Comparing Power BI Core Visual and Deneb Stacked Column Chart
One of the new features in the August Power BI Desktop release is the updated legends that are styled to more accurately reflect the per-series formatting on the visual. This made me curious how close I could get to the clean look of a Deneb (vega-lite) stacked bar chart. I used open source data from… Continue reading Comparing Power BI Core Visual and Deneb Stacked Column Chart
Calling a REST Endpoint from Azure SQL DB
External REST endpoint invocation in Azure SQL DB went GA in August 2023. Whereas before, we might have needed an intermediate technology to make a REST call to an Azure service, we can now use an Azure SQL Database to call a REST endpoint directly. One use case for this would be to retrieve a… Continue reading Calling a REST Endpoint from Azure SQL DB
What to Know about Power BI Theme Colors
Power BI reports have a theme that specifies the default colors, fonts, and visual styles. In Power BI Desktop, you can choose to use a built-in theme, start with a built-in theme and customize it, or create your own theme. Creating your own theme involves specifying formatting options in a JSON file and importing it… Continue reading What to Know about Power BI Theme Colors
Data-driven vs. Data-informed: Let’s Acknowledge the Truth
This comic was retweeted into my timeline on Twitter (I refuse to call it X). Here’s the dialog from the comic, for those that don’t want to click through or need alt text: Person 1: We need to be data-informed, not data-driven.Person 2: What’s the difference?Person 1: It’s a loophole that allows decisions based upon… Continue reading Data-driven vs. Data-informed: Let’s Acknowledge the Truth