Ben Richardson
Ben is a director of Acuity Training which he has been running for over 10 years.
He is a Natural Sciences graduate from the University of Cambridge and a qualified accountant with the ICAEW.
He previously worked as a venture capitalist and banker and so had extensive experience with Excel from building financial models before moving to learn SQL, Microsoft Power BI and other technologies more recently.
Hierarchy Slicers In Power BI
This article explains what a Power BI hierarchy slicer visual is and how you can use it to filter information […]
REPLACE Function in Dax
The Replace function in DAX is a Power BI text function that you use to replace part of a text […]
Speeding Up Power BI
Waiting for Power BI if it is running slowly can be incredibly frustrating. The bad news is that if your […]
All About Power BI Templates including 5 Great Places To Download Them
Templates are critical to increasing your work speed as you become a more advanced Power BI user. This article walks […]
Connecting Power BI to Google Sheets – The New Connector
Microsoft recently (16th November 2021) announced that they have beta released a Google sheets connector for Power BI and Power […]
Use AI To Become An Excel Pro
AI is rapidly changing the way we interact with technology and the world around us. In the simplest of words, […]
Complete Guide To Percentages in Excel!
In this article, we will demonstrate how to calculate a percentage in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Additionally, we will […]
Power BI: Connecting Power BI to SQL Server
Power BI supports a variety of data sources such as Blank Queries, Flat Files, SQL Server Database, OData Feed, Azure […]
Comparing Power BI and SSRS
This article looks at the main differences between the Microsoft SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) and the Microsoft Power BI […]
Finding Outliers In Excel: A Detailed Guide
Microsoft Excel is an incredibly powerful data analysis tool that empowers users to store, analyse, and visualise data to derive […]
Power BI Merge Queries & Append Queries
In this article, we will walk step-by-step through how to use Power BI merge queries, and Power BI append queries […]
Power BI: Introduction To DAX
By the end of this introduction to DAX article, you will have a good all-round understanding of Power BI’s Data […]