GroupBy is Back – Spring 2021 Edition
GroupBy Conference is coming back May 25-26 for it’s Spring 2021 Edition. There will be 20+ FREE data sessions spread across the two days. Sessions for Americas’ time zones...
2021-05-19
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Aaron Nelson
GroupBy is Back – Spring 2021 Edition
GroupBy Conference is coming back May 25-26 for it’s Spring 2021 Edition. There will be 20+ FREE data sessions spread across the two days. Sessions for Americas’ time zones...
2021-05-19
Create a Polling Loop in PowerShell
This is one way to create a polling loop in PowerShell. I’m sure there are several options, but this one works well for the use case. Backstory I needed...
2021-04-19 (first published: 2021-02-16)
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Grant or Revoke Permission on Power BI Report Server
I have created two new PowerShell functions for Granting or Revoking permission on items in the Power BI Report Catalog. These two will be the probably be the last...
2021-02-22 (first published: 2021-02-10)
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Query DB2 From PowerShell
Story time: A few months ago I was in a meeting where we were all asked how we could take on a complex, but very necessary task. As they...
2021-02-17 (first published: 2021-02-09)
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Create a Polling Loop in PowerShell
This is one way to create a polling loop in PowerShell. I’m sure there are several options, but this one works well for the use case. Backstory I needed...
2021-02-16
Added another 3 new PowerShell functions for reports on Power BI Report Server
I finally did it. I created a function I’ve been wanting to be able to use for *years*. Test-RsRestItemDataSource is here. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve...
2021-02-11 (first published: 2021-02-03)
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Grant or Revoke Permission on Power BI Report Server
I have created two new PowerShell functions for Granting or Revoking permission on items in the Power BI Report Catalog. These two will be the probably be the last...
2021-02-10
Query DB2 From PowerShell
Story time: A few months ago I was in a meeting where we were all asked how we could take on a complex, but very necessary task. As they...
2021-02-09
3 new PowerShell functions for refreshing Power BI reports on a Power BI Report Server
I just wanted to give everyone a heads-up that a new version of the ReportingServicesTools module went out last week, and it includes 3 new PowerShell functions for working...
2021-02-08 (first published: 2021-01-28)
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