July 27 Webinar: What’s new and exciting with Common Data Service
On July 27, join the Common Data Service team in a webinar to learn what’s new and exciting with CDS.
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Explore your Partner Center Analytics Data in Power BI
We’re pleased to announce the public preview of the new Partner Center Analytics App for Power BI for direct partners. Get a visual representation of your business data with Partner Center…
» Read moreCongratulations to the Featured Data Stories for May and June!
We put out the call to you a couple of months ago to create fantastic reports for the Data Stories Gallery, and we were amazed by your submissions! Congratulations to the grand winner and runners-up from June and from May’s Data Storytelling special theme event. Want to see your work become a Featured story? Post it to the Data Stories Gallery, and then tweet a link with the hashtags #powerbi #datastory. The author of the story that we pick as the grand winner for each month will win a Power BI t-shirt and a badge of recognition for their Community profile.
» Read morePower BI On-premises data gateway – July Update is now available!
We’re glad to announce that the July Update for the Power BI On-premises data gateway is now available. Learn more about the enhancements included in this release.
» Read moreTwo days of Power BI Content at the User Group World Tour
Powered by your local Power BI User Group (PUG), the Power BI World Tour will be unprecedented access to premium Power BI content designed by your local industry experts. This two-day event will cover technical content designed for the Power BI Analyst, Developer/IT Admin, and new professional. Grow your world of experience by attending our training, expand your network of connections, and get ready to become the Power BI super star you were meant to be. Starting in August, the tour will visit seven cities throughout the World. Register by August 07, 2017 to take advantage of the early bird discount!
» Read moreResponsive visualizations coming to Power BI
The Power BI mobile experience continues to evolve. In addition to much loved “just works” capabilities – dashboards and reports that just work on mobile – Power BI is providing more ways to create experiences optimized for devices of all sizes. For example, dashboards and reports optimized for phones allow even more control over the small-screen experience. Delivering a rich visualization on a large screen and then preserving that richness in a small screen can be a challenge. To address this challenge, we’ve created responsive visualizations.
» Read morePower BI Desktop July Feature Summary
This month’s Power BI Desktop update includes the general availability release of the new table and matrix visuals, an integrated experience with the custom visuals store, two community submitted quick measures, and more!
» Read moreIntroducing dashboard email subscriptions: a 360-degree view of your business in your inbox every day
Today, I am excited to announce the public preview of email subscriptions for dashboards in the Power BI service. Power BI dashboards pull together reports, images, Excel workbooks, and more, to provide a 360-degree view of your organization in a single pane of glass. Now, you can set up a dashboard subscription in seconds, and that same pane of glass can be delivered to your inbox every day. Keeping tabs on your critical data has never been easier.
» Read moreCongratulations to the Data Insights Summit Analytics Challenge winners!
Last month we celebrated the Microsoft Data Insights Summit with a Data Analytics Challenge, and as usual we were highly impressed with all the submissions! Take a look at the videos and insights uncovered by the three winners.
» Read moreAnnouncing the Campaign & Brand Management for Facebook Pages
Today, we are excited to announce a new Power BI solution template – the Campaign/Brand Management template for Facebook! This solution template adds to the growing library of social analytics solution templates including the Campaign/Brand Management for Twitter and Advanced Search for Bing News solution templates.
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