Think a zero is harmless? Nikola Ilic reveals how innocently replacing blanks with 0 in Power BI can sabotage query optimization. Learn how to avoid massive cross-joins and dashboard slowdowns. towardsdatascience.com/why-you-should…

It's finally here! Materialized Lake Views is one of my favorite features introduced in #MicrosoftFabric, and it has now been rolled out in my tenant - can't wait to put them into action. If you are not sure what MLVs are, I suggest you start here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/d…

ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT. Power Conference 2025 is back - bigger, bolder, and entering its 4th year. We’ve already received hundreds of outstanding submissions from across Europe and beyond. This December in Prague, five stages will feature over 30 speakers sharing real-world stories

Yessss! The best news today for #MicrosoftFabric users! Bye, bye Default semantic models - you won’t be missed at all! blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/sun…

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Is your Power BI data refresh taking forever? Nikola Ilic’s new article shows you how to slash load times by mastering Query Folding in Power BI. Discover how this technique optimizes your data pipelines for maximum efficiency. towardsdatascience.com/what-is-a-quer…

My dear #PowerBI friends, if you fancy some weekend reading, I get you covered. Tired of slow and inefficient data refreshes? Maybe your query doesn't fold...Wait, what?! In this article published for Towards Data Science, I explain what query folding is... towardsdatascience.com/what-is-a-quer…