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Measure and Magnify Your Impact with Usage Metrics for Dashboard and Report Authors

Today, I am excited to announce the availability of usage metrics in the Power BI service for dashboard and report authors. This feature gives you one-click access to key usage metrics for your dashboards and reports, allowing you to pinpoint how your end users are interacting with your content. We hope these metrics can help you justify your investments and prioritize your efforts on the most impactful, widely used content.

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Power BI Desktop May Feature Summary

This month has many updates to previously released features, including an upgrade to tables to add the great features our new matrix, two new quick measures, and a new way to create bins. You’ll also now be able to take advantage of a new slicer type that lets you filter your reports down to relative dates, such as last 3 months. We are also very excited to announce report level measures for live connections to Analysis Services tabular models & Power BI service datasets.

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How Microsoft uses Power BI to run its growing cloud business

Today Microsoft is hosting an online event called Data Amp to share how to make the most of data to accelerate the pace of business innovation. The transformative power of data is a popular topic amongst Microsoft customers, and internally here at Microsoft we have many of the same ambitions about maximizing the power of our data. As the lead for BI and analytics for James Phillips, the Corporate Vice President that leads the Business Applications, Platform and Intelligence (BAPI) organization, Slawomir Kierner is often asked how Microsoft uses Power BI and analytics to run its growing cloud business. Here is his answer!

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Community Blog Highlights

Have you visited the Power BI Community blog lately? We want to hear what’s got you thinking about Power BI and Business Intelligence! 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 last month.

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Analyzing United States County Data Trends with SandDance for Data Storytelling

What do you get when you combine a passion for data and Microsoft Power BI with an interest in U.S. politics, social economic and cultural trends? You receive compelling reports covering election data, obesity and drug overdose rates, along with income per capita levels within the United States over the past 10+ years. See how Microsoft Program Manager Jeff Lumpkin uses the SandDance custom visual to create rich modeling, interactivity, and animated transitions to aid in data storytelling.

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