08/18/episode-10-may-i-see-your-license-please-sir

In this episode, John and Jason look talk about about SQL Server 2017 RC2, PowerApps, and updates to the Power BI service. Recorded August 3rd, 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. Additionally, we talk about the fact that in September, we’ll be recording in front of a live audience at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Orlando! Recorded July 14, 2017 Check out the show notes at https://www.bifocal.show/2017/08/01/episode-8-bac...

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 we’re trying to keep it down to a consumable 30 minutes. In this re-launching episode both Jason and John were in Johannesburg for the Share conference, and took the opportunity to discuss all of the important announcements coming out of the Microsoft Data An...

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, the other main platform, deployed on premises, is SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). The release of SQL Server 2016 represents a major leap forward for SSRS. Jason and John welcome guest Riccardo Muti, from the SSRS team at Microsoft to dis...

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 has been with the tabular data model since its inception. Recorded May 19, 2016 Check out the show notes at bifocal.show/2017/07/20/episode…select-from-stack/

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 to overlook the fact that Power BI also has a strong development story too. Join Jason and John as they welcome special guest Ted Pattison of Critical Path consulting to discuss the developer landscape in Power BI. Recorded April 28, 2016 Check out the show no...

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. Kay is a senior Product Manager responsible for BI intergration in SharePoint, and Greg is a senior PM in charge of Excel Online. The big topic discussed is the fact that Excel Services have moved over to the Office Online Server. Ou...

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. They roll up their sleeves to dive into where each product can\should\will be best utilized in the business world of today. Recorded February 25, 2016 Check out the show notes at https://bifocal.show/2017/07/20/episode-2-select-from-stack/