James Howell

We finally have 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿-𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗨𝗗𝗙) in DAX! Don't make mistakes; this is not a user data function in Fabric. This is a new DAX feature, the most important one in the last five years. First article and video to introduce how UDFs in DAX work. sqlbi.com/articles/intro…

Absolutely loving all the noise and fuss in the running world about Sibu breaking the 6hr barrier. Well deserved‼️⭐️

@BankZeroSA It's already been 3hrs, what took so long to get this message out? Why no DR plan/process?

Dear customers… we are so sorry! Our system is currently unavailable after maintenance took longer than expected… we are all hands on deck to come back up asap. Will post here as soon as fixed.

Just published: First Look at GPT-5 on an NL2DAX Benchmark. I tested GPT-5 against a Power BI–focused dataset to see how it handles complex DAX query generation, and the results are surprising. Read the full analysis here: pbidax.wordpress.com/2025/08/10/fir…

I urge to listen to this, especially if you’re struggling with gambling. Trevor and I spoke about online sports betting. Some of you know I lost my brother to suicide because of his addiction to it. After hearing that, Trevor stopped accepting betting companies as advertisers on his podcast. In this clip, he and Ryan (who’s off screen) make some very sharp points about how these companies operate and the sneaky, manipulative tricks they use to get people to spend all their money. See the whole podcast on Spotify or YouTube, What Now? With Trevor Noah. (Can’t believe I had to pay Elon Musk in order to post a longer video).

The latest paper from the #1 CMU-DB PhD student @SamArchDB's is wild compilation DB magic! He automatically makes UDFs run 300x faster on @SQLServer and 1.3x faster on @duckdb. Code: github.com/SamArch27/PRISM Paper: vldb.org/pvldb/vol18/p1…

@Kookie_Kuhle Ah. Wow. The odds weren't great. But they deliver!!

Australia we are trying to go for a Southern Hemisphere whitewash, The ABs gave us our first upset last night and now we look to you Wallabies.

❇️Exciting News: Free DAX Optimizer Access with the Latest Tabular Editor 3 Release!❇️ To redeem your license, follow this guide: 🔗 link.te3.com/3AvUBfj. Be sure to check out our release blog for all the news 🔗 link.te3.com/3YtOVdW. #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric

@KerryKolosko @cwebb_bi @marcorus Yup, yup, yup.

Why would you use #PowerBI Copilot? blog.crossjoin.co.uk/2024/10/13/why…

@African_Spring @TAKEALOT You need one of these ASAP.

My order was 'shipped' yesterday but woke up to 'not yet shipped' today. What's happening @TAKEALOT ??

@DOtykier @PowerBITips You'd have to claw TE3 out of my cold dead hands.

@PowerBITips 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 external tool? 🤔

My mind is blown! 🤯 Semantic labs just made every external tool obsolete. 🔥🔥 Watch Michael kolvalski demo lineage from model to reports!! This is so needed!!!

@KerryKolosko Great visual! Seen similar with soil types, researchgate.net/figure/Ternary…

2024 Men Elite XCO UCI World Champion 🌈 Alan Hatherly makes history 🇿🇦🥇 #PalArinsalAndorra2024

@KerryKolosko Fantastic demo 👏.

@KerryKolosko Bush TV. The best.

VPAX Command Line Tool for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux is available. Yes, extract a VPAX file on the command line of almost any operating system. Yes, automate the collection of VPAX files. Yes, already available, free, and open-source. sqlbi.com/blog/marco/202… #powerbi

One of the greatest recovery spots ever? Wow, uMhlanga is stunning.

@TC_Countee Best race in a long while. Electric from start to finish. So good!

Sometimes you keep going and going and going and going and nothing comes right. Then it happens. Luck. Timing. All that hard work! Still we rise, Great race. #F1 #SilverstoneGP

@sohail_here @cwebb_bi That's how I read it. @cwebb_bi is that correct?

@cwebb_bi So this means we get 1 PBI RS key with F64 Fabric capacity without even SQL Server EA?

Power BI Report Server keys are now available with F64+ Fabric capacities too: #purchased-f64-reserved-instance" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi…

@KerryKolosko "As big as a jungle gym and as handsome as a house" - my 5yr old.