This month’s update brings exciting opportunities for learning and community engagement, including the upcoming Fabric Data Days and the return of FabCon in Atlanta next spring. Notably, Power BI is making strides in mapping capabilities by transitioning from Bing Maps to Azure Maps, ensuring users have access to the latest features and support. Dive into …
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Read moreWith this month’s release of Power BI publisher for Excel, we’ve improved the experience of connecting to Power BI data from Excel, allowing you to connect to data in read-only groups and connect to reports and datasets that were shared with you.
» Read moreOn September 26–27, the Microsoft Data Science Summit will host an interactive event on the disruptive technologies and innovative solutions in big data, advanced analytics, and machine learning.
» Read moreWhen a business owner first considers incorporating dynamic data-driven analysis into their routine management, the prospect can sometimes seem overwhelming. Technology infrastructure, mobile app development, real-time updates – where do you start first? It’s easy to forget that all you really need to begin on a small scale are a computer, a phone, and tools such as Power BI and Power Apps.
» Read moreThis week, Guy in a Cube addresses some of the confusion around Azure Active Directory and how it differs from local Active Directory. He reviews three Power BI scenarios where Azure Active Directory can be used, particularly relating to gateways, and explains why it’s important.
» Read moreIn 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.
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