Name: Power BI Composite and Advanced Models - Alex Whittles
Start: 2024-12-05T13:00:00Z
End: 2024-12-05T14:00:00Z

**Microsoft Data Platform Group Birmingham**

**Thursday 5th December at 13:00 (GMT - UK Time)**

**Speaker:** Alex Whittles

**Title:** Power BI Composite and Advanced Models

**Description:**
Take Power BI to the next level to support BIG data, as well as layering logic over the top of an existing cube or dataset for unlimited flexibility.

This session will look at composite models as well as Direct Query over Datasets and Fabric's Direct Lake mode, to see how they can enhance our Power BI world.

Use this to combine different datasets into a single report, as well adding your own logic and data on top of someone else's dataset, and leverage the power of Fabric.

**Agenda:**

12.45 - 13:00 : Setup and Join

13:00 - 13:05 : Open Lobby and Introductions

13:05 - 14:00 : Power BI Composite and Advanced Models

**Venue:** Wherever you have access to a computer or smart device!
This session will be online only!

**Other Details:**

\*\*\* Please note registration on MeetUp is required to gain access to the Teams link!\*\*\*

Please contact us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/MSDataGroupBrum) or via email if you are having any issues joining and we'll do everything we can to help.

**Event Organiser Contact Details:**

If you need any further details or have any requests for this or future Data Platform Group events, please get in touch.

Email: meetup@purplefrogsystems.com

Twitter: [@MSDataGroupBrum](https://twitter.com/MSDataGroupBrum)

**Sponsors:**

[Purple Frog Systems](https://www.purplefrogsystems.com/)

[Power BI Sentinel](https://www.powerbisentinel.com/)

Joe Billingham

Lewis Prince

Microsoft Data Platform Group - Birmingham

Azure Data Tech Groups

Purple Frog

Governance, Auditing and Disaster Recovery for Power BI and Fabric

Power BI Sentinel

Recruitment for BI and Reporting Analytics professionals

RP Analytics

Technology

SQL Server

Data Management

Business Intelligence

Big Data

Database Development

Power BI

Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing

Microsoft Azure

Machine Learning

Data Analytics

Data Visualization

Data Science

Alex has been a Data Platform MVP since 2015 and is the owner and principal consultant at Purple Frog, a Microsoft Data Analytics consultancy in the UK with multinational clients in a variety of sectors. He specialises in all aspects of data warehousing, ETL, Fabric, Machine Learning and Power BI using the Microsoft stack.

Alex is also the creator of Power BI Sentinel, a governance and disaster recovery tool for Power BI and Fabric.

Alex has an MSc in Business Intelligence, is a chartered engineer, is on the organising committee for SQLBits, and is a co-organiser of the Birmingham Data Platform Group. Alex is also a regular speaker at many Data events around the world including SQL Bits, Data Relay, Data Saturdays, Data Grillen, 24 HOP and the PASS Summit.

In his spare time, he's also a qualified pilot.

Alex Whittles