Golden Measures: Unlocking Trusted KPIs and Eliminating Shadow IT

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*🚀 Discover how Microsoft streamlined its operations by eliminating 350 systems, reducing shadow IT by $30 million, and delivering thousands of trusted KPIs to leadership teams. In this video, we dive deep into the concept of 'Golden Measures'—the key to ensuring data accuracy, trust, and consistency across your organization.*

*🎥 What You'll Learn:*
1. **Introduction to Golden Measures**: Understand what a golden measure is and why it's critical for business intelligence and analytics.
2. **Microsoft's Transformation Journey**: Learn how Microsoft tackled the challenge of inconsistent data definitions and conflicting KPIs, leading to the successful implementation of over 2,000 trusted KPIs.
3. **Data Governance Best Practices**: Explore the importance of governance, version control, and the process of reaching consensus on data calculations across different business units.
4. **Architectural Insights**: Get an inside look at Microsoft's architecture, including master models and purpose-driven models, and how they manage and distribute KPIs using Azure Analysis Services and Power BI Premium.
5. **Certification and Endorsement of Data Sets**: Discover how to promote and certify data sets in Power BI to ensure that your reports and dashboards are built on a solid foundation of trusted data.

*💼 Who Should Watch?*
Data Professionals looking to improve data accuracy and consistency.
Business Analysts and Decision-Makers seeking to standardize KPIs across their organization.
IT Leaders interested in reducing shadow IT and improving governance.

*📘 Related Resources:*
Explore the importance of data governance in our book "Practical Guide to Azure Cognitive Services." [Order it here](https://a.co/d/5PiXIzH).

*💬 Join the Discussion:*
Have any questions about golden measures, data governance, or Power BI? Drop a comment below! We’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

*🔗 Useful Links:*
Power BI Documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powe...
Azure Synapse Analytics Overview: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azur...
Microsoft Case Study on KPI Management: [Link to Case Study]

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