What Not To Do With Power BI

I read learned it’s more valuable of a lesson when something doesn’t work out rather than when everything is going in the right direction. For this reason, I felt it was appropriate to create a post on bad practices rather than best practices when it comes to Power BI for an end-user to reflect upon and see what not to do when using Power BI.

by Jeff Lipkowitz Oct 12, 2021

Using Custom Themes In Power BI

An organization’s data needs often span beyond getting user-critical metrics and actions defined and then built into an appropriate report or dashboard. Marketing often wants a consistent look and feel associated with reports and dashboards to keep all customer-facing material consistent.

This article is for the Power BI user that wants to take there analytics polish to the next level. 

by Jeff Lipkowitz Jul 14, 2021

Using DAX Studio To Jump Start Your Data Dictionary

In the world of analytics, understanding and being able to define your data is king in any data project. Organizations often focus on the early stage around getting systems set up and the technology behind the data, but they easily lose focus on the metrics and key information the business needs and the process to govern their data. 

by Jeff Lipkowitz Jun 22, 2021

The Governance of Power BI

How you manage and analyze data is critical to your organization’s success. Microsoft Power BI offers a robust toolset to ensure your data is secure, shareable, manageable, and fluidly transformed into visually compelling reports and models. Concurrency's Senior Data & AI Analyst Steven Campbell discusses the Azure Data Platform and the role data governance plays in maximizing Power BI’s organizational impact.

by Stephanie Siewert Aug 25, 2020

Concurrency Cafe's IoT Kegerator Showcases Smart Devices in Action

At Concurrency headquarters, the Concurrency Cafe is a place to gather with co-workers, clients and community members, and the Concurrency Kegerator is admittedly among the venue's highlights. This week, while we continue to eagerly await the day when large groups can gather again, we took the opportunity to showcase a different side of our cafe--how IoT transformed the Concurrency Kegerator into a smart device. 

by Stephanie Siewert Aug 5, 2020

Modernizing with Data Platform in 30 Days

Having data that is accessible, buildable, and digestible enough to make strategic business decisions is crucial to your organization's success and investing in a modern data platform makes this possible. At our recent webinar, Concurrency's Steven Campbell discussed how Power BI transforms data so you can visualize, access, manage and make it the cornerstone of intelligent business decision-making. 

by Stephanie Siewert Jul 31, 2020

How to Leverage Microsoft Teams as a Platform

Concurrency CTO Nathan Lasnoski, UX Architect Damon Sanchez and Technical Architect Anthony Escobedo recently discussed how Microsoft Teams has differentiated itself from traditional video conferencing systems based on its ability to work as an all-in-one collaboration platform. Through a series of real-life examples, from UX Team asset organization, to the versatility of Power Apps incorporated into Teams, and the productivity and transparency of work team's boards, the team discusses why Microsoft Teams is a powerful collaboration platform for any organization. 

by Stephanie Siewert Jun 12, 2020

Power BI vs SSRS

A detailed description of the differences between Power BI and SSRS

by Zed Dietrich Jul 31, 2019

Power BI How To: Adding a Monthly/Annual Toggle to a Dashboard

A step-by-step tutorial on how to add a "Monthly/Yearly" toggle on a Power BI dashboard for predictive measures

by Zed Dietrich Jun 28, 2019

Creating a UI with Power BI

Highlights tips and tricks to maximize the built-in features of Power BI to create an appealing UI and group data inside dashboards.

by Trevor Suarez Jun 26, 2019