BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Mobile Apps Update, Microsoft Teams, Extending Project Online Content Pack, Featured Data Stories, Streaming Data Set Example from Chris Webb, Dashboard Makeover Webinar) – Azure (Analysis Services)
Another week has gone by, and some more updates in the world of Business Intelligence
Power BI – Mobile Apps Update
There are quite a few updates for the Mobile BI apps, and it is good to see that it is across all platforms.
The easier navigation is always welcome because with a phone it is always tricky to navigate and see what you want to see. It also makes perfect sense that when you open your Mobile app, you want to see your favourites dashboard, because that is what you want to see first.
With regards to notifications, these are great updates, not only is the notification more descriptive, but also easier to dismiss once you have seen the notification.
As well as being able to view your report by location (on windows phone) and the ability to try the SandDance visual on the surface hub.
You can find the mobile apps blog update here: Power BI Mobile Apps feature summary – October 2016
Power BI – Microsoft Teams
Last week or this week Microsoft announced a new platform to enable productivity and collaboration called Microsoft Teams. You can find the details with regards to Microsoft Teams here: Microsoft Teams – Group Chat
And now this week they have now enabled this for Microsoft Power BI. This will further add to the Power BI story in terms of collaboration and I think it will make it even easier for people to communicate effectively and quickly.
You can find more details here: Power BI teams up with Microsoft Teams
Power BI – Extending the Project Online Content Pack
The Office team has been busy creating and extending the Project Online Content Pack. This blog post not only shows you where to get the data, but it also explains how to utilise the data and tips and tricks to get the most out of your data.
If you use Project Online read their blog post here: Extending the PowerBI content pack for Project Online
Power BI – Featured Data Stories
Once again this month from the Power BI Community is the featured data stories.
I always go and have a look, as there are some really good data stories told.
You can find the details here: Congratulations to this month’s Featured Data Stories Gallery submissions
Power BI – Streaming Data Set Example from Chris Webb
This is a really great and insightful post from Chris Webb. Not only does he show and explain how to get the streaming data sets working, but has an example that you can try out with yourself. (I personally did try it and it works!)
For me there are two things to take away from this. The first is that it is really quite easy and simple to create a streaming data set. Second is that I am already thinking of how to leverage this for other scenario’s.
You can find Chris’s Blog post here: Pushing Data From Excel To Power BI Using Streaming Datasets
Power BI – Dashboard Makeover Webinar & Submit your data
There is a Webinar on 17 November 2016, where you can see how they do a dashboard makeover.
Not only that but there also is the option for you to submit your entry for it to be made over.
You can find the details here: Submit your work and attend our next Dashboard Makeover
Azure – Analysis Services
In the link below is a great blog post by Kasper De Jonge and he goes into some great high level details as to why you would want to use Analysis Services in Azure. It is a really great article and does give some food for thought.
An example would be never having to upgrade to another version of Analysis Services, as well as having it being Highly Available, which in the past takes a significant amount of effort.
You can find all the details here: Analysis Services in Azure, when and why…