Power BI Helper – RADACAD Cleanup Tool for Power BI

Power BI Helper is a tool that helps clean up a Power BI solution. Power BI Helper is developed by RADACAD / Reza Rad an Author, Trainer, Speaker and DW/BI Consultant. Reza Rad published the e-book Power BI from Rookie to Rockstar.

In this article I will provide a brief overview of this Power BI Cleanup Tool.

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Transform Data by Example for Microsoft Excel

Transform Data by Example is a COM Add-in for Microsoft Excel that integrates in the Microsoft Office Ribbon. Transform Data by Example is an Excel add-in that helps you find the desired transformation function for your data wrangling task easily.

Transform Data by Example is a Microsoft Garage Project.

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Power BI publisher for Microsoft Excel

Power BI publisher is a COM Add-in for Microsoft Excel that integrates in the Microsoft Office Ribbon. You can easily pin snapshots of PivotTables, charts, cells, cell ranges, and more to a Power BI dashboard with just a few clicks from Excel workbook.

A little while ago I provided an overview of Microsoft Power BI (and its components) and how it can help you and any organization to visualize data, and draw informed decisions based on these insights.

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Milestone Pod review – Low cost much running data

The Milestone Pod is a low cost device that is clipped onto your running shoe, that collects data as soon as it senses movement. After your run you simply sync the data from your Milestone Pod to the MilestonePod App on you Android or iOS device.

I’m not a runner, but luckily my girlfriend is … and she is using a Garmin Vivofit HR in combination with a Wahoo Tickr Run heart rate strap. The Milestone Pod is perfect for use on treadmill in the basement, where GPS reception is less good.

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Power BI – Visualize your data

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Power BI is a relative new set of tools and services from Microsoft that help you visualize data in a few clicks. Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Machines, Big Data & Cloud as well as Analytics have all been identified as mega trends to watch on Gartner’s 2015 Hype Cycle. High quality tools like Power BI Desktop and services to analyze these large data-sets will become more and more important.

In this article I will have a look Microsoft Power BI and its different components. I will try to included references that help you gain wider knowledge of Microsoft Power BI and its capabilities. Don’t worry if you are used to work with Microsoft Excel the switch to Microsoft Power BI won’t be that difficult. 🙂

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