Category Archives: SQL Azure

Dashboards in Power BI with Real-time Data – SQL Saturday #818, Malaysia

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Had a great time speaking @ SQL Saturday # 818, Microsoft Malaysia. My slides are here -> Dashboards in Power BI with Real-time Data Great audience & great speakers 🙂 Big thanks to Organizers, Microsoft & PASS. Nice engaging Tech sessions from Experts – Chiu Kiang Phua, Ian Choy Swee Ho, Hamid J. Fard, Deh Hui Chuan, Patrick Flynn, Jan Rokicki, Ben Weissman, David Alzamendi, Vinod Kumar, Asanka Padmakumara, Jonathan Stewart Thank you to Singapore PASS Chapter Team. Khilit

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AZURE DATA WEEK – Azure Data Virtual Conference

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Hi All, There an upcoming Virtual Conference setup by Pragmatic Works. Super affordable (29 USD for entire Conference) and interesting. Go for it. When? October 8-12, 2018 Where? Online Need more information? azuredataweek@pragmaticworks.com Highlights of agenda per day: Monday, October 8th -> Power BI – The Exciting Future of Power BI – World-class Power BI Solutions – Accelerating Development with Power BI Embedded and APIs – Digital Storytelling with Power BI – Enterprise Identity and Security in Power BI – Data Security and Management in Power BI – Deploying and Managing Enterprise Power BI – Migrating to Power BI Quickly and … Continue reading →

SQL Saturday #784, Singapore – Great & Memorable Event – Thanks to All :)

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Hi All, I am very happy to share that we have successfully completed our yearly major event – SQL Saturday #784, Singapore. On behalf of entire Singapore PASS Chapter, we thank to all our prestigious speakers (Amit R S Bansal, Patrick Flynn, Karen Lopez, Dinesh Priyankara, Sanjiv Venkatram, David Alzamendi, Denny Cherry, Kevin Boles, Manohar Punna, Asanka Padmakumara, Naginder Singh Virdi, Senthamil Selvan, Sarbjit Singh Gill, Jason Aw, Dharmendra Keshari) for delivering great sessions and fill the day with knowledge and fun. Special thanks to PASS and Microsoft for gracious support to make this event great. Thanks to event organizers, … Continue reading →

Power BI Report Server – For On-Premise BI Solutions

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Hi All, Power BI Report Server is now part of Power BI Premium. Power BI Premium, with Power BI Report Server will get you covered with a complete solution. Power BI Premium provides dedicated capacity in the cloud and enhanced performance – without requiring per-user licenses for those consuming reports. And, it includes Power BI Report Server for on-premises reporting too. Try this link to get started with Power BI Report Server (Download FREE trial). You just have to fill small form and that will kick the download. And good thing is – you can use any valid email address … Continue reading →

Streaming Datasets in Power BI

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Hi, It was a great pleasure presenting my session (Streaming Datasets in Power BI) @ DataCamp 2018 on 10th March 2018 in Microsoft. Thank you all. Here is my slide deck: Power BI – Streaming Datasets – DataCamp 2018 Thanks, Khilit

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Power BI – World Tour (7 cities across the world)

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The “Power BI User Group” (PUG) is going to run the “Power BI World Tour” with access to premium Power BI content designed by your local industry experts. Starting in August, the tour will visit seven cities throughout the World. Hurry up and register before 7 August to get discounted rates for this 2 days event. Check here for details: https://www.pbiusergroup.com/participate/pbi-world-tour 19-20 Aug @ New York 23-24 Aug @ London 28-29 Aug @ Copenhagen 4-5 Oct @ San Francisco 4-5 Oct @ Toronto 11-12 Oct @ Chicago 6-7 Nov @ Sydney I wish that next time, ASIA will be covered too … Continue reading →

“Quick Insights” feature in Power BI

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What is it? How does it work? How it can be helpful? Power BI quickly searches different subsets of your dataset while applying a set of sophisticated algorithms to discover potentially-interesting insights. Power BI scans as much of a dataset as possible in an allotted amount of time. You can run Quick Insights against a dataset or tile (Related Insights). You can readily use any of suggested visualizations (i.e. quick insights) and build Report or Dashboard in minutes 🙂 So, in short – You can build your Report or Dashboard quickly by browsing through Dataset’s data insights. Then choose whatever … Continue reading →

Power BI Certification: 70-778 – Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI (beta)

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Hi Guys, I have been waiting for an official certification from Microsoft on Power BI. And finally I saw the exam opened up. 🙂 Even though it is still marked in Beta but you can go-ahead and schedule if you want. Or you can start gearing up with necessary technical knowledge to complete the certification. Please check-out below link which has everything that you need to know and get prepared for it. Find out more @ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-778.aspx Thanks, Khilit

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Power BI – Overview & Features (January 2017 Session)

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Hello Everyone, Here are the slides (Power BI – Jan 2017 Session) of my session of Jan 2017 @ Microsoft SQL User Group, Singapore. Thank you very much for all your support 🙂 Event Info: SG SQL User Group Meeting – January 2017 https://www.meetup.com/mssgug/events/236789616/ Kindly stay tuned for more upcoming events @ Meetup page – (Group Name: SG SQL User Group). See you in again & thanks for coming. Thanks, Khilit 🙂

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Power BI – Overview, Updates & Examples (Session 2)

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Hello everyone, Here are the slides of my session of Power BI – Session 2 – @ Microsoft SQL User Group, Singapore Thank you very much for all your support 🙂 Event Info: SG SQL User Group Meeting – Oct 2015 http://www.meetup.com/mssgug/events/226181209/ Kindly stay tuned for more upcoming events @ Meetup page.(Group Name: SG SQL User Group). See you in again & thanks for coming. Thanks, Khilit 🙂

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