BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Service March Update – New Navigation Experience, Desktop Terms & Definitions – Whitepapers) – BI Survey (BARC BI Survey 2017) – Excel – (Get & Transform Updates for April 2017)

There has been a variety of updates and blog posts in the past week, so here are my BI updates. Power BI – Service March Update There were quite a few service updates for March within the Power BI Service. The first was the granular controls which was a very welcome feature. And I know that something that a lot…

BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Granular Tenant settings, Amazon Redshift connectivity in Power BI Service, Featured Data Stories, Availability Monitoring Publish to Web) – Excel (Get & Transform updates) – SQL Server (DAX support in Report Builder and SSMS)

Here are the weekly updates. Power BI – Granular Tenant Settings I can personally say that I know a few of my clients who are very happy that the Power BI team has already implemented the Granular Tenant settings for Power BI. I have to say that I am once again impressed by the Power BI Team really a great…

BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (February Desktop Update, iOS Mobile App with Q&A, Dual KPI Custom Visual, PowerApps Common Data Service) – Excel (Get & Transform Updates for January)

I had to re-write this, as I had a suspicion that the Power BI Desktop would be released soon and here it is, along with other updates. Power BI – February Desktop Update This Power BI Desktop update is here, and I have to say that there are some awesome additions and new improvements. So I will highlight below what…

BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Mobile App Update – Android Tablets, Navigation Preview, AMA, Driving Power BI Adoption in your Organisation) – Excel (Get & Transform Update)

It does appear that as we approach the festive season, the Microsoft team are still full steam ahead, which is great for myself and the Data Analytics community. Power BI – Mobile App update for Android Tablets As per their blog post, it is great to see that there now is an App for the Android tablets, whilst this has…

BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Desktop Update Oct 2016, Features Coming Soon, R Visuals without understanding R, Community Blog Highlights, Custom Visual Stocked Bar, InsightCentr Content Pack, Webinar Nov 1 Big Data with HDInsight & Datameer, Advanced Analytics with Power BI Embedded and R) – Excel (Get & Transform Updates Oct 2016)

Well there sure is a lot of information with regards to BI in the past week, now that PASS has finished, as well as the end of the month, so there are some great Power BI updates as well. Power BI – Desktop Update Oct 2016 Another month has come to an end, and with that we get a whole…

BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Featured Data Stories, Dashboard Makeover, Office 365 Adoption Content Pack, JIRA Content Pack) – Excel (Get & Transform Update)

Here are this week’s BI-NIGHTS updates. Power BI – Featured Data Stories There are some great data stories featured in the Power BI Data Stories showcase. I have to have a special mention to myself that I managed to get my Create Dynamic Periods for Fiscal or Calendar Dates and Dynamic Month Names for Charts also featured which I am…

BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Secure and Audit Power BI, Data Driven Parameters, Snowflake Data Connector) – Excel (Get & Transform Updates / Power Query Updates)

Here are the BI updates for this week. Power BI – Secure and Audit Power BI One of the questions that is regularly asked with regards to Power BI is around how secure the data is. And along with that is how do people gain access. This new update goes a long way not only to make Power BI more…

BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Desktop Update for August, R Showcase, Content Pack Certification Program Overview, Power BI Publisher for Excel Update) – OkViz (Sparkline Visual)

Here is another week of BI news and information. Power BI – Desktop Update for August This month there is another great list of updates in Power BI Desktop. As I have done previously I will highlight what I personally think are great updates. Report View Updates There have been quite a few updates in the report view. The ability…

BI-NSIGHT – Power BI (Embedded Pricing) – SQL Server 2016 (CU1, Mobile Report Publisher for July) – Excel (Power Query Update)

This week has been a good week in the BI domain. Power BI – Embedded Pricing As you can see from above they now have released what the pricing model will be for Power BI Embedded. You can find the link below to view what your pricing will be based on your data center you use. Power BI Embedded Pricing…