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DAX vs. Tableau
Hi, recently began learning Tableau and got to admit it's intuitive use gotr me confused regarding DAX. DAX is quite complex for understanding with its evaluation context involved. What does it co...
DAX is not just used in PowerBI space, but used (based) in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS).
DAX allows for CALCULATETABLE etc, to return virtual table, that can be filtered. Which Tableau lacks...
In short, DAX allows for more complex data manipulation and is more powerful than what Tableau offers.
Though it is quite a bit harder to learn.
But it really depends on your business need, which is best suited for you.