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Sometimes you want to connect to a report server instance using Management Studio, for example to create a new security role or modify an existing one. Recently I tried to log into our newly installed Power BI Report Server (March 2018 edition). I was greeted with the following error: The Reporting

Here is this week’s BI-RoundUp. I am hopeful that by this time next week the latest version of Power BI Desktop will be released! Power BI – On-Premise Gateway Update By far the biggest news …

In this video, Matthew Roche joins Adam for a look at the Common Data Service for Analytics. This is an offering that will be coming out in public preview in the Summer of 2018 and will help you to bring together data sources into a common schema. Video: Business Application Platform: Power BI | Business […]

In this video, we look at what’s new with Power BI Embedded. Ran Breuer, the Power BI Embedded engineering helps to walk through those items. Playground – JavaScript Embed Sample Power BI Embedded Samples

There are often questions surrounding Publish to Web. What is it? How can I use it to share my reports? This video walks through the [...]

Understand Power BI Premium capacity memory management and optimization.

Today, I am thrilled to announce the availability of dashboard theming in the Power BI service. Power BI dashboards pull together reports, images, Excel workbooks, and more, to provide a 360-degree…

Power BI workspaces, apps, and keeping changes from mucking up reports being used in production. In the software development life cycle, a distinct space to test new reports helps ensure that report c…

Power BI Premium was announced generally available less than a year ago as the platform of choice for enterprises deploying high-performance, scalable BI systems in the cloud. In the May release of…

The Power BI Usage Metrics Solution Template is now the primary or "Plan A" approach for monitoring Power BI activities (i.e. create, delete, share) and analyzing usage patterns and trends. Prior to t…

Join Microsoft Program Managers, Mathew Roche and Charles Sterling in this demo heavy webinar for a tour of the Common Data Service for Apps, Common Data Service for Analytics and Power BI Insights Ap…

Another week has flown by and there are once again more Power BI Updates, which I really enjoy. But at the same time there is so much content and blog posts that at times it is a bit of a struggle …

Recently, One of my friend called me and asked is there a way to selected the Gateway when publishing a Power BI report. My answer was NO because there is no such option currently.What Power BI doe…

Here you go! Here's a sneak-peek of the 'Meal Order' #PowerApp I've been talking about. It is filled with variables, timer controls, formulas and screens. Stay tuned for a deep-dive vBlog which also shows the #PowerBI report I built that includes an embedded PowerApp. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/9Jfnv3T7x1— Daniel Christian (@dchristian19) May 19, 2018

In this video, Adam looks at how to migrate off of Power BI Workspace Collection to Power BI Embedded. Power BI Workspace collections will be shut down on June 30, 2018. You don’t have much time befor…

We’re almost halfway through the year and what a great start it’s been to 2018! The Power BI team has worked in full force over the last few months to deliver the features that you’ve identified to…

Today, we’re pleased to announce we’ve added the ability to subscribe other users to e-mail subscriptions you setup for reports and dashboards in PowerBI.com. This highly requested feature allows Pro…

This blog post covers the latest updates for Power BI Developers community- Power BI Embedded and Custom Visuals.

Recently Power BI Mobile & Devices team have released some new cool features. These features address some of the most requested items we got from you – we hear you!

Learn to Navigate Your Way Through a Power BI Dashboard in 20 Minutes.

I haven’t written in awhile, but wanted to get this up while it was still fresh in my mind (and had some time left at lunch). Did you know Outlook had a shortcuts feature? I didn’t (or at least I didn…

Connecting datasets to their data sources is arguably one of the most important tasks BI authors must accomplish after publishing a Power BI Desktop file to the Power BI service. It is perhaps also…

In a previous blog I discussed the Common Data Service for Apps (CDS for Apps). I explained that CDS for Apps is more suitable for OLTP-type applications, which is why its main client is PowerApps app…

Let's say you just heard someone mention a Power BI app. What exactly do they mean by that? Well, it depends. The term "app" is used kind of a lot in the Power BI world. So, here's a quick reference to help you decode the conversation. I'm going to start with the most likely options, worki

A past post discussed different fonts available for use in Power BI, and I have also showed how to try to expand your font selection with Themes. What if users want more variety? It’s possible to add …

Power BI Report Server can be thought of as a superset of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Therefore, traditional SSRS, Mobile, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Excel-based reports can all be hosted alongside your Power BI reports.

Have you ever wondered how many times your Power BI dataset has been refreshed? And if you are using Power BI Pro, you are limited to 8 refreshes a day. This week’s blog post I am going to de…

We will create a custom connector in Flow that refreshes any dataset in PowerBI you want and you can use it with any other connector.