Choose the right BI tool by learning about the different strengths of the Microsoft analysis and reporting tools. Microsoft provides a variety of BI tools that can address key workloads, such as Power BI and Excel. The article discusses the workloads and the tools that best support each workload.
2018-06-29
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In this tip, you will be walked through a method to calculate MTD, QTD, YTD and running total in Power BI. This method is useful in stock calculations and balance sheet calculations.
2018-06-28
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Power BI Desktop is the free tool from Microsoft for developing in Power BI. In this article, Robert Sheldon walks you through importing and manipulating data with the Query Editor in Power BI Desktop.
2018-06-25
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This paper describes best practices for security, networking, and component architecture for building a hybrid business intelligence (BI) environment by using a combination of Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Azure, and on-premises data sources. Many organizations are taking advantage of the benefits of cloud computing such as lower capital expenditures and increased agility, while still maintaining data in on-premises data stores.
2018-06-12
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Power BI has been available for a number of years, but new functionality is added regularly. In this new series from Robert Sheldon, you will learn about the latest developments or get started with Power BI if you are new to it. Robert provides an overview of Power BI, the services and tools available in this article.
2018-06-06
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Power BI provides correlation plot visualization in the Power BI Visuals Gallery to create Correlation Plots for correlation analysis. In this post, Siddharth Mehta shows how to create a correlation plot in Power BI Desktop using a sample dataset of car performance.
2017-12-06
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2017-07-13
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Power BI Desktop continues to evolve. There have been many improvements to the reporting side that together make it easier to get from the data to the visualisation as quickly as possible. You can now create line charts that let users drill down into hierarchical data. There are now ways of adding dynamic reference lines to a visualization that provide users with relevant reference points. Robert Sheldon demonstrates how to combine these features to great effect.
2016-11-16
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2016-10-27
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In this demo, we will give an introduction from 0 about Power BI and how to connect to Azure SQL Databases and Google Analytics
2016-07-05
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