Created by: Paul Pitcher
Creation Date: Aug 16, 2025
Updated Date: Oct 14, 2025

Vertipaq

(pronounced verti like vertical paq like packman)= The compression engine of Microsoft Power BI. Some Power BI developers focus on optimizing the Vertipaq engine.
I was told that
Is only used on import mode
it looks at column data not row data.
It is stored in memory not hard drive
As soon as the data is loaded in Power BI, Vertipaq engine performs a series of algorithms on the data to compress it as much as possible.