https://www.m365.fm/entity/surrogate-key/A surrogate key is a system-generated unique identifier, often a sequential number, that is not derived from business data and is used to relate tables such as fact and dimension tables.enhttps://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/mastering-power-query-transforming-flat-data-into-a-star-schema/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/mastering-power-query-transforming-flat-data-into-a-star-schema/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:57:26 -0000articleWelcome back to the podcast companion blog! In today's post, we are diving deep into the technical mechanics of data modeling. If you have ever inherited a massive,…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-star-schema-trick-all-pros-use-but-wont-say/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-star-schema-trick-all-pros-use-but-wont-say/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodewhen people first open power bi, they usually jump straight into visuals. charts, slicers, maps—it feels like that’s where the real action is. but the longer you work with it, the more you realize that the real magic is happening underneath, in the way the…