Power BI Embedded supports two ways that your custom app can authenticate to Power BI using a trusted account: master account (the original option) and more recently service principle. Service principal authentication is preferred because it doesn't require storing and using credentials of a Power BI Pro account. Configuring the service principal and embedding reports with imported data is easy. Not so much with embedding…
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MS BI fans, join us for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on February 3rd, Monday, at 6:30 PM at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta. Shabnan Watson will discuss how to apply aggregations to Power BI DirectQuery datasets to improve report performance. Melissa will sponsor the meeting. For more details, visit our group page and don't forget to RSVP (fill in the RSVP survey if you're planning…
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With the growing demand for predictive analytics, Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) aims to simplify and democratize predictive analytics so business users can create their own predictive models. The promise of AutoML is to bring predictive analytics to business users, just like Power BI democratizes data analytics, Power Apps democratizes app dev, and Power Query democratizes data shaping and transformation. As a business user, the two…
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Register for my full-day academy training at #PowerPlatformWT in Atlanta on Feb 10th for only $599 and learn how Power BI can bring your data to life!
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As the poet said, "let me count the ways". I've been amazed by the extent some organizations would go into inconveniencing their employees in the pursuit of better security while they do such dumb things. In one case, an organization would automatically log out login sessions after a certain period of inactivity, allow employees to access Power BI only on company's approved devices, and prevent…
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Although Power BI has been evolving for almost five years now, basic concepts are sometimes worth revisiting. Recently, I had a discussion regarding the Power BI Pro storage quota on the Power BI MVP list and I want to share the conclusions confirmed by Microsoft. For workspaces in shared capacity licensed with Power BI Pro (not a workspace in a Premium capacity): There is a…
Read article MS BI fans, join us for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on January 6th, Monday, at 6:30 PM at the Microsoft office in Alpharetta. I'll introduce to Power BI Premium Automated Machine Learning (AutoML). Prologika will sponsor the meeting. For more details, visit our group page and don't forget to RSVP (fill in the RSVP survey if you're planning to attend). Presentation: Power BI Automated Machine Learning…
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I'm excited to announce the fifth edition of my Applied Microsoft Power BI book! When the first edition was published in January 2016, it was the first Power BI book at that time and it had less than 300 pages. Since then, I helped many companies adopt or transition to Power BI and taught hundreds of students. It's been a great experience to witness the momentum…
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