Governing the Commons: Feedback, Incentives, and Light Touch Control
is about designing the environment so that the easiest way to work is also the most responsible.
Structuring Freedom: Best Practices for Report Builders
Part three explores specific design and build practices that allow report creators to work freely without overloading the shared semantic model or dragging the capacity to its knees.
The BI Commons: Lessons from Systems Thinking
We aim to preserve the creativity and speed of self-service BI, while avoiding the chaos that comes from having no rules at all.
Copilot-Focused Model Enhancements
Using AI Schema & Verified Answers to get the most out of your Model.
The Magic of Tabular Editor
Tabular Editor doesn’t just let you tweak the model more efficiently, it actively improves your working life.
Streamlining & Simplifying Your Data Model for Copilot
It's time to tackle what might be the most underappreciated aspect of a semantic model: simplicity.
Do You Really Need a Semantic Layer? It Depends, But Probably Yes
In Power BI, which I work with extensively, the semantic model isn’t optional, it’s built in.
Semantic Model Foundations - Giving Copilot A Fighting Chance
This article walks through the boring, beautiful basics of semantic model hygiene.
Field Notes from Building a BI Platform on AWS and Power BI
This is not a how-to guide. It’s lessons I learnt the hard way, sometimes messy, occasionally political but hopefully useful.