We’re excited to announce the Power BI Desktop October update. This month’s update includes 23 new or improved features. While this is just about half the number of features compared to last month’s update , we expect you will find many…
» Read moreThe data are in. Demand for data analytics expertise has skyrocketed. The reason? A convergence of trends—the expanding universe of data, business dependence on faster, data-driven decision-making, the viral spread of social media, and huge strides…
» Read moreExcel 2016 is out and works better together with Power BI! Microsoft recently announced the availability of Office 2016 . If you’re already working in Excel, you no longer have to look up your workbook from Power BI. We’re excited to…
» Read more[October 2nd Update] We have released a new Power BI Desktop build that includes a few additional bug fixes for visualization labels, DateTime picker, and DAX formula bar. You can install this new version to benefit from these fixes by clicking the Download…
» Read moreYour manager wants to see a report on your latest sales figures combined with your last campaign impressions by the end of the day. But the latest data resides on various third party systems and on files in your laptop. In the past it’s taken hours…
» Read moreIt’s only been a few weeks since we announced our GA release and shipped lots of new features , but we’re very glad to announce another update to Power BI Desktop. As we mentioned to you in previous blog posts, GA is only the beginning and…
» Read moreThe Three V’s. People who know Big Data will talk about volume, velocity and variety – it’s a useful way to characterize both the benefits and challenges of Big Data. Let’s get you familiar with these terms, and how you can harness…
» Read moreNote: This information is good as of 8/11/2015 and is subject to change! I had discussed part of this topic as it related to Excel Workbooks with the old Power BI service, but I wanted to refresh that and talk about the concept of the Data Model and highlight…
» Read moreSo you start your day with a quad shot Americano, end up dreaming about countless Excel documents and spend just as much time digging through piles of data as you do scrubbing for insights… Sound familiar? Looks like you may be a business analyst…
» Read moreby James Phillips, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Business Intelligence Products Group Today is an exciting milestone, as we release the new Power BI service and Power BI Desktop . When I first unveiled our GA date earlier this month, I emphasized…
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