Supercharge Your Dashboards with Power BI
Proposed session for SQLBits 2026TL; DR
The session will explore advanced techniques for optimizing data models, applying DAX effectively, enhancing visual storytelling, and integrating AI features within Power BI. Attendees will also learn performance tuning strategies and best practices for governance and deployment in enterprise environments. Whether you’re an analyst looking to level up your skills or a data professional managing enterprise BI, this session will give you practical techniques to supercharge your dashboards.
Session Details
We’ll explore advanced techniques for optimizing data models, applying DAX effectively, enhancing visual storytelling, and integrating AI features within Power BI. You’ll also learn performance tuning strategies and best practices for governance and deployment in enterprise environments. Whether you’re an analyst looking to level up your skills or a data professional managing enterprise BI, this session will give you practical techniques to supercharge your dashboards.
Data Model Optimization: Designing efficient star schemas, relationships, and aggregations for faster queries.
Advanced DAX: Practical patterns for time intelligence, KPIs, and scenario analysis.
Performance Tuning: Techniques to speed up refreshes, reduce report load times, and improve user experience.
AI in Power BI: Leveraging features like Smart Narratives, Q&A visuals, and Azure ML integration.
Storytelling Best Practices: Moving beyond charts to create dashboards that guide decisions.
Deployment & Governance: CI/CD pipelines, workspaces, and governance strategies for enterprise-scale Power BI.
Data Model Optimization: Designing efficient star schemas, relationships, and aggregations for faster queries.
Advanced DAX: Practical patterns for time intelligence, KPIs, and scenario analysis.
Performance Tuning: Techniques to speed up refreshes, reduce report load times, and improve user experience.
AI in Power BI: Leveraging features like Smart Narratives, Q&A visuals, and Azure ML integration.
Storytelling Best Practices: Moving beyond charts to create dashboards that guide decisions.
Deployment & Governance: CI/CD pipelines, workspaces, and governance strategies for enterprise-scale Power BI.
3 things you'll get out of this session
Designing efficient star schemas, relationships, and aggregations for faster queries.
Practical patterns for time intelligence, KPIs, and scenario analysis.
Techniques to speed up refreshes, reduce report load times, and improve user experience.
Moving beyond charts to create dashboards that guide decisions.
Speakers
Shubhangi Goyal's other proposed sessions for 2026
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