Nikil Prabhakar Nikil Prabhakar

What is FAST COPY and do you really need it ?

Fast Copy provides the ability to ingest data at scale. In this video I try to answer:

Is Fast Copy the only way to ingest data at scale ?

Is there an advantage of using Fast Copy over Copy Activity ?

How to configure Fast Copy ?

And more…

Fast Copy provides the ability to ingest data at scale. In this video I try to answer:

  • Is Fast Copy the only way to ingest data at scale ?

  • Is there an advantage of using Fast Copy over Copy Activity ?

  • How to configure Fast Copy ?

  • And more...

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Andre Fomin Andre Fomin

Price Volume Cost Mix analysis for Gross Margin!

Are you STILL not getting any meaningful insights out of your sales analytics investments?

Price Volume Cost (!) Mix for Gross Margin Analysis to the rescue!

This teaser video is just a glimpse of what’s to come. Gear up for our free #PowerBI hands-on labs, training courses, custom workshops, and #MSFabric Industry and Line of Business focused accelerators designed to elevate your BI game to the next level!

#salesanalysis #financialanalysis #financialreporting #obvience #getsmartertogether

So excited for this video, hundreds of hours of work are finally coming together!

PVM walk for Revenue has been one of the most popular topics on this blog. Now we have finally figured out how to create a perfect Power BI DAX calculation for PVM or I guess PVCM analysis for Gross Margin. It foots perfectly across any hierarchy, be it a customer, product, or geography - at any level everything will total exactly and consistently to what it needs to be to give you insight into your profitability drivers.

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Nikil Prabhakar Nikil Prabhakar

Data Mirroring - Real-Time data replication

We have all heard of Real-Time solutions before. But each of them come with challenges. Either configuration is complicated or involves coding/ETL or the cost is exorbitant.

Data Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric is none of the above. It is easy to configure, involves no ETL and the cost is minimal. This feature is in public preview and I have been kicking the tires. Check out the video where I share my findings.

We have all heard of Real-Time solutions before. But each of them come with challenges. Either configuration is complicated or involves coding/ETL or the cost is exorbitant.

Data Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric is none of the above. It is easy to configure, involves no ETL and the cost is minimal. This feature is in public preview and I have been kicking the tires. Check out the video where I share my findings.

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