DATA GOD OF FOLDING
Alex Powers
itsnotaboutthecell.com
A resident of St Louis, MO, Alex Powers is a Technical Specialist for Microsoft where he spends his days crunching numbers and his nights torturing a wife and cats with the sound of keystrokes. Raised on Nintendo NES, Alex is driven by the complexity of simplicity. He enjoys pop culture references and using his unique brand of humor while teaching others.
DATA GOD QUALIFICATIONS
Alex's passion for Power Query and spreading the love of what anyone can do with this language is second to none. Alex has run multiple 30 day Power Query challenges where Alex leads the community through increasingly complext Power Query challenges. There is no better way to learn Power Query than to play along with one of these 30 day Power Query challenges.
I know I have eaten more good food, drunk more beer and fine wine, had more friends, and seen more of the world than most men ever will
André the Giant
Alex is selfish. Alex wants you to be great. Alex needs you to be great. The lessons you learn now will be the spreadsheet and data model that someone else will manage when you have left this earth (and hopefully the role you are currently in as the promotions come raining down upon you). The success of your work is not built-in pretty charts or intricate formulas but in how it stands the true test of time (or Office Update).
If you’re looking for a simple trick to scale the Mt. Everest that is Power BI or Excel Alex may not be the droid you’re looking for. It’s Not About The Cell is all about the long game and rewiring the thought process for those who desire proficiency.
Some of Alex's most popular content
External Tools in Power BI
Current & Future Trends in Power BI
Introduction to DAX
DATA GOD FUN FACT
Alex Powers is a big fan of biker gangs and professional wrestling. Having spent his youth in an outlaw biker gang at a local bar called "Shady Jacks", Alex then moved on to a career as a 'jobber' in the professionally wrestling circuit of the south.
Wrestling 'Jobber's' are brought in to wrestle against the main wrestlers in the show. Jobbers can be categorized as either "Baby's" - the 'good guy' intended to lose to the bad guys, or "Heels" - the 'bad guys' intended to lose to the good guys.
Alex wrestled under the nickname 'Biker Power' (and ode to his passion for biking and for his last name) as a heel. This picture is of Alex moments before he made his ring debut.
Alex's career in wrestling lasted for 100+ matches that he wrestled in over the course of 4 months.
Additional fun fact:
This is not true, but I REALLY wanted to use this picture and I thought Alex would laugh.
CHRIS WAGNER, MBA MVP
Analytics Architect, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Data god, and Power BI Boss
Chris has been working in the Data and Analytics space for nearly 20 years. Chris has dedicated his professional career to making data and information accessible to the masses. A significant component in making data available is continually learning new things and teaching others from these experiences. To help people keep up with this ever-changing landscape, Chris frequently posts on LinkedIn and to this blog.
