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🚀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 - 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗞𝗜𝗦𝗦 (𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗜𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱!) 🚀 04 - 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘢: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 Client: "My Power BI dashboards are sluggish, to say the least." Expert: "Well, the problem might just be hiding in your 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹. Let’s take a peek." Client: (Reveals the complex ERP data model) Expert: "I see the challenge. This structure isn’t quite 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 for what Power BI excels at. Have you considered a star schema?" Client: "Star schema? Can you explain?" Expert: "Certainly! A 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮 simplifies your complex data into a format that Power BI can digest more efficiently. It’s a denormalized approach, ideal for reporting and analysis. Instead of your data wearing an invisibility cloak, each element is distinct, clear, and 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲." In the ERP world, a 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮 turns your tangled web of data into a streamlined, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁 data model. It’s the foundation that supports swift and 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. Think of it as decluttering your data, so Power BI can focus on delivering insights, not navigating a data maze. Adopt the KISS method – not just a catchy phrase, but a strategic approach for 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 reporting. 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 to amplify, and watch your dashboards perform like never before. #DataWarehousing #PowerBI #BusinessIntelligence #DataSimplified #KISSWeekly #StarSchema #EfficientReporting

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𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗜: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 Are your BI tools like Power BI taking too long to load reports from Snowflake? You’re not alone! Many teams struggle with optimizing Snowflake to seamlessly integrate with BI tools. In one project, we cut query times dramatically and transformed the user experience by implementing targeted optimization techniques. Here’s how you can do it: 1. Optimize Queries for BI Dashboards BI tools like Power BI often run the same queries multiple times, which can lead to delays. To avoid this, we optimized the most frequently used queries by simplifying complex joins, using filters effectively, and aggregating data before sending it to Power BI. This reduced the load on Snowflake and sped up report refresh times. 2. Leverage Snowflake’s Result Caching Snowflake automatically caches the results of queries, allowing repeated queries to run almost instantly. For BI tools that frequently pull the same data, enabling result caching ensures that Power BI users aren’t waiting for data to reload unnecessarily. In our case, leveraging caching cut our dashboard load times significantly. 3. Aggregate Data Before Querying For faster performance, we pre-aggregated large datasets using Snowflake’s 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨, making it easier for Power BI to pull summary data without querying raw, large tables. This reduced the number of rows Power BI needed to process, accelerating dashboard performance. 4. Monitor Query Performance Using Snowflake’s Query Profiler Regularly monitoring query performance helps identify bottlenecks. We used Snowflake’s Query Profiler to spot inefficiencies in how Power BI queries were accessing data, allowing us to fine-tune them and achieve faster results. Continuous monitoring is key to keeping your BI tools running efficiently. 𝗧𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴. 𝘉𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦. By implementing these strategies, we turned our Power BI dashboards from slow and cumbersome to fast and reliable. #SnowflakeAdmin #PowerBI #DataOptimization #BIAnalytics #DataEngineering #QueryPerformance #CloudComputing

Choosing between Import and direct modes in Power BI is crucial for optimal performance and data refresh strategies. https://lnkd.in/gK-GhWYp #powerbiconsulting

How to create a Power BI report using Business Central Data? https://bit.ly/3pVge3y #PowerBI #Businesscentral #MSDyn365 #Dynamics365

How to create a Power BI report using Business Central Data? https://bit.ly/3pVge3y #PowerBI #Businesscentral #MSDyn365 #Dynamics365

How to create a Power BI report using Business Central Data? https://bit.ly/3pVge3y #PowerBI #Businesscentral #MSDyn365 #Dynamics365

How to create a Power BI report using Business Central Data? https://bit.ly/3pVge3y #PowerBI #Businesscentral #MSDyn365 #Dynamics365

How to create a Power BI report using Business Central Data? https://bit.ly/3pVge3y #PowerBI #Businesscentral #MSDyn365 #Dynamics365

How to create a Power BI report using Business Central Data? https://bit.ly/3pVge3y #PowerBI #Businesscentral #MSDyn365 #Dynamics365