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 shows how to add an additional “other” row to the selection obtained using the Top N filter in a Power BI report.  Read more

This article describes what weak relationships are and the differences between strong and weak relationship in Power BI and DAX.  Read more

In 2015 I released the first version of VertiPaq Analyzer, a tool to quickly analyze the structure and data distribution of a Tabular model that can be used with Analysis Services and Power BI.  Read more

This article describes how to compute previous year values up to a certain date. This is useful in case the data is presenting incomplete months or years.  Read more

This article describes how to create a slicer showing the values of multiple columns, applying the filter on any of the underlying columns.  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

This article describes different techniques to display the first three products for each category in Power BI. It includes considerations on how to adapt the technique to different models and requirements.  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

This article showcases the use of CONCATENATEX, a handy DAX function to return a list of values in a measure.  Read more