Radar Trends to Watch: September 2024
This month, we’ll give AI a rest. Alex Russell has finished an excellent series of posts titled, “Reckoning.” It’s a must-read for web developers. If you want to understand why…
#SWDchallenge: stack it up!
This month, we invite you to explore the power of a stacked graph. Your mission is to find a scenario where a stacked graph shines as a visualization that makes…
become an SWD Scholar
As you know, we’re big advocates of practicing to develop data storytelling skills—we’ve written an entire book on this topic! Reading a book, however, isn’t the same as mastering a…
Rewriting Strangler Fig
Two decades ago, I posted that I found that the strangler fig plant was an interesting metaphor for the gradual replacement of a legacy system. I didn’t refer to the…
shape your story
Can you recall your favorite children’s book? Take a moment to bring it to the front of your mind. Now imagine you have to tell someone else about the story…
On-premises data gateway August 2024 release
Welcome to August! We are excited to announce a new version of the on-premises data gateway. Source: PowerBI
Platform Engineering: The Next Step in Operations
Platform engineering is the latest buzzword in IT operations. And like all other buzzwords, it’s in danger of becoming meaningless—in danger of meaning whatever some company with a “platform engineering”…
Power BI August 2024 Feature Summary
Welcome to the August 2024 update. Here are a few, select highlights of the many we have for Power BI. You can now ask Copilot questions against your semantic model….
introducing the newest member of our team
I’ve been talking a lot lately about the newest addition to the storytelling with data family—a delightful dragon named Daphne, who aims to bring the magic of numbers…