Power BI Desktop – How did I connect to Analysis Services using my Power BI Desktop Application when I was outside of the Analysis Services Domain?
I was working with a customer where I was working on my own laptop. My laptop is not part of their domain. I did have an account in their domain and when I tried to connect using Power BI Desktop, I got the following error when trying to connect as shown below. This is not the greatest error message. Fortunately,…
Setting up Version Control for my Power BI Desktop Files (PBIX) with no additional Cost * | Part 1
I very often hear people asking if it is possible to use Source Control or Version Control with Power BI (PBIX) files, and whilst I was working with a customer this week, I found a way to enable source control. Wait, wait before you go running off and reading the rest of the blog post, let me first say that…
Review of new features & Announcements for #PowerBI – From the Microsoft Business Applications Summit
I was once again very fortunate to make it across to the Microsoft Business Applications Summit in Atlanta. I had 3 sessions which I presented at, and they went well. It was great to meet new people (some of whom I had only read their blog posts or viewed their videos) and reconnected with existing people. As I did last…
Power BI RoundUp – Power BI Desktop May 2019 | Custom Navigation for Power BI Apps | Power BI Report Server May 2019 | Meet the community stars at MBAS | SQL Server 2019 SSAS CTP 3.0 | Trusted 3rd Party Connectors
Welcome back to another Power BI RoundUp! It has been a fair while and to be honest I have been extremely busy with a client planning for and looking on how to best leverage Power BI for their reporting requirements. Let’s get started with the latest updates. Power BI Desktop May 2019 Another month has come and gone and there…
Power BI RoundUp – Desktop Update for March 2019 | Easy access to AI | Azure B2B Guest users can Edit content | Webinar on Using App-only Authentication
Finally, we have another fantastic Power BI Desktop update, as well as a host of other updates from the past week. There is a lot to go over so let’s get into it. Power BI Desktop Update for March 2019 There has been yet another great release of Power BI Desktop, as always please find the details below which I…
#PowerBI RoundUp – Power BI Desktop release for Feb | Gartner Magic Quadrant | Service & Mobile Update for Jan | Petabyte-scale Analytics with Power BI & Azure | Incremental refresh & query folding | Premium Capacity Metrics Webinar
Well a lot has happened in the last week, with the desktop release (YAY!), and a whole host of other details. Read below for more details on what has been updated and from my perspective. Power BI Desktop Release for Feb Every month the awesome people on the Power BI Team release new features and this month is no different!…
Where can I find all the data sources for my #PowerBI report?
I have found that at times people get other Power BI reports and are not sure what data sources there are in the file. As well as which data sources are connecting to what? In this blog post below, I will show you where you can find all the data source details. In my sample PBIX I have connected to…
Power BI RoundUp – Power BI Desktop Dec Update – Dataflows Integration with your own Azure Data Lake – Business Application 2019 – Developer Update Nov 2018 – Windows App Update
It appears that there is one last massive push from the Power BI team before the end of the year. I would consider this my early Christmas present, so please enjoy and read below. Power BI Desktop Update Dec 2018 Once again it is another big update to Power BI desktop. Reporting I really like the smart guides that are…
Power BI RoundUp – (Nov 2018 Desktop release – AI Capabilities for Power BI)
Well this month has sure been a busy month with a whole host of additional updates for Power BI. I personally am really looking forward to the next few months to better understand how all of this will evolve and assist customers on leveraging their data assets. Power BI – Nov 2018 Desktop This was yet another massive update to…
Power BI RoundUp – (Desktop Update Oct 2018 – Aggregations for Petabytes Scale – Webinar Ask Anything on Power BI Premium – Power BI Report Server Timing)
I am sure that there were a few people who were eagerly waiting for the Power BI Desktop Update for October 2018. I sure was one of them and it was well worth the wait. Please read all the details below, as well as other updates that happened in the past week. Power BI – Desktop Update Oct 2018 There…