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I don't hear this question as often as I used to[1], but I still hear it: What's the difference between dataflows in Power BI and Data Flows in Azure Data Factory? I've already written extensively on …

We are excited to announce that we have just released the December update for the On-premises data gateway. Here are some of the things that we would like to highlight with this month’s release: &#…

Warning This is a less ranty than my first “road to MVP” post.I’m finishing this post at the end of december. And while I know there’s already a 3rd part as well, I found it…

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We saved the best for last. The final stretch of 2018 was incredible for the Power BI team. We announced some of our biggest previews, rolled out new features, and improved existing functionality across service and mobile based on your feedback. Before we ring in the new year, here’s a quick recap, in case you … Continue reading “Power BI Service and Mobile November & December Feature Summary”

Case Power BI recently introduced Dataflows. What is it and who should use it? Power BI Dataflows Solution According to M...

We are excited to announce that we have just released the December update for the On-premises data gateway. Here are some of the things that we would like to highlight with this month’s release: – Enhancements in SAP BW connector – The On-premises data gateway now includes the December version of the mashup engine The … Continue reading “On-premises data gateway December update is now available”

Power BI service apps, workspaces, dashboards, reports, datasets, and workbooks.

If you're a Power BI administrator you're probably already familiar with the Power BI Management module of PowerShell cmdlets. Additionally, as an alternative to PowerShell, you may have seen the rece…

This has been a great year for Power BI service admins. In July, we shipped APIs and PowerShell cmdlets for Power BI management, and recently we also released a preview version of a Workspaces page in the Power BI Admin Portal (see the screenshot below). This page lists all the workspaces in a tenant and … Continue reading “Workspace Management in the Admin Portal”

The Power BI Premium Capacity Metrics (version 1.10) app makes navigating and viewing metrics at workspace level easier.

Azure Data Factory v2 (ADF) has a new feature in public preview called Data Flow. I have usually described ADF as an orchestration tool instead of an Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) tool since it has…

I’m a heavy user and fan of Power BI. It’s a great tool for building reports from multiple data sources and easily sharing them with others. I use it for a variety of internal needs …

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…

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...

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 …

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…

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.…

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…

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, …

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…

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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…

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…