What NOT TO DO in DAX

In this session you will learn what things should not be done in DAX to avoid performance issues and incorrect calcuations

DAX is a hard language. Tabular is a very fast engine but bad DAX practices can turn its performance into bad. Understanding how to avoid known pitfalls will reduce this risk. In this session the most dangerous practices will be examined, reasons for the bad perfomance explained and alternatives provided so to take the best out of Tabular and DAX in Power BI, Power Pivot and Analysis Services.

Speaker

Francesco Bergamaschi's Sessions

Calendar-based Time Intelligence in Power BI

Understanding CALCULATE, the queen of all DAX functions

User-Defined Functions (UDFs) in Power BI: overview and applications

Table Functions in DAX

Visual Calculation vs Measures in Power BI: which to choose, when and why

What NOT TO DO in DAX