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Announcing ArcGIS Maps for Power BI by Esri (Preview)
We’re excited to share at Microsoft Ignite that soon Power BI users can use ArcGIS Maps for Power BI (preview) created by Esri. This preview will bring new capabilities to all Power BI users. The ArcGIS Maps for Power BI visual is provided by Esri. ArcGIS Maps for Power BI visual goes a step beyond. Not only can you plot data points from Power BI, but you can also add reference layers. Layers include a selection of demographic layers provided by Esri and public web maps or those published into Esri’s Living Atlas. You will be able to create a compelling analysis that also provides reference information to get more context from the data you have in Power BI. Hover over a block group in the Median Household Income layer to find out who your customers are in a specific area.
» Read moreEnterprise 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.
» Read moreWebinars for Sept 27-29th: Visualizing Airline Efficiency with Power BI and Getting Started with PowerApps
In this week’s Power BI webinar, Angel Abundez joins us to show how his team used data visualizations with Power BI and R visuals to tell a story with data. In PowerApps news, this week’s presenter, Archana Nair, will kick off the session by building a simple custom application that displays, edits, and adds data to an existing data source. Check out these two great webinars!
» Read moreAnnouncing the Power BI solution template for System Center Configuration Manager
Today we are excited to announce the release of the Power BI solution template for System Center Configuration Manager. The Power BI dashboard provides detailed information of your System Center Configuration Manager including client and server health, malware protection, software updates, and software inventory across your organization. You can compare key System Center Configuration Manager metrics to personalized targets and see how they trend over time. You can also identify trouble spots and get the information you need to understand what needs to be done.
» Read morePower BI Dashboard in a Day and Dashboard in an Hour training near you
Looking for more training on Power BI? Dashboard in a Day and Dashboard in an Hour are training plans that we update monthly with the latest features, and make available for Usergroups, MVPs, and of course our Power BI partners to offer their customers. Over the next two months you can find this content at cities across the U.S., and many of these events are even free! Check out a training session near you.
» Read moreAugust Power BI Desktop Update: Updated Drill experience
In the August update of Power BI Desktop, we released the general availability of inline hierarchies. We took inline hierarchies out of preview, and replaced this previous drill experience with the inline hierarchy experience. Since that update, we have heard feedback from you that while this new experience is very useful, you still have a need for the older experience, especially when using drill with unrelated categories in the hierarchy. Today we are releasing an update to the August Power BI Desktop release that gives you the ability to use both of these experience in one chart!
» Read moreExplore 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…
» Read moreWebinar 9/20: Getting started with Power BI and Azure Machine Learning using R Script
Machine Learning is a great way to use your existing data to identify trends going forward. In our webinar on September 20, 2016,, Gregory Deckler will show us step-by-step how to get started using this very exciting Azure Service, using Power BI and R script.
» Read moreWebinars for Sept 12-16: Getting started with custom visuals, Increasing performance with Common Data Model, and the making of the Real Sociedad report
Next week brings us three webinars for your viewing pleasure! These great presentations cover topics like how to get started with custom visuals by one of our data MVPs, how to use Power Apps (and the Common Data Model) to make it easier to collect business data, and a case study and review of best practices with Real Sociedad reports by one of our top designers.
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