Power BI vs AtScale – Semantic Model FIGHT!

Links to AtScale Evaluation
Tech Talk – https://www.atscale.com/resource/power-bi-on-microsoft-fabric-marketing-or-a-real-semantic-layer-solution/
Press Release – https://www.atscale.com/press/new-report-tests-power-bi-direct-lake-performance/
White Paper – https://www.atscale.com/resource/performance-benchmark-powerbi-directlake-snowflake/

Are you curious about how Power BI DirectLake performs and scales on Microsoft Fabric compared to AtScale on Snowflake? Do you want to see the results of an industry-standard benchmark test conducted by Dave Mariani, the co-founder and chief technology officer of AtScale? If so, you don’t want to miss this video!

In this video, we will show you the highlights of the TPC-DS benchmark report that compares Power BI DirectLake and AtScale on Snowflake across three different database sizes, ranging from 100 gigabytes to 10 terabytes, under light to heavy user concurrency. You will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each approach, as well as the key insights and recommendations from the report.

This video is a must-watch for anyone who wants to make smarter decisions with their data and analytics using Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe to our channel for more videos like this.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – Welcome
00:00:50 – AtScale References
00:01:15 – DirectLake
00:02:56 – The Data
00:03:34 – The Environment
00:04:12 – The Cost
00:04:37 – The Load Testing
00:05:28 – Test Resutls
00:06:18 – 10x Faster
00:06:46 – Test Comparison
00:07:55 – Conclusion
00:08:05 – Fair Evaluation?
00:10:00 – What they got right
00:11:08 – What I question
00:12:24 – What they got wrong
00:13:50 – What they missed
00:14:43 – Opportunities
00:17:25 – KratosBI Conclusion