At a client, Power BI Desktop May just rolled out: Translytical Taskflows are now a preview feature! So you can now use Fabric User Data Functions inside Power BI Desktop 🥳 (Version 2.143)

You still have time to join New Stars of Data! Starting in 6 minutes 😀 newstarsofdata.com/speakers/

[1/?] I lead the Data Visualization & Reporting team at my company. We are a fairly new group - created in 2024. We use #PowerBI and it had begun to really take off at the company. So part of our mission is to create standards and act as ambassadors for Power BI adoption...

Congratulations Erwin de Kreuk #MVP!

IMHO There's not much that beats (the smell of) a good espresso in the morning! 💛

Just posted a recap of my session at #FabricWeek by ESPC! 🚀 Lots of great Q&A and community energy around #MicrosoftFabric. Read the full post here 👉nickyvv.com/2025/06/my-ses… 📽️The session was also recorded, you can find it also in my blog!

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Using the right tool for the job is crucial. Example at a client: When your XMLA read operation has eaten up 49.78% of the capacity (in a specific timepoint), you're most likely doing it wrong or at least using the wrong tool for that job. Oh, did I mention it's a P3 capacity?

#DayOff 😍

#MVPBuzz 😊

I'm incredibly honored and thankful for the 6th consecutive Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Microsoft MVP Communities! #MVPBuzz

Current view #relax 😎

Congratulations Benni De Jagere! 🥳

Look what just arrived! Another year for #MVPBuzz 💛

Set my OoO for all clients. Packed the car. Now off to Friesland for some ⛵️😎

We are at anchor! 😎⛵️

Fabric API update has rolled out on August 1: * Global APIs OFF * Permission-based APIs ON (unless you opted out) Check your settings and my blog for more info👉 nickyvv.com/2025/08/change…

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Today is an important day for everyone using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI! Because today marks the day of 💥No more default child semantic models💥! nickyvv.com/2025/08/fabric…

New blog post: How to Install #SQLServer2025 RC0 on an #Azure VM sqlkover.com/how-to-install…