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Overhead Of Getting Relationship Columns In Power BI DirectQuery Mode

Chris Webb BI

Many Power BI connectors for relational databases, such as the SQL Server connector, have an advanced option to control whether relationship columns are returned or not. By default this option is on. Returning these relationship columns adds a small overhead to the time taken to open a connection to a data source and so, for Power BI DirectQuery semantic models, turning this option off can improve report performance slightly.

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Incremental Refresh in Power BI, Part 3: Best Practices for Large Semantic Models

BI Insight

In the two previous posts of the Incremental Refresh in Power BI series, we have learned what incremental refresh is, how to implement it, and best practices on how to safely publish the semantic model changes to Microsoft Fabric (aka Power BI Service). This post focuses on a couple of more best practices in implementing … Continue reading Incremental Refresh in Power BI, Part 3: Best Practices for Large Semantic Models The post Incremental Refresh in Power BI, Part 3: Best Practices for L

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This is a relatively new development, which I largely attribute to The SECURE Act.

Wink Intel

Maybe the reason why older people are not as interested in annuities is because they have been exposed to information that puts annuities in a negative light. Younger people might be more receptive to using annuities because news about annuities over the past few years has been largely positive. This is a relatively new development, which I largely attribute to The SECURE Act.