Don't be scared with Hybrid, they are only tables…
summary
Shows a working Power BI hybrid table pattern that keeps four years of historical data imported, refreshes the most recent seven days incrementally, and serves the newest slice via DirectQuery, demonstrated with a 45‑player game dataset. Uses Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Tabular Editor and SSMS to create partitions, publish metadata, and refresh or process partitions individually. Highlights required RangeStart/RangeEnd params, need for query folding, the single one DirectQuery partition limit, Premium requirement and practical caveats about dimensions, change detection and future dates.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:06Hybrid tables in Power BI
- 3:41Storage modes combined
- 7:15Demo: Near real-time data
- 19:52Hybrid table setup
- 26:20Verify partitions in service
- 31:43Refresh partitions individually
- 33:12Demo: Historical data in direct query
- 42:39Summary of approaches
- 43:44Who benefits and limitations
- 47:21Best practices
