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This weeks webinar will highlight a community tool called Power BI Helper that helps you explore, tune and document your Power BI reports by Reza Rad.

Last week, I participated in an “Ask Me Anything” session where I answered questions around both Paginated Reports in Power BI, as well as questions around SQL Server Reporting Services and Power B…

You did know that Power BI supports natural language queries, right? All you need to do is to add the Q&A button to your report and your customers will be able to navigate their data just by asking qu…

Fun with DAX – A-Maze-ing DAX (@PhilSeamark) 24 Days of PowerPlatform – Day 1 – Let’s kick it off.. (@wstrasser) Power BI Fast and Furious with Aggregations (@Rad_Reza) Power BI Dataflows and Slow Dat…

As it currently stands when I setup a dataset refresh it only emails me when it fails. I was recently at a customer where there is a team of Power BI Developers, and I wanted to find a way that all…

I love Lego bricks. I love them because they were a favorite toy from my childhood. I love them because my children love them. I love them because they foster and encourage creativity. I love them bec…

As I am typing this I am wondering if tomorrow I will have to update it with the new Power BI Desktop features, or if this will be coming out next week! Here is my weekly Power BI RoundUp Power BI …

That title got your attention, didn't it? Before we move on, no, you cannot create and publish dataflow entities from Power BI Desktop today. Creating dataflows is a task you need to perform in the br…

Since we announced the limited public preview of Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 in June, the response has been resounding. Customers participating in the ADLS Gen2 preview have directly benefi&he…

Yesterday I posted an article comparing Power BI dataflows, Power BI datasets, and Azure Analysis Services. Although I’d like to believe that the article was useful, I used the disclaimer …

How do Power BI datasets and dataflows relate to each other? Do you need one if you have the other? I received this question as a comment on another post, and I think it warrants a full post as a r…

What happens if you ignore this metadata? Are all metadata attributes equally important? Are all metadata attributes equally applicable to a given usage scenario? What are the risks of using the da…

Using Presentation mode in the Power BI app running on Surface Hub in your conference room and collaboration areas, better allows you to have meetings which focus on your data. Presenting, collaborati…

Announcement January 1, we will be moving Power BI solution templates to open source.

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

This article describes the endpoints that should be reachable for customers using Power BI.

The Cold Open as presented at the BI Power Hour 2018 at the PASS Summit. This was the intro to the BI Power Hour session.

Join us for a Tour of an improved Power BI navigation experience makes it easy to monitor and analyze your key business metrics.

very recently, when I was part of a pre-sale activity , my manager asked me to propose a data analytic solution with least amount of technologies as well as least effort and cost. So my obvious ans…

Learn how to connect Power BI and Azure Data Services to share data and unlock new insights with a new tutorial.

One key aspect of Power BI dataflows is that they store their data in CDM Folders in Azure Data Lake Storage gen2.[1] When a dataflow is refreshed, the queries that define the dataflow entities are ex…

We are very excited to announce the public preview of Power BI dataflows and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Integration. Business analysts and BI professionals can now exchange data with data analysts, …

Connect with experts, collaborate with your community and maximize learning opportunities at Microsoft Business Applications Summit, returning June 10-11, 2019 in Atlanta, GA. Back for its second year…

I'm not the only one who's been busy sharing news and content this weekend about the integration of Power BI dataflows and Azure data services. Check out these additional resources and share the news.…

One key aspect of Power BI dataflows is that they store their data in CDM folders in Azure Data Lake Storage gen2.[1] When a dataflow is refreshed, the queries that define the dataflow entities are ex…

You can use custom Power Query “M” functions in Power BI dataflows, even though they’re not exposed and supported in the preview Power Query Online editor to the same extent they …

How to Create an AAD Account for Power BI Step One: Navigate to portal.azure.com to create a new tenant account using your company account (or create a new one). Step Two: Click on "Azure Active Directory" in the left menu. Step Three: Choose "Create a Directory" on the bottom right...

A few recent posts have touched on different aspects of how dataflows have capabilities that aren't exposed in the current preview user experience in Power Query Online. This is true of Power Query "M…