In the last few months we have added a lot of R capability to Power BI, with advanced analytics visualizations with R, data cleansing with R, and ways to get data with R. Customers and partners have told us about some amazing use cases that leverage these capabilities and add unique value. In order to demonstrate these use cases, we have created the Power BI Community R Showcase.
» Read moreThis week brings us two of the best presenters from down under: Dr Greg Low from Australia and Reza Rad from New Zealand. Reza will be kicking off the week on August 23 with the most requested webinar topic, best practices around implementing Row-level security with Power BI, and Greg will be delivering one of the most popular modules from his Business Intelligence classes on August 25.
» Read moreThis month in gateways, we’ve added support for new data sources for the on-premises data gateway, and the Power BI personal gateway. In this blog we will walk you through these new data sources, and also talk about monitoring your gateway.
» Read moreThank you for your great responses to the Power BI Embedded general availability announcement. We wanted to take this opportunity to help drive further clarity around the GA pricing and licensing terms.
» Read moreToday we are excited to announce the release of the brand and campaign management solution template for Twitter. Now you can analyse sentiment, follow related trending topics, and find your biggest influencers, all in just minutes!
» Read moreThis week, Guy in a Cube looks at how the Power BI data region is selected, and how you can find out in what region your data is currently located. He also talks about why data region is an important thing to review before anyone signs up for Office 365, Power BI, or other Microsoft services.
» Read moreEarlier this year, we wrote about how to leverage the Power BI REST APIs to create real-time dashboards in Power BI. Ever since, we’ve seen thousands of Power BI users engage with our real-time capabilities. As a result, today I am happy to announce the preview availability of a suite of features which make it even easier to stream real-time data to Power BI, and to see that data light up in your dashboards. Designed for easy setup, these new features show our commitment towards allowing our users to quickly gain insights from data of all shapes, sizes and velocities.
» Read moreLast month we put out the call for submissions to the new Data Stories Gallery, and you responded with enthusiasm! We were impressed with the analysis, design, and hard work behind each and every entry, and after much discussion we narrowed down the entries to one grand winner and six runners-up.
» Read morePower BI webinars for the week of 8/14 are two of the most requested topics: R and Financial Dashboards.
» Read moreWant to share your Power BI reports and dashboards as part of a website or application? This week, Guy in a Cube looks at three ways to embed Power BI, including publish to web, using the REST APIs, and the new Power BI Embedded service within Microsoft Azure.
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