More Power BI to your Elbow

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.

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Power BI to Azure SQL and Google Analytics

In this demo, we will give an introduction from 0 about Power BI and how to connect to Azure SQL Databases and Google Analytics

Adding Time Intelligence to a Power BI Data Model

In this article I want to provide an introduction to the vital set of functions that help you to use a time element when analyzing data

Third Party Visuals in Power BI Desktop

Power BI is as extensible as it is powerful In this article you will see how to impress your users with added visuals

Sharing on-premises SQL Server Data Analyses in the Cloud with Power BI

In this article I would like to introduce you to PowerBI.Com to see how to share analyses in the cloud using SQL Server data

Using Power BI in a Hybrid Environment

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.

Power BI Desktop Web Queries to Screen Scrape Data from Websites

I have heard the new Power BI Desktop can screen scrape data off websites; how does that process work?

Power Query Formula Language in Power BI Desktop

The Power Query Formula Language (PQFL) is a functional language that drives the Power BI transformations, and allows you to create mashup queries from scratch. In this article, Rob Sheldon demonstrates how to use it in Power BI Desktop to extract data from its source, filter rows, specify the columns, clean the data, and create visualisations.

Getting Started with Power BI Designer

The Power BI Designer was recently added under the Microsoft Power BI umbrella. Power BI Designer quickly builds reports or dashboards locally and deploys them to the Power BI site. In this article, Arshad Ali demonstrates how to get started with Power BI Designer.