Power BI Weekly Issue 2: 9th April 2019
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Without further ado, let's take a look at this week's numerous announcements and updates:
- Power BI dataflows general availability
- Creating Machine Learning models in Power BI (preview, premium and embedded only)
- Q&A New Dashboard Update
- New Workspace Experience General Availability (GA)
- Power BI Paginated Report Builder Now Available
- Azure Analysis Services now supported and what'scoming next with Paginated Reports in Power BI
- Power BI Developer community February & March update
Elsewhere, Marek Rycharski has had An in depth look at the Automated ML entities in Power BI dataflows, Gauri Mahajan has taken us through using the Power BI Funnel Plot for Outliers Detection, and Imke Feldmann has shown us how to Export data from Power BI using Microsoft Flow.
Data Prep
Covering: Power Query (M), Dataflows, Data connectors
- On the Power BI blog, Anton Fritz (@AntonFritz15) announces the Power BI dataflows general availability
- Also on the Power BI blog, Santosh Chandwani (@santoshc1) walks through Creating Machine Learning models in Power BI (preview, premium and embedded only)
- Also on the Power BI blog, Richard Tkachuk (@richardtkachuk) covers Enabling Cognitive Services and Automated ML in your Power BI Premium Subscription
- On the Power BI community blog, Marek Rycharski provides An in depth look at the Automated ML entities in Power BI dataflows
- On the PowerPivotPro blog, Fred Kaffenberger (@freder1ck) blogs about Power Query (M)agic: Parameters for Dataflows
- Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) compares The Performance Of Reading Data From Files With File.Contents And Web.Contents In Power Query And Power BI
- Jeff Lenning (@Exceluniversity) writes Stop Wasting Time 1
- Gilbert Quevauvilliers blogs about Power Query – Replacing Column Names with spaces in Camel Case Notation
- On the Powered Solutions blog, Miguel Escobar (@EscobarMiguel90) describes Connecting to Files in SharePoint & OneDrive with Power BI / Power Query
- Also on the Power BI community blog, Jayendran Arumugam discusses Power BI Report with Google Location Tracking Data
Data Modeling
Covering: Relationships, Calculated Columns, Calculated Measures, Calculated Tables, DAX
- On the Enterprise DNA blog, Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) explains how to Explore Forecasting Logic Into Your Power BI Models Using DAX
- On the SQLBI blog, Marco Russo (@marcorus) posts Session DAX Filter Context in one hour
- On the Powered Solutions blog, Miguel Escobar (@EscobarMiguel90) writes about Relative Date Filters in Power BI / DAX / Power Query
- Adam Saxton (@guyinacube) describes how to Sort month name chronologically in Power BI Desktop
Report Design and Visualizations
Covering: Report layout and formatting, Mobile reports, Native & Custom visuals, R & Python integration, Visual interactions, Report Themes
- On the Power BI blog, Christopher Finlan (@cmfinlan) announces that the Power BI Paginated Report Builder Now Available and highlights Ten reasons why you should download and learn to use Power BI Paginated Report Builder
- Patrick Leblanc (@patrickdba) describes how to Limit map points in Power BI Mobile report using Microsoft Flow
- On the Power BI community blog, Lei Qian describes Business Process Analysis in PowerBI using R visuals
- On the MSSQLTips site, Gauri Mahajan blogs about the Power BI Funnel Plot for Outliers Detection
- Prathy Kamasani discusses the Power BI Focus Mode and Dark Background Images
- On the DB Best blog, DeNisha Malone (@thepowerbiqueen) presents Power BI — Be Creative and Tell a Story — Episode 1
Data Exploration
Covering: Dashboards, Quick Insights, Q&A, Filters, Bookmarks, Drill-through
- On the Power BI blog, Mohammad Ali (@mohaali45) writes about the Q&A New Dashboard Update
- Imke Feldmann (@TheBIccountant) describes how to Export data from Power BI using Microsoft Flow
Deployment, Security and Operations
Covering: Apps and App Workspaces, Template Apps, Datasets, Gateways, Security, Sharing, Licences, REST APIs, PowerShell cmdlets, .NET SDK
- On the Power BI blog, Lukasz Pawlowski (@lukasztweets) announces the New Workspace Experience General Availability (GA)
- Matt Allington (@ExceleratorBI) writes about Affordable Power BI Premium for Small Business (Part 2)
- Adam Saxton (@guyinacube) describes how to Easily get an access token for the Power BI Embedded Playground
General
Covering: Public service announcements, Cross-topic feature summaries, Power BI Overviews, Upcoming webinars/events, Power BI Certifications
- On the Power BI blog, Nimrod Shalit provides the Power BI Developer community February & March update
- Also on the Power BI blog, Christopher Finlan (@cmfinlan) highlights that Azure Analysis Services now supported and what's coming next with Paginated Reports in Power BI
- Adam Saxton (@guyinacube) talks about the Power BI XMLA Endpoint, presentation view, Dataflows and more April 1, 2019
- On the BIFocal podcast, John White and Jason Himmelstein (@bifocalshow) present Episode 94 - Interview with Aviv Ezrachi
- Marc Lelijveld (@MarcLelijveld) writes about the Power Platform Summit & Power BI gebruikersdag
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