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Why does nobody document their Power BI reports? Because it takes too long. Until now.
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Why does nobody document their Power BI reports? Because it takes too long. Until now.

We’ve all been there: taking over a Power BI report only to discover there’s no documentation. Tables, measures, data sources, and business logic have to be reverse-engineered from scratch. That’s exactly why I built PBI Documentation – a free and open-source tool that automatically analyzes Power BI reports and generates structured documentation within minutes. ✅ Data model, DAX & PQ ✅ Data sources & RLS ✅ Fabric IQ Analysis ✅ Versioning & Change Detection ✅ PDF Export & Customizable Templates

Fabric IQ, Ontologies, and Semantic Models – Why Microsoft Is Preparing the Next Evolution of Power BI and Fabric
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Fabric IQ, Ontologies, and Semantic Models – Why Microsoft Is Preparing the Next Evolution of Power BI and Fabric

Organizations are rapidly investing in Copilot, AI agents, and intelligent assistants. But one critical question is often overlooked: How does AI actually understand the business meaning behind enterprise data? This is where Fabric IQ, ontologies, and semantic models come into play—and why they may define the next evolution of Power BI and Microsoft Fabric.

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Why VertiPaq Will Remain Critical in the Age of AI and Microsoft Fabric
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Why VertiPaq Will Remain Critical in the Age of AI and Microsoft Fabric

Many people are currently talking about AI and how it can be used within Fabric—for example through Data Agents, Operational Agents, and similar capabilities. What most people do not connect these topics with, however, are the underlying fundamentals. In this article, I take a closer look at VertiPaq (the storage engine behind Power BI) and explain what it means for AI in Microsoft Fabric.

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Why DirectLake Models Can Suddenly Become Slower
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Why DirectLake Models Can Suddenly Become Slower

Sometimes, DirectLake performance is slower than usual. But what actually causes it? In this article, I explain the reasons behind fluctuating performance and why query execution can suddenly become slower than expected.

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Why does nobody document their Power BI reports? Because it takes too long. Until now.
Blog PostPower BI

Why does nobody document their Power BI reports? Because it takes too long. Until now.

We’ve all been there: taking over a Power BI report only to discover there’s no documentation. Tables, measures, data sources, and business logic have to be reverse-engineered from scratch. That’s exactly why I built PBI Documentation – a free and open-source tool that automatically analyzes Power BI reports and generates structured documentation within minutes. ✅ Data model, DAX & PQ ✅ Data sources & RLS ✅ Fabric IQ Analysis ✅ Versioning & Change Detection ✅ PDF Export & Customizable Templates

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