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Announcing new contact lists for reports and dashboards in the Power BI service

The new contact list for reports and dashboards makes it easy to support end users by providing a contact list that includes multiple users or even groups in the Power BI service. When used with the New Look for the Power BI service, end users can quickly find and contact someone to make timely data driven decisions. Read on to learn more about the new contact list capability.

On-premises data gateway October 2019 update is now available

October Gateway release

Win Power BI Swag with Community Kudopalooza!

WIN SWAG! Visit the Power BI community to get answers to your questions and connect with others to see cool examples of how people are using Power BI. https://aka.ms/commkudo

Refresh your Power BI dataset using Microsoft Flow

Today, we are making scheduling of refreshes much more flexible to improve how Power BI works in processes like the ones described above. Specifically, we have added a new Refresh a dataset action to the Power BI connector for Microsoft Flow.

On-premises data gateway management via PowerShell (Public Preview)

Pubic preview- PowerShell gateway

Power BI Desktop October 2019 Feature Summary

This month’s update is filled with major updates across the whole product. In the data preparation area, we’ve introduce query diagnostics, which allow you to see what queries are being run behind the scenes. On the reporting side, we are taking a huge step forward in terms of real time reporting, with our new automatic page refresh feature.  This feature lets you trigger refreshes for your DirectQuery-based report at regular intervals.  Q&A has also been completely revamped this month, with a new Q&A visual, tooling, and improved user experiences.

Announcing The 2019 Power BI User Group Global Hackathon Champions!

It is with great pleasure that the Power BI User Group announced the 2019 Power BI User Group Global Hackathon winning team as…

Increase Business Impact with Power BI and Azure Analytics

Power BI and Azure Analytics help businesses build a data-driven culture and drive analytics proficiency.  This has been seen in recent findings from the commissioned Forrester Consulting study, The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Azure Analytics With Power BI. The study specifies that together, Azure Analytics and Power BI can provide value to customers by delivering an ROI of 271% over three years. 

Announcing Power BI updates at the Microsoft Business Applications October Virtual Launch Event

The Microsoft business applications virtual launch event is almost here! You don’t want to miss this opportunity to get a first-hand look at the new innovations we’re rolling out for Power BI. Register today for this free event, and then tune in to the live stream on October 10, 2019 from 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Pacific Time.

Power BI Report Server September 2019 Feature Summary

We’re happy to announce our September 2019 update of Power BI Report Server! This release is packed with tons of reporting features, including visual level filters for slicers, Icon sets, grouping for visuals, new default themes, and more! In this release, you will also see the new updated design, the new filtering experience, and more conditional formatting options.

Read on to learn more about the new features and many other capabilities in this release.