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Explicit Measures Podcast

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Hosted by Mike Carlo, and Tommy Puglia, the Explicit Measures Podcast is a Power BI focused show that is like being around a Power BI Pro’s Water Cooler. With so many available resources in the community that focuses on the “how” in Power BI (how to do Drill Through, how to use DAX, etc.,), the Explicit Measures Podcast is all around the WHY. Why use a particular feature, does it make sense for my users? Build the toolset, learn the how, and then come to the Podcast to the listen to the why in situations we all experience as Power BI Pros.

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418: What Does Education Look Like for a Data Scientist in the Age of Fabric? 01.05.2025 1:04:40

Mike & Tommy are joined on an episode with Ginger Grant as we conclude our series on Fabric & Data Science - does AI, Fabric, and fast moving technology change what organizations need in a data scientist? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.t...

417: Is Now The Time for Data Scientists to Switch to Fabric? 22.04.2025 1:03:54

Mike & Tommy are joined by Ginger Grant to dive into how do we get Data Scientists into the Fabric playground. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST...

416: How Much should Data Scientists Care about Power BI? 17.04.2025 1:03:56

Mike & Tommy are joined again by Ginger Grant talking about the world of Data Science & Power BI, and can the worlds collide? First half is about LLMs and Agents and now... Vibe Fabric? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerb...

415: The Future of Data Science In Microsoft Fabric 15.04.2025 1:00:43

Mike & Tommy are joined by Ginger Grant on diving into how integrated Data Science with Fabric, and where the gaps still are. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morni...

414: DAX and Semantic Models at FabCon 15.04.2025 58:28

Mike & Tommy dive into a a great article by Marco Russo about what the future of DAX and Semantic Models after the FabCon announcements. https://www.sqlbi.com/blog/marco/2025/04/04/dax-and-semantic-models-announcements-at-the-fabric-conference-2025/ Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the Po...

413: FabCon Rundown 2025 15.04.2025 1:03:55

Mike & Tommy try to run through all of the major announcements at the Fabric Conference in Las Vegas and making sense of it all. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday mo...

412: Giving People Their Data - Subscriptions? 03.04.2025 55:12

Mike & Tommy run through the relevance of Email Subscriptions and if they are still a great resource for organizations. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at...

411: Data Contracts & Microsoft Fabric 01.04.2025 48:38

Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXT...

410: Applying Agile Development in Power BI 27.03.2025 41:39

Mike & Tommy discuss successes and traps for applying development processes to Business Intelligence. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTu...

409: Mailbag! Selling a Google Shop Company Power BI 25.03.2025 54:57

Mike & dive through a great question on how to sell a Google Data StuTommydio (& Others) on Power BI. how can we sell PBI to a google shop company? How easy can PBI fit in a new data platform in an org? If we use google, big query etc. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips...

408: The Fabric Toolbox Deep Dive 24.03.2025 59:02

Mike & Tommy run through the Fabric Toolbox on GitHub. https://daxnoob.blog/2025/03/03/fabric-tools-dax-performance-testing/ Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday mornin...

407: Pie Charts Are Not The End Of The World 20.03.2025 57:46

Mike and Tommy dive through another stellar article by Kurt Buhler on the argument for and against pie charts. 1https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/using-pie-charts-is-not-the-end-of-the-world/ Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tip...

406: If I was Arun Ulag; Spending $100 on Fabric 18.03.2025 1:05:42

405: Naming Conventions in Microsoft Fabric 18.03.2025 1:01:59

404: MAILBAG! Managing Multiple Datasets in Power BI 08.03.2025 1:01:14

Mike & Tommy go through a question from our mailbag on how to manage multiple datasets in Power BI. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube...

403: Discussing Composite Models In Power BI (Again) 04.03.2025 53:37

Where do composite models fit in Power BI with the introduction of Fabric and the growth of Managed Self Service? Mike & Tommy dive in to the state of Composite Models. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the epi...

402: Mailbag! Poor Data Culture & Citizen Developer 27.02.2025 1:05:09

Mike & Tommy answer a great mailbag question on what it means to be a Citizen Developer in an organization with a low Data Culture. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday...

401: SQL Databases in Fabric - What, When, How? 26.02.2025 1:06:27

Mike & Tommy dive into an amazing article by Data Mozart on SQL Databases: https://data-mozart.com/fabric-sql-database-what-why-and-how/ Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thu...

400: (400!) - Fabric Decision Guide - Choose a Data Store 20.02.2025 1:06:28

Mike & Tommy reflect on 400 episodes and 4 years of Power BI, and dive into the best path forward for where to store your data. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/decision-guide-data-store? WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5002621 Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcas...

399: Dataflows Gen 1 vs. Microsoft Fabric SQL 18.02.2025 1:01:39

With the onset of Microsoft Fabric SQL Databases, where do we put our Reference tables? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.yo...

398: When Are We Using Semantic Modeling in the Service? 15.02.2025 59:11

Mike & Tommy have a heated debate on when to choose modeling our Semantic Models in the Service over other methods. Edit data models in service https://learn.microsoft.com/power-bi/transform-model/service-edit-data-models? WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5002621 Direct Lake in Power BI Desktop https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/fundamentals/direct-lake-power-bi-desktop? WT.mc_id=DP-MVP-5002621 Get in touch: S...

397: Semantic Link Labs & Updates 12.02.2025 1:02:55

Mike & Tommy run through major updates with semantic link labs and where to use it. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.yo...

395: Microsoft Fabric January 2025 Draft 11.02.2025 1:01:50

396: Macros or TMDL? Power BI's new Code vs. C# Scripting 07.02.2025 55:57

Mike & Tommy consider the current state of automation and enterprise level tooling and if they can live together. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page . Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am...

394: MAILBAG! Where Are All the Microsoft Job Listings? 30.01.2025 1:06:10

You guys have been on point with sending us mailbag topics / questions! Keep it up! Mike & Tommy unpack a great mailbag on the state of the industry looking for, requesting, and creating Microsoft Fabric Job Roles: "I’ve noticed that there are only a handful of job listings requiring Microsoft Fabric on platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed. Given that it was introduced just over a year ago,...