Power BI is a data analysis tool that connects to many data sources. Suppose the data source for Power BI is located in an on-premises location. In that case, the connection from the cloud-based Power BI Service to the on-premises located data source should be created with an application called Gateway. In this post, you Read more about The Power BI Gateway; All You Need to Know[…]
The Power BI toolset comes in many shapes and forms. There is a Power BI Desktop, Power BI Mobile app, Power BI Report Server, and Power BI Service (and some other applications and components too). The questions I hear from the new users of Power BI are; Do I need to have an account for Read more about Why Do You Need Power BI Service?[…]
Regardless of the job function, you have with Power BI (Developer, consultant, architect), following certain practices ensures a good quality solution. In this article and video, I explain some of those best practices, why they are helpful, and links to how to use them. These tips are related to the development of a Power BI Read more about Power BI Development Best Practices[…]
The default configuration for the Power BI dataset is to wipe out the entire data and reload it again. This can be a long process if you have a big dataset. Hybrid tables in Power BI keep part of the data in DirectQuery, and the rest is imported for data freshness and performance. In this Read more about Incremental Refresh and Hybrid tables in Power BI: Load Changes Only[…]
Datasets in Power BI can have connection types such as Import, DirectQuery or Live Connection. However, there is also one specific type of dataset which is different. This type of dataset is called Streaming Dataset. A streaming dataset is for a real-time dashboard and comes with various setups and configurations. In this video and article, Read more about Power BI Real-time Streaming Dataset[…]
Power BI is not only a solution for small datasets, but It also caters for big datasets. If the volume of data is huge, you can switch to DirectQuery mode. Because DirectQuery does not store a copy of that data in the memory of the machine that runs the Power BI model, then Power BI Read more about Power BI Fast and Furious with Aggregations[…]
This was my longtime aim to create this post, and finally, I will write about it here on how to call Azure ML Rest API inside Powe Query even if you don’t have Power BI Premium.Of course, some limitations on the number of API calls need to consider while using your Rest API.Thanks to Chris Read more about Azure Machine Learning Call API from Power Query[…]
Power BI and Excel are longtime friends of each other, not only because Power BI components come from add-ins introduced in Excel but also because of how these two tools interact with each other from the Power BI Service. This post is not about using Power Query or Power Pivot components in Excel. This article Read more about Power BI and Excel; More than just an Integration[…]
If you want to print a Power BI report and have a tabular visual in your report (such as a table or matrix), then your options are limited. Fortunately, Power BI Paginated report can help with that. In this article and video, I’ll explain the paginated report and the differences between that and a normal Read more about Power BI Paginated Report – Perfect for Printing[…]
Datamart, Dataflow, and Dataset are all Power BI components dealing with the data. I have presented about these a lot, and one of the questions I get is: What is the difference between Dataflow, Dataset, and Datamart? So I thought to explain it in an article and help everyone in that understanding. In this post, Read more about Power BI Datamart Vs. Dataflow Vs. Dataset[…]