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Let's make some music from the data together! I'm Nikola, Data Mozart, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, O'Reilly and Pluralsight author. I'm writing (mostly) about the Microsoft data platform - Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. Visca Barca!

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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 12, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 12, 2026

    (Don’t) Stop materializing your silver layer! (opens the original)

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    <img alt="Featured Image" class="sizing-normal" height="630" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m0Hu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffb79f7b7-97a4-4dc7-b317-1d808e00c5d9

  2. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    Variable libraries in Microsoft Fabric: One value to rule them all! (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    <img alt="Featured Image" class="sizing-normal" height="666" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!re4t!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa3145e62-045b-4a38-82bd-dfc664f3106f

  3. Issue · Jul 4, 2026

    A whirlwind tour on User-context-aware calculated columns in Power BI! (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="Featured Image" class="sizing-normal" height="666" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EMCz!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F731ed126-fad2-4b3c-9f15-253cac89b015

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