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M365.FM | Microsoft 365, Azure Cloud, Power Platform & AI · Thursday · 15 min

Power BI Performance Optimizer - Simply Explained

Your Power BI report isn't slow because of a bug. It's slow because of a decision somebody made long before that report existed, and it's rarely the decision people blame first. In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn: Why a slow Power BI report is rarely a Power BI problem What people mean by a performance optimizer The optimizer already sitting in your ribbon The biggest lever sits under the report Import, DirectQuery, and Direct Lake Fewer visuals, tighter filters The layer nobody thinks about Copilot as a first-pass optimizer What to remember, and one question for you Simply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support. This episode includes AI-generated content.

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Your Power BI report isn't slow because of a bug. It's slow because of a decision somebody made long before that report existed, and it's rarely the decision people blame first.

In this episode of Simply Explained you will learn:
  • Why a slow Power BI report is rarely a Power BI problem
  • What people mean by a performance optimizer
  • The optimizer already sitting in your ribbon
  • The biggest lever sits under the report
  • Import, DirectQuery, and Direct Lake
  • Fewer visuals, tighter filters
  • The layer nobody thinks about
  • Copilot as a first-pass optimizer
  • What to remember, and one question for you

Simply Explained by M365.FM breaks down Microsoft 365, Azure and modern IT topics in clear, jargon-free language. Hosted by Mirko Peters.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m365-fm-microsoft-365-azure-cloud-power-platform-ai--6704921/support.

This episode includes AI-generated content.
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