DAX calculations can leverage relationships present in the data model, but you can obtain the same result without physical relationships, applying equivalent filters using specific DAX patterns. This article show a more efficient technique to apply virtual relationships in DAX…  Read more

Writing measures referencing other measures is in general a good idea that simplifies the DAX code, but you might face specific bottlenecks. This article describes which performance issues might arise when different measures aggregate the same column using different filter…  Read more

The new DAX available in Excel 2016 and the data model in Power BI and Analysis Services 2016 offer tools to manage many-to-many relationships in a more efficient way than previous version, as described in this article.  Read more

A data model for DAX has three numeric data types: integer, floating point, and fixed decimal number. This article describes them and explains why the fixed decimal number should be used instead of the floating point in most scenarios.  Read more

When you create a data model in Power BI, you should consider how to properly use naming convention and what columns to include, in order to improve usability and performance. This article provides a quick list of best practices valid…  Read more

DAX introduced a GROUPBY function that should replace SUMMARIZE in some scenarios. This article describes how to use GROUPBY in nested grouping scenarios and other improvements.  Read more

You can create static tables in DAX using the DATATABLE function. This article describes the syntax of this new feature and shows when and how to use it.  Read more

The blank value in DAX is a special value requiring particular attention in comparisons. It is not like the special null value in SQL, and it could appear in any conversion from a table expression. This article explores in details…  Read more

Hardware and virtualization settings have a big impact on Analysis Services Tabular performance. This article describes best practices for the most important settings to check.  Read more

In the 2015 September update, Power BI introduced calculated tables, which are computed using DAX expressions instead of being loaded from a data source. This article shows the usage of calculated tables to solve the pattern of transition matrix for…  Read more