When to use Excel and when to use Power Query? A practical analysis | Xyclos
I have published hundreds of articles on my blog on various topics and I wanted to categorize them to have better control over them for...
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Carlos Altamirano
Oct 46 min read
Discover the 6 most in-demand roles in Data Analysis | Xyclos
In all professions or activities there are always different levels of knowledge and applicability of that knowledge, so a way is sought...
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Carlos Altamirano
Sep 15 min read
Pomodoro: The art of learning to pause and rest | Xyclos
A while ago I discovered something fascinating: sometimes, in order to move forward, we need to stop. Sounds counterintuitive, right? But...
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Carlos Altamirano
Aug 217 min read
From Excel to Power BI: A Journey of Business Transformation | Xyclos
The Beginning: An Excel Course that Opened Doors It all started when Diego took an intermediate-advanced business Excel course. That's...
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Carlos Altamirano
Aug 163 min read
Optimizing and improving financial reports in Power BI: A real case
Introduction In the financial world, the quality of reports depends not only on the data they contain, but also on how this data is...
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Carlos Altamirano
Jul 153 min read
Perplexity: Tips and news | Xyclos
I always switch between ChatGPT , Claude , Perplexity , You , Pi , Gemini , Copilot when I find myself researching something with...
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Carlos Altamirano
Jul 12 min read
Advantages of using DAX Query View in Power BI | Xyclos
In Power BI Desktop we have a very useful tool to visualize the results of DAX instructions before using them in our Model. It is called...
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Carlos Altamirano
Jun 273 min read
Create custom Data Model pages in Power BI Desktop | Xyclos
Introduction In the world of data analysis, a well-structured Data Model is the backbone of any Business Intelligence project. In Power...
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Carlos Altamirano
Jun 202 min read
Learn the processes and components of Power BI Desktop | Xyclos
This is an introduction to the process and components we have in the Power BI Desktop application, for Windows. Power Query It is the...
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Carlos Altamirano
Jun 132 min read
Are you looking for the best Basic Intermediate Business Excel course? | Xyclos
In April of this year 2024, I trained several people from a company in the Basic Intermediate Business Excel course. I evaluated their...
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Carlos Altamirano
Jun 62 min read
Create button to clear all applied slicers in Power BI | Xyclos
Have you ever found yourself browsing a Power BI report with multiple slicers applied and wishing you could delete them all with a single...
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Carlos Altamirano
May 222 min read
Advanced methods to concatenate cells | Microsoft Excel | Xyclos
When we need to concatenate or join cells, we have several functions that can help us with this: Concatenate Concat Textjoin Suppose we...
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Carlos Altamirano
Apr 194 min read
With Power Query everything is easier | Xyclos
Case to solve The other day a client called me who had the following problem. On the one hand, it has a book currently made up of 3 tabs...
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Carlos Altamirano
Apr 131 min read
Concept: Granularity in Power BI and Microsoft Excel | Xyclos
What is granularity or granularity applied to a Data Model? Granularity is the level of detail that a table contains. In principle it can...
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Carlos Altamirano
Apr 43 min read
Convert a date to month as text | Microsoft Excel | Xyclos
We are going to learn how to display and how to extract the month from a date, along with other examples that include the day and year....
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Carlos Altamirano
Apr 33 min read
The secret to professional success: UP-Skills, RE-Skills | Xyclos
Skills We all have one or more abilities or skills that we have acquired over time by performing certain tasks with safety and...
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