About Me

Hi, I’m Tarun Gupta 👋

I’m a Business Intelligence (BI) developer with a background in both management and engineering. I’ve been working with BI tools like Power BI and Tableau for about seven years now, mostly helping teams turn messy data into something they can actually use.

Somewhere along the way I got hooked on statistics, DAX, and data modelling, and this blog is where I share what I’ve learned the things that worked, the mistakes I made, and the little tricks that save time in real projects.

On Analyst in Action, you’ll mostly find:

  • practical, hands-on tutorials

  • examples from real-life BI problems

  • tips on tools like Power BI, Power Query, DAX Studio, Tabular Editor, and more

I see knowledge a bit like good food: it’s better when it’s shared.
If you have questions, ideas, or feedback, feel free to:

  • leave a comment on any post, or

  • reach out to me by email or LinkedIn

If you’d like to get new posts and tips from me, you can also follow my LinkedIn newsletter for regular Power BI content.

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