Understanding The “External table is not in the expected format” Error In Power Query In Power BI And Excel

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Optimising DAX: The Formula Engine and Storage Engine

When you execute a DAX query, two engines divide up the work. Understanding the split between the formula engine and the storage engine is key...

How Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and Power BI Are Transforming Analytics

Introduction Data has become one of the most valuable assets for modern organisations. However, collecting data alone is no longer enough—busi...

Agentic AI in Power BI and Fabric, Part 4: From Skills to an Agentic Report Theme Audit Workflow

In Part 1, I went through the concepts and terminology behind agentic AI, things like agents, tools, skills, MCP, guardrails, and Human i...

Analysing Power BI Data Using Copilot In Excel

This week there was another big Copilot-related announcement for Power BI – but on the Excel blog. You can now analyse data from Power B...

BI Pixie Workload on Fabric: From Power BI Usage to AI Readiness (w/ Gil Raviv

Simplify Power BI DAX with Visual Calculations

Excel or Power BI: Why Start Over?

Power BI, M365 Copilot And The Importance Of DAX UDFs

This was a big week for Power BI Copilot with the announcement of a new direction for the feature. If you haven’t done so already, read ...

Power BI Update - July 2026