Presentation Archive
This page is an archive of Melissa’s older presentation materials from free community events.
What You Can Learn from the Power BI Activity Log and REST APIs
The Power BI Activity Log and the Power BI REST APIs are a goldmine of information for understanding usage patterns and activities in your Power BI environment. In this demo-packed session, we will look at examples of the type of data you can obtain and how this data can make a significant contribution to your Power BI governance, security, management, and adoption efforts.
Presentation materials & recordings:
Slides (last updated Feb 24, 2021)
Demo scripts (Jupyter notebook in GitHub) (last updated May 6, 2021)
Video recording (from Feb 24, 2021)
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Essentials of Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2
We will examine the components of ADLS Gen 2, consider how it differs from other Azure storage options, and discuss why it is optimal for analytical workloads. We will review why multi-protocol access is important, and why the hierarchical namespace and ABFS driver are critical to query performance, data load performance, and data security. Currently supported features, roadmap features, and integration with other Azure services will be covered. Common patterns and best practices for data lake development will be included in the demonstrations to provide attendees practical and realistic examples.
Presentation materials: Essentials of Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2
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Data Saturday Holland, Amsterdam - Oct 5, 2019