Will this new capability remove the need to use DirectQuery mode. It is a performance killer. Time to test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Eric Avidon<\/a> – While Microsoft rarely does major Power BI <\/strong>platform updates, the tech giant adds new analytics features and capabilities on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A major addition in 2021 was the\u00a0introduction of Goals in Power BI<\/strong><\/a>, a performance tracker first introduced in preview in May of last year that enables Power BI platform users to curate metrics and business objectives, and assemble them in a single location for a unified view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Users can then measure progress against those goals using data curated in Power BI<\/strong> to develop performance scorecards, share updates and take proactive action when metrics and business objectives aren’t being met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n More recent highlights include the introduction of Hybrid Tables, a tool now in preview that will be part of Power BI<\/strong> Premium, and a preview of Power BI<\/strong> visualizations within Power Apps and Dynamics 365.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hybrid Tables, unveiled in December 2021, will better enable\u00a0users of Power BI <\/strong>Premium<\/a>\u00a0to run queries and develop reports and dashboards using only the most up-to-date data. Previously, in order to run queries and build analytics assets using the most recent data, Power BI<\/strong> platform users had to perform a data set refresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hybrid Tables eliminates that need, balancing the capabilities of Power BI<\/strong>‘s import mode, which enables high-performing queries but not always on the freshest data, and DirectQuery mode, which enables queries on the freshest data but at the expense of report performance. Read On:<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"