This article describes how you can create a comparison with the previous time period in a visualization, regardless of whether the time periods are consecutive or not.  Read more

This article describes the differences between eager evaluation and strict evaluation in DAX, empowering you to choose the best evaluation type for your data models.  Read more

This article describes how blank values considered in a DAX conditional expression can affect its query plan and how to apply possible optimizations to improve performance in these cases.  Read more

This article provides information to help choose between DAX and Power Query when a table needs to compute additional columns.  Read more

This article describes how to analyze the performance of a DAX measure based on a DISTINCTCOUNT calculation and how to evaluate possible optimizations.  Read more

This article describes a naming convention for temporary columns in DAX expressions to avoid ambiguity with the measure reference notation.  Read more

There are two functions in DAX that return the list of values of a column: VALUES and DISTINCT. This article describes the difference between the two, explaining the details of the blank row added to tables for invalid relationships.  Read more

The second edition of The Definitive Guide to DAX is now available worldwide! This blog post explains why we felt the need to rewrite the book and describes what happens behind the scenes when producing a book.  Read more

The Definitive Guide to DAX (Business intelligence with Microsoft Excel, SQL Server Analysis Services, and Power BI) is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to Microsoft’s DAX language for business intelligence and analytics. While other books cover only the basics,…  Read more

Ever struggled with a formula in DAX that does not compute what you want? It has happened to us many times, and we know that the problem is ALWAYS related to the evaluation context. Filter context, row context, and context…  Watch now