Alberto started working with SQL Server in 2000 and immediately focused his interest in the Business
Intelligence area. He and Marco Russo created the sqlbi.com, where they publish their thoughts and topics
about BI.
He published several books about SSAS Tavìbular, Multidimensional and Power Pivot. He is a Microsoft MVP
and he achieved the SSAS Maestro title, the highest level of certification on Microsoft SSAS technology.
Today, his main activities are in the delivery of DAX, and SSAS Tabular workshops all around the world,
consulting on large and complex data warehouses, to provide assessments and validation of project analysis or
to perform specific problem-solving activities.
He is a well-known speaker at many international conferences, like SQL PASS, SQL Bits, Teched and he loves to
be on the stage both at large events and at smaller user groups meetings, exchanging ideas with other SQL and
BI fans.
Talks I've Given
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DAX Optimization Examples - Level 400
Featuring Alberto Ferrari
How do you optimize a DAX expression? In this session we analyze some DAX expressions and Tabular models and, through the usage of DAX Studio and some understanding of the VertiPaq model, we will look at how to optimize them.
As you will see, most optimizations are the direct application of best...
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Expert Panel
Featuring Kasper de Jonge, Marco Russo , James Dales, Chris Webb, Alberto Ferrari, Patrick LeBlanc and Adam Saxton
Bring all your Power BI questions to get answers from some of Power BI Experts from all over the world!
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Handling Relationships in DAX
Featuring Alberto Ferrari
Interested in finding out more about DAX? Check out Alberto Ferrari at this month's Power BI to learn more!
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300 – Time Intelligence in DAX
Featuring Alberto Ferrari
Time Intelligence is probably the most interesting feature of any analytical solution. Computing Year-To-Date, Month-To-Date, Same-Period-Last-Year, is quite easy in DAX but, as soon as the customer requests for time intelligence require working days’ evaluation, complex and custom calendar...
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