Last month we put out the call for custom visual submissions — along with other topics that interest you — to the Data Stories Gallery, and we got some fantastic entries! Congratulations to the grand winner and seven runners-up. The inspiration topic for December is “retail”: show us a great data story with any kind of retail data and win a Power BI t-shirt and badge of recognition!
» Erfahren Sie mehrPASS Summit 2016 happened a couple of weeks ago in Seattle, Washington, and the Power BI team made a lot of exciting announcements! This week, Guy in a Cube has a round-up of the big news, and gives some additional context to product updates for Power BI together with Reporting Services and Analysis Services.
» Erfahren Sie mehrAsk the experts at Microsoft and find out if the visual design of your work is helping to project your data story, or just creating confusion. Attend the live webinar on November 17, 2016 to see how our Power BI pros turn dashboards and reports from standard to shiny, sharing insights more efficiently and making a bigger impact on your audience. If you want to learn more about dashboard and report design, with or without a submission of your own, register now for the Dashboard Makeover webinar!
» Erfahren Sie mehrLast month we put out the call for spooky-themed submissions — along with other topics that interest you — to the Data Stories Gallery, and we got some fantastic entries! Congratulations to the grand winner and six runners-up. November’s inspiration is “custom visuals”: show us a great data story using your own custom visuals or those in our Visuals Gallery.
» Erfahren Sie mehrThere’s been a lot of Power BI news lately around R Visuals, but if you’ve never used them before you may not be sure how to get started. This week, Guy in a Cube shows you how to take advantage of the new R Script showcase to explore possibilities and start interacting with your data through R.
» Erfahren Sie mehrHave you visited the Power BI Community blog lately? Blog posts can be anything from opinion pieces on the latest industry trends, to helpful tips and how-tos for your fellow Power BI users, to even “trip reports” from your local User Group meeting or Microsoft event. Check out these great posts from October and learn how you can contribute your own posts!
» Erfahren Sie mehrIf one set of lab tests is good, then two should be twice as good, right? It turns out the answer is no. More healthcare is not necessarily better healthcare. Choosing Wisely Canada, a campaign organized by a team of leading physicians in partnership with dozens of Canadian medical organizations, is offering guidance to help clinicians decide which tests, treatments, and prescriptions are unnecessary. Hôpital Montfort, in Ottawa, Ontario, is using Power BI to help provide its physicians with the evidence to help them make some of those wise choices.
» Erfahren Sie mehrDo you have someone in your organization that you want to have review the Power BI audit log, but you don’t want to make them a global administrator? Today’s tech tip is for you! This week, Guy in a Cube shows how to grant audit log access within your organization without having to grant additional privileges.
» Erfahren Sie mehrBack in May we added the ability to show custom tool tips in reports to Power BI Desktop, but by default tooltips display the count of a column. What happens if you want to display the text instead? Microsoft Senior Program Manager Charles Sterling has you covered in a short step-by-step guide.
» Erfahren Sie mehrLast month we put out the call for education-themed submissions — along with other topics that interest you — to the Data Stories Gallery, and we got some fantastic entries! Congratulations to the grand winner and six runners-up. The inspiration topic for this month is “mystery”: show us your best data story about haunted houses, Sasquatch sightings, and other spooky data!
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