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DAX: Performance Gains via Aliases and Variables

Consider the following DAX snippet:

SWITCH ( 
     TRUE()
    ,SUM('Internet Sales'[Sales Amount]) > 1000000, "A"
    ,SUM('Internet Sales'[Sales Amount]) > 100000, "B"
    ,"C"
)

Very straightforward, right? If the sum of sales amount is > 1mm, return “A”… if its between 1mm and 100k, return “B”… otherwise, return “C”.

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