Mike & Tommy tackle the surprisingly tricky problem of tracking Power BI app usage at scale, exploring why app-level telemetry is harder to surface than report-level metrics and how teams can map usage back to districts using Entra ID, Admin APIs, and audit logs.

They break down which telemetry sources are actually viable, how to avoid common pitfalls like audience filters hiding true reach and shared devices skewing counts, and lay out a scalable architecture for ~9,000 users across 70 districts built around a centralized semantic model with incremental refresh.

Resources mentioned: Chicagoland Power BI Meetup, Fabric Runtime Release Channels, Deep Dive into Tooltip Options in Power BI Visuals

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