Articles on Power BI, Tableau, AI, and the working life of a data practitioner. Published here, on Substack, and on Medium.
I hold certifications in both Tableau and Power BI. Not because I picked a side, but because I’ve always needed to stay relevant. Early in my career I made a decision: I…
At Microsoft Build 2026, the Power BI team announced Agent Skills for Power BI, a preview capability that lets you describe what you need and have an AI agent build semantic models,…
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon at the reunion in South Carolina, and I was sitting next to my uncle, watching my cousins fry fish. The kids were running around, my wife…
I’ve been building dashboards in Tableau and Power BI for over a decade. I know what polished takes. The hours on layout, the color palette iterations, the pixel pushing on KPI cards.So…
Let me tell you what a good conference feels like. You’re tired but not drained, you’ve got a list of people to follow up with, and you’re already thinking about how to…
I was testing out the Power BI MCP server last week and noticed something interesting: it could write directly to Power BI workbooks. That got me thinking… if AI can modify Power…
In my last post, I shared my Power BI journey and how it changed my life. Today, I want to dive into another transformative force in my career: Tableau. While I’ve called…
Today marks Power BI’s 10th anniversary, and I can’t help but reflect on how profoundly this tool has shaped my journey over the years.My First Data Visualization LoveJuly 21, 2016. That’s a date…
If you’re making the transition from Tableau to Power BI, one of the first hurdles you’ll encounter is translating your familiar IF/THEN/ELSE logic into DAX (Data Analysis Expressions). While the concepts are…
Connecting to Tableau MCP: A Deep Dive into Lakers Data AnalysisThe world of business intelligence is evolving rapidly, and the introduction of Model Context Protocol (MCP) is reshaping how we interact with data…
How Being A Caregiver Made Me A Better LeaderAs of this writing, it has been two years since my father’s passing. Stepping unexpectedly into the role of caregiver was one of the most…
2022 Week 21 | Power BI: Field Parameters The May Power BI update came with alot of awesome changes! (More info can be found here) One of the biggest updates is Field…