Chris Webb takes us through a new feature in Power BI:
While the long-awaited small multiples feature that previewed in the December 2020 release is an obvious boost to Power BI’s data visualisation capabilities, did you know that you can use it to improve report performance too?
Earlier this year I wrote blog posts showing how you can improve report performance by showing the same amount of data in fewer visuals (for example by replacing several cards with a single table) and how the number of visuals on a page affects report performance even if they aren’t displaying any data; several other people have written similar posts too. Small multiples are just another way you can replace several visuals with a single visual that displays the same data.
I liked this feature for the visualization improvements, but if you can throw in performance improvements as well, I’m sold.