BI-NSIGHT – Power BI – (Pin to Dashboard, Extending Power BI Pro Trial, Mobile App Update, All About Dashboards, comScore Content Pack) – Cortana Analytics (Azure Data Catalog) – SQL Server 2016 (SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Tabular Parallel Partition Processing) – Office 2016 (Official Release Date 22 Sep 2015) – Project Prajna
Once again there was a lot of updates from Microsoft, as well as some other really interesting information within the BI Space. So let’s get going! Power BI – Weekly Service Update (Pin to Dashboard, Extending Power BI Pro Trial) I have to say that they are rolling out service updates almost every week now. Which is great to see…
Power BI (Visual Contest, On the Go, Hyperlinks, Drill Up, Drill Down, tyGraph Content Pack) – SQL Server 2016 – CTP 2.3 (SSAS Tabular with a dose of speed, SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)) – Power BI (Personal Gateway for Power BI Update)
Right once again there is a lot to get into this week, and as with every week there are a whole host of Power BI updates. Power BI – Visual Contest I have to say that this is both a smart and fantastic move by Microsoft. This allows them to get or gain a whole host of new chart types…
BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Collaboration, Mobile, Webtrends, Natural Language, Resizing Reports, Increased Limits, Dynamics AX Support) – SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.3 – APS Update 4 – Office 2016 (Updates, Publishing Directly to Power BI)
There is a whole stack of updates with regards to Power BI this week, as well as some other updates within the BI space. I have to quickly point out that I was very fortunate to finally meet Jen Underwood. t (Twitter) It is really great to have the opportunity to have meet up with people that you have followed…
BI-NSIGHT – Power BI Content Pack Adobe Analytics – SharePoint 2016 IT Preview
There is not a lot on the go this past week, but here are the latest updates. Power BI Content Pack – Adobe Analytics Another great Power BI Content Pack with regards to Adobe Analytics. It once again gives the users of the Adobe Analytics a great platform to view there data as well as interact with their data. You…
BI-NSIGHT – Excel 2016 Waterfall Charts – Datazen Updates – Power BI Content Packs (SQL Sentry, Circuit ID) – Power BI Distribution Groups
These past two weeks there has been a massive amount of news and reviews on the updated Power BI Desktop as well as the Power BI Service. I have been reading quite a lot and found some people doing some really amazing things. I honestly feel that Power BI is going from strength to strength. Excel 2016 – Waterfall Charts…
SSIS – Using SSIS Variable within a SQL Script with Temp Tables – Error at Data Flow Task : No Column information was returned by the SQL Command
Below details what I was trying to do within SSIS and how I got it to work. Overview I was using a SQL Script which contained some temp tables which was used in the result set. When I then put this into an OLE DB Source I would get the error shown below: I then tried to see…
BI-NSIGHT – Power BI GA (24 July 2015) / Updates – SQL Server 2016 CTP2.2 (SSRS Treemap & Sunburst Charts)
This week has been another amazing and interesting week with regards to Power BI. So here are is the latest information that I could get my hands on! Power BI – GA (General Availability) This week finally Power BI will go into General Availability. Which has been a long time coming and something that I have been looking forward to…
BI-NSIGHT – Multiple Power BI Announcements – Cortana Analytics – Particle and Microsoft – Azure Data Catalog – Power Query Update
So the past week has been filled with a whole host of announcements, particularly in the Power BI space, but as well as with Microsoft’s cloud based solutions. A lot of the information that I have found due to the current World Partner Conference! So as we do every week, let’s get into the amazing details. There is quite a…
BI-NSIGHT – Power BI for Android Devices – Power BI Designer vs Excel – Power BI Refresh for On-Premise – Power BI Refresh from OneDrive – Power BI Interface Updates
Whilst I thought that this week might be a bit on the quiet side, I think that my previous suspicion is correct, and the wonderful people from Microsoft like to send out updates on a Wednesday. Power BI for Android Devices I was just browsing through twitter and I came across a tweet and clicked on the link, not entirely…
BI-NSIGHT – Power BI Designer Refresh – SQL Plugin for Excel – SQL Server 2016 In Memory Tables – Azure SQL Data Warehouse – Office 2016 Update – Power BI Content Pack (UserVoice)
Another week has gone by, so let’s get into what is currently out there and happening in the BI world. Power BI Designer Refresh I do know that this came out last week, but I still wanted to comment on this. Once again this is something that customers and myself have been waiting to be implemented and asked for on…