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Announcing public preview of Object-Level Security in Power BI

We‘re excited to announce object level security (OLS) is now available for public preview in Power BI Premium and Pro!

Announcing General Availability (GA) of the Power BI connector for Databricks

We are excited to announce General Availability (GA) of the Power BI connector for Databricks, including the ability to connect to Databricks without an on-premises data gateway as well as support for Azure Active Directory (AAD) authentication and SSO in DirectQuery mode in the Power BI service.

On-premises data gateway February 2021 update is now available

Feb 2021 gateway release

What’s new with ArcGIS for Power BI

ArcGIS for Power BI is a custom data visualization tool built within Power BI that brings mapping capabilities to your reports and dashboards. ArcGIS for Power BI is now available on Power BI Report Server. This functionality will enable all Esri Enterprise users who use Report Server to seamlessly use ArcGIS for Power BI.

Power BI February 2021 Feature Summary

Welcome to the first feature summary of 2021! This month, we have a couple of updates on ongoing previews, as well as a new color picker that features RGB color selector and a search bar to make discovery of features easier. Additionally, we are introducing new filter operations and enable subscriptions for reports and dashboards that have row-level security applied. That’s not all though, so read on for all the details.

Power BI Developer community February 2021 update

This blog post covers the latest updates for the Power BI Developer community. Don’t forget to check out our last developer blog post if you haven’t done so already. Here is the list of updates: Embedded analytics updates Announcements Power BI Embedded Generation 2 (preview) Power BI embedded analytics new Contoso demo New Client APIs …

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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI Platforms

Today we’re announcing that for the 14th consecutive year1 Microsoft has been positioned as a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms. For the third year, Microsoft is positioned furthest to the right for completeness of vision and furthest up in the ability to execute within the Leaders’ quadrant.

Data insights without limit, security without compromise

The past year has confirmed that a digital-first strategy is not just a trend, but the new standard for business moving forward. What business calls “digital life” is just life for most people, as is the expectation that organizations will keep up with the accelerating volume of data and pace of change while protecting sensitive information.

.NET Core support for Analysis Services client libraries is GA

Today, we are announcing General Availability (GA), along with several enhancements.

Join us! Power BI Instructor Led Training! 24th & 25th of February, 2021 from 5:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST

This course covers key aspects of Power BI administration, including creating a Power BI tenant, managing access and permissions, resources and capacity, Premium capacity administration, broadening the reach – embedded, working with Data Gateway and best practices for successful Power BI administration. Each of the 10 modules will be delivered and monitored for questions by an MVP.