Beginners Guide about Power BI Architecture. Includes: Import, DirectQuery, Dataset, Dataflow, Shared Workspaces, Modeling Basics, Relationships, Report, Dashboard, Paginated Reports

1. Power BI Architecture
Tips & Tricks
By
Sharona Plasmeijer
Technical Data & AI Consultant, Macaw

2. Think Design
Structure
Construct
Plan
Input
Implement
Store
Control
Process
Choose
Communicate

3. Excel
Python
SQL DB
Facebook
Dataset
SSAS
Desktop
Service
Report
Dashboard
Paginated
Report
This session, all about…

4. Difficulties to decide – keep in mind…!
Power BI Solution Architecture – Decide before implementing
Import: Loading data
- Consuming memory & disk space
- Pros: Excellent performance model , fully functional!
- Lim: Max. 1-GB per file
DirectQuery: Connection to data source
- Visualization only
- But! Stores
- Pros: No data size issues , always current data
- Lim: Query size, single database , if Query Editor & DAX is complex

5. One Version of Truth
One dataset to maintain/share
Add ‘local’ measures
New experience workspaces
Power BI service live connection
Datasets across multiple workspaces
Datasets: Powerful or problematic…?

6. Dataflow is internally stored in a
Once per day
Once per month
Once per quarter
ETL
Collection of data - Dataflow
Power Query process that runs in the cloud – Connect, clean, transform, load

7. Common Data Model - CMD
Keep sharing & be efficient!!
One metadata definition
Connect & create
Better business decisions

8. Only one single table… Please don’t!
Modeling basics
0123456789
Descriptive information
Slice/dice data of fact table
DescriptiveFact
ProductKey UnitPrice OrderQuantity
999 1.00 4.00
CustomerKey FirstName BirthDate
999 Sharona 18-10-1995

9. Left or right…?
Relationship directions
Relationship
Filter data
Create visuals
Show insights Wrong Model!
Both-Directional relationships
Keep it simple!
Fast, efficient, understandable
Create relationships
Name properly
Choose data types
Filter irrelevant data

10. Findings & Insights - dataset
Power BI Report
Interactive information
Interactive visuals
Dig into data, discover
Customizable
Updated automatically when data changes
Safely explore & experiment

11. Highlight your story!
Power BI Dashboard
Monitor at a glance; a day to day view
Why useful..?
?

12. Findings & Insights - dataset
Power BI Paginated Reports
Interactive information

13. Power BI Architecture
Tips & TricksBy
Sharona Plasmeijer
Technical Data & AI Consultant, Macaw