Hybrid Tables, Incremental Refresh and Table Partitioning in Power BI

The December 2021 Power BI Desktop update introduced a long-awaited upgrade to the partitioning and Incremental Refresh feature set. The update introduces Hybrid Tables, a new Premium feature that combines the advantages of in-memory Import Mode storage with real-time DirectQuery data access; this is a big step forward for large model management and real-time analytic reporting.

Are We There Yet? …Composite Models Using DirectQuery Over Power BI Datasets

Last year I wrote this post about the new composite model feature in Power BI that enables datasets to be…

Microsoft Data Community Interviews and Advice about Working Remotely

You may not know that I have been travelling the country interviewing community leaders from the Microsoft data platform, on…

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