https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog Insights, tutorials, and thoughts on Power BI, data visualization, and business intelligence. en-gb https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/ai-provider-landscape https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/ai-provider-landscape The big three AI generalists aren't competing to be best — they've split the map. Claude for careful building, GPT for the broadest toolbox, Gemini for mountains of context. Here's what I actually reach for in mid-2026, where each one falls flat, and the niche players worth knowing. Don't marry a model. Marry the job. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/deneb-two-measure-heatmap https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/deneb-two-measure-heatmap Power BI has no native heatmap. Here's how to build a better one in Deneb and Vega-Lite, with gross margin as the cell colour and revenue as the label, plus the full copy-paste spec. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/building-power-bi-report-without-opening-desktop https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/building-power-bi-report-without-opening-desktop I built a three-page Power BI report through Claude Code, Figma MCP, powerbi-modeling-mcp, and pbi-cli without opening Desktop until validation. This is the honest pipeline and the twelve things that went wrong. Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/linkedin-analytics-dashboard-claude-code https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/linkedin-analytics-dashboard-claude-code LinkedIn gives you 90 days of analytics. I wanted more. So I built a dashboard that combines the official export with an Apify scrape to show content format performance, day-of-week patterns, post quadrants, and full audience demographics — then open-sourced it as a Claude Code skill. Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/dax-fundamentals-power-bi https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/dax-fundamentals-power-bi DAX is not hard. But it is different. These are the 10 concepts I would teach someone starting from scratch — the things that unlock everything else. Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/deneb-vega-lite-cheat-sheet https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/deneb-vega-lite-cheat-sheet A single reference for the Deneb / Vega-Lite things I reach for most often — the blocks, the syntax, and the gotchas. Built while preparing my PBIBRUM talk. Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/ai-adoption-power-bi https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/ai-adoption-power-bi I was an early AI adopter everywhere — except in Power BI, my actual job. Here's why AI can read your data, but still can't tell you why the numbers are wrong. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/saas-dead-small-businesses-surging-enterprises https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/saas-dead-small-businesses-surging-enterprises Vibe coding isn't replacing enterprise software — it's filling the gap for small businesses who can't afford £8k ticketing systems. Here's why the distinction matters. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/speaker-feedback-d365-ppug-manchester https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/speaker-feedback-d365-ppug-manchester I received my first proper anonymous session feedback yesterday. 4.81 out of 5. Here is what people said, what I am taking away from it, and why "Fab" might be my favourite review of all time. Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/the-accidental-quest-to-become-a-modern-polymath https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/the-accidental-quest-to-become-a-modern-polymath I was laid in bed at 2am watching YouTube Shorts when I started thinking about something slightly dangerous. What if I actually tried to become a modern polymath? Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/steal-my-website https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/steal-my-website Fork it. Clone it. Break it. Make it yours. Here's how I built my site and how you can steal it. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/i-cried-today https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/i-cried-today Being alive is not a small thing. Some days, it's everything. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/claude-code-has-changed-my-life https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/claude-code-has-changed-my-life Claude Code, creativity, speed, and the reality of turning ideas into production in hours, not months. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/reasons-to-stay https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/reasons-to-stay Content warning: suicide and mental health. A letter to a stranger about reasons to stay, reasons to exist, and reasons to endure. Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/power-bi-report-i-want-to-open-part-1 https://www.duncanboyne.co.uk/blog/power-bi-report-i-want-to-open-part-1 Why most personal dashboards don't last, and why motivation matters more than measures ever will. Part 1 of building a Power BI report I actually want to open. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT