Topic: VertiPaq
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Did you ever want to extract a VPAX file using a command line tool? If you are among the early adopters of DataOps principles or simply want to automate processes, you will be glad to know that we now have… Read more
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We recently released the second edition of the Optimizing DAX video course. Despite its volume, some details always did not find space in the training material. The REDUCED BY syntax of xmSQL is one of those details. Read more
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There are cases where the dictionary size reported by VertiPaq Analyzer (used by DAX Studio, Bravo for Power BI, and Tabular Editor 3) does not correspond to the actual memory required by the dictionary. However, the number reported is technically… Read more
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It is not common to face rounding differences in Power BI. However, when it happens, users are usually disappointed and surprised. Read more
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We recently discussed an issue related to the Dictionary size reported by Bravo for Power BI that, in reality, references the behavior of VertiPaq Analyzer, which relies on data management views (DMV) provided by the underlying Analysis Services engine. Because… Read more
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UPDATE 2021-06-29: also read Choosing Azure Analysis Services or Power BI Premium for large datasets – SQLBI containing updates about Power BI Premium Gen2. I often get questions about use cases for Azure Analysis Services. So I wanted to do… Read more
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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