Stop debating. Start architecting. I just shipped an A–Z field guide on Live Connection vs Data Refresh in Power BI—built for real SLAs, not vibes. You’ll get: • When to go Live (central semantic model, tight governance) • When to use Import + Incremental/Hybrid (buttery speed) • When DirectQuery/Direct Lake wins (freshness & scale) • Patterns: Aggregations, Composite models, RLS, capacity planning • A no-BS decision tree to choose fast Hot take: “Real-time” is great—until your SLOs and wallet disagree. Pick the mode that ships decisions, not drama. 🔗 Read the A–Z guide: https://boonars.com/?p=1365 #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #DirectLake #DirectQuery #IncrementalRefresh #HybridTables #SemanticModel #DataModeling #AnalyticsEngineering #BI #Governance #Performance