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Getting started with Power BI Desktop

Less data prep, more data wow

Visually explore your data with a freeform drag-and-drop canvas, modern data visualizations, and simple report authoring.

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See how to find and share business intelligence (BI) insights with Power BI. Get an introduction to creating reports, collaborating on dashboards, and administrating BI on a large scale.

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Cloud collaboration and sharing

Use Power BI Pro to share and distribute reports with others, without any complicated setup. Get started now with a free 60-day trial of Power BI Pro.

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Power BI Report Server

On-premises report deployment

Deploy and distribute interactive Power BI reports—and traditional paginated reports—within the boundaries of your organization’s firewall.

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