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title: "Adam Wilson (@adamw) | Hashnode"
description: "Adam Wilson (@adamw) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@adamw"
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@adamw

# Adam Wilson

@adamw · Joined February 2026

### [How to Set Up the Qlik MCP Server with Claude.ai and Actually Do Useful Stuff With It](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/how-to-set-up-the-qlik-mcp-server-with-claude-ai-and-actually-do-useful-stuff-with-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I've been in data long enough to remember when "self-service analytics" meant you could run your own queries in SQL Management Studio instead of asking someone else to do it for you, but this is actua

8 min read · [hiadam.hashnode.dev](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/how-to-set-up-the-qlik-mcp-server-with-claude-ai-and-actually-do-useful-stuff-with-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 26](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-set-up-the-qlik-mcp-server-with-claude-ai-and-actually-do-useful-stuff-with-it/69a03662a5caf197dadce72f)

### [Build Measures Faster: Using DAX Query View in Microsoft Power BI](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/build-measures-faster-using-dax-query-view-in-microsoft-power-bi?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

If you’ve spent any serious time building models in Microsoft Power BI, you’ll remember the old ritual. Create measure. Hit Enter Wait Watch the little spinner Question your life choices Repeat Over a

3 min read · [hiadam.hashnode.dev](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/build-measures-faster-using-dax-query-view-in-microsoft-power-bi?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 24](https://hashnode.com/posts/build-measures-faster-using-dax-query-view-in-microsoft-power-bi/699d92c9d0607ae9fa6dbe39)

### [Grouping Measures in a Field Parameter](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/grouping-measures-in-a-field-parameter?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Field parameters are one of those Power BI features that feel like witchcraft the first time you use them. Switch between measures dynamically? No calculated columns? No DAX spaghetti? Sold. Then the

4 min read · [hiadam.hashnode.dev](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/grouping-measures-in-a-field-parameter?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 23](https://hashnode.com/posts/grouping-measures-in-a-field-parameter/699c4f8548f663745f964352)

### [Using Qlik Regex to Organise Messy Comment Fields](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/using-qlik-regex-to-organise-messy-comment-fields?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Free-text fields are both a blessing and a curse. They give users flexibility, but from a reporting point of view they’re often messy, inconsistent, and hard to work with. In this case, a customer had a Comments field where users manually typed infor...

3 min read · [hiadam.hashnode.dev](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/using-qlik-regex-to-organise-messy-comment-fields?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/using-qlik-regex-to-organise-messy-comment-fields/69934ca4667be184c294b4d5)

### [Developing in Production (Yes, Really)](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/developing-in-production-yes-really?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

There’s a version of data work that exists in documentation, architecture diagrams, and conference talks. It has clean environments, clear requirements, and a sensible deployment process. And then there’s the version I keep encountering, the one wher...

2 min read · [hiadam.hashnode.dev](https://hiadam.hashnode.dev/developing-in-production-yes-really?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Feb 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/developing-in-production-yes-really/6989cc4942703f24764f4987)