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Power BI Desktop November 2018 Feature Summary
We have a massive Power BI Desktop update this month. Composite models, which allow you combine direct query and import sources together in one model, is now generally available. Two of the top feature requests on UserVoice, expand/collapse on the matrix and copy and pasting visuals between Desktop files, are also shipping this month. We are previewing a completely revamped filter pane that is highly customizable and have a ton of other product updates as well!
Microsoft Business Applications Summit is back – join us June 10-11, 2019 in Atlanta!
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, this is the premier place for power users, analysts and technical architects to get hands-on with the tools you use every day – and get a sneak peek at what’s new and next. Registration is open – don’t miss it!
Announcing Power platform Summit Europe in Amsterdam, 27-29 March 2019
Held in Amsterdam, 27-29 March 2019, Power Platform Summit delivers the can’t-miss annual conference for users of the Microsoft Power platform – featuring education on Power BI, PowerApps, and Microsoft Flow.
10/11 Webinar: How to use Power Query and M to create calendar tables with Tristan Malherbe
Calendar tables are an absolute requirement for time-intelligence calculations in Power BI. In this week’s webinar Power BI MVP Tristan Malherbe will deliver a webinar on how to build a proper calendar table using Power Query and M language.
How one popular financial analyst blogger uses Power BI to engage readers
Creating compelling stories that attract readers in a sea of competitive publications and content choices has never been harder. By using the unique capabilities of Microsoft Power BI, Seeking Alpha Financial Analyst Dallas Salazar has risen above the pack to write attention-grabbing articles on financial news. Learn how Dallas uses Power BI and the SandDance visual to improve the speed and clarity of his research.
Introducing the new Power BI JavaScript API
Today we are excited to announce the release of our new JavaScript API, which provides bidirectional communication between Power BI reports and your application. The JavaScript API enables you to more easily embed reports into your applications and to programmatically interact with those reports so that the applications and the reports are more integrated.
Explore your WebTuna Data with Power BI
WebTuna is an on-demand service for alerting and monitoring the performance of your internet or intranet sites and applications. We are excited to announce the availability for a Power BI content…
Enterprise ready: Power BI for iOS now supports Intune MAM capabilities
Microsoft Intune enables organizations to easily manage devices and applications across all teams. The Power BI Mobile application is already integrated with Intune MDM, or Mobile Device Management, and now we are happy to introduce Power BI support for Intune Mobile Application manager (MAM) on iOS devices.
Celebrate Power BI’s birthday with a month of Community events!
We're so excited about Power BI's first birthday that we've turned our week of Community events into a month of events! Whether you're a report wizard, a code master, or an eager supporter of Power BI (or all three) we've got an event for everyone, with lots of Power BI swag to give away. The … Continue reading “Celebrate Power BI’s birthday with a month of Community events!”
[Webinar 07/26] Using Power BI with Machine Learning by David Brown
In this webinar, active local Seattle Power BI User Group leader David Brown will show us how Predictive Analytics is being used in a large consumer goods company and a school district, combining the simple, scalable, cutting-edge power of Azure Machine Learning with the simple, usable, interface of Power BI to drive organizational improvements.
Explore and Analyze your Xero data with Power BI
Xero is easy to use online accounting software that’s designed specifically for small businesses. The Xero content pack for Power BI allows you to visualize and monitor the accounting data from within each Xero business. The out of box solution includes information such as cash position, top customers, invoices due and many more. The interactive reports allow you to easily explore your data to understand even more.
Power BI publish to web General Availability
Today, I’m excited to announce the General Availability of the Microsoft Power BI publish to web feature. Since public preview in February, thousands of people have used Power BI publish to web to wow their audience, and now we’re making it available to everyone.
Unlock retail intelligence with the Power BI app Barcode scanner
Anyone who has worked in a retail business, from manager to customer service agent, knows that the success of their operation isn’t found in the back room – it’s out on the sales floor. You’ve always had your retail data at your fingertips with the Power BI mobile app, but now we’ve enhanced the retail experience with the addition of a new barcode scanner.
Power BI Mobile apps feature summary – May 2017
This month’s Power BI Mobile release includes new updates to help you find your most interesting assets faster, and creating a more consistent experience when using Power BI between computers and…
Live from Seattle! Watch the Microsoft Data Insights Summit keynotes and featured sessions
Can’t make it to Microsoft Data Insights Summit? We’ll bring the conference to you! We’re livestreaming our three keynotes and nine of our most popular breakout sessions, June 12–13, 2017 so you can learn alongside attendees. As Microsoft’s conference for business analysts, the Microsoft Data Insights Summit is filled with strong technical content to help you build a data culture at your organization. See the full livestream schedule in this post.
Tech Tip Thursday: Better use of colors in Power BI
Microsoft's Guy in a Cube has been providing tips and tricks for Power BI and Business Intelligence on his YouTube channel since 2014. Occasionally on Thursdays we highlight a different helpful video from his collection. In this video, Guy in a Cube has a special guest presenter: regular Power BI webinar host Chuck Sterling! Chuck talks about color themes, one of his favorite new features. He looks at how you can quickly create your own themes to use within Power BI, or browse the Themes Gallery in the community to get pre-created themes from others.
Experience your data with Power BI Germany and meet your compliance and regulatory needs
Power BI Germany delivers business visual analytics through a unique data trustee and data residency model in Germany to address the needs of the most regulated customers in Germany, the European Union (EU), and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
Announcing our great lineup of featured speakers for the Microsoft Data Insights Summit!
We recently shared our full session catalog for this year’s Microsoft Data Insights Summit. This week we want to highlight some of the featured speakers we’ll have at the event. The Data Insights Summit includes an amazing mix of BI experts, product partners, community members, and Microsoft product engineers – all at the conference to help you learn how make the most of your data. We’re thrilled to spotlight Amanda Cofsky, Brian Jones, Chris Webb, Danielle Dean, Jennifer Stirrup, Justyna Lucznik, Kim Manis, Marco Russo, and Rob Collie.
Tech Tip Thursday: Guy in a Cube’s favorite Power BI feature?
Microsoft’s Guy in a Cube has been providing tips and tricks for Power BI and Business Intelligence on his YouTube channel since 2014. Occasionally on Thursdays we highlight a different helpful video from his collection. In this video, Guy in a Cube, a.k.a. Adam Saxton, looks at one of his favorite Power BI features that you may not be using. Can you guess what it is? Here’s a hint: this feature might get you talking…
How Microsoft Treasury uses Power BI
The Microsoft Treasury group manages $158 billion in assets, including cash and investments, account receivable, equity, and other investments. They act as an in-house bank for operations in over 190 countries, monitor thousands of bank accounts, and provide just-in-time cash management on a global basis. With a purview this large, Microsoft Treasury relies on vast amount of data in order to make fast, accurate, and actionable decisions to keep their operations running smoothly. In the past, Treasury used a combination of Excel, PowerPoint, and third-party services to analyze and present their data, but Corporate VP, Treasurer George Zinn saw the future in the integration of a different product: Microsoft Power BI.
Dive into Power BI at Summit EMEA
I invite you to join me at Summit EMEA and learn about how you can maximize the value in your data by using the amazing capabilities in Power BI. At the event, you’ll hear what’s new with Power BI, discover new ways to deliver insights for your business, hear from power users and experts, and learn how your peers are using their data. Data is at the heart of all business and Summit EMEA is a great opportunity to stay informed about the latest data innovations.
Power BI Added to Microsoft Trust Center
Today, we are excited to announce that Power BI is joining the Microsoft Trust Center. With the Microsoft Trust Center, customers can view a single page documenting Power BI’s compliance with ISO 27001, ISO 27018, EU Model Clauses, HIPAA BAA, and UK G-Cloud.
Nate Silver’s 3 Secrets to Handling Big Data
Last week Nate Silver spoke to a packed house at the Microsoft Data Insight Summit about the top 3 mistakes people make with big data, and suggestions on how to avoid them. Read all about his special presentation!
Tech Tip Thursday: getting started with Power BI as a DBA
Microsoft’s own Guy in a Cube has been providing tips and tricks for Power BI and Business Intelligence on his YouTube channel since 2014. Every Thursday we highlight a different helpful video from…
Data for kids, or how Walter and Vernon met with LEGO
Most of us work with data and business intelligence as part of our day-to-day profession, but here at Microsoft the pursuit of insight can also become a memorable family project.