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Microsoft Fabric November 2023 Update: Power BI Enhancements
Discover the latest Power BI enhancements in Microsoft Fabric’s November 2023 update. This concise overview covers key updates in reporting, connectivity, and visualizations, showcasing new features for enhanced data analysis and visualization.
Spark Notebooks in Microsoft Fabric: Future of Shared Data Engineering
Within Microsoft Fabric, Spark Notebooks are transforming collaborative data engineering, providing a versatile environment for efficient data analysis and modeling.
Microsoft Fabric October Update: Look at Power BI Enhancements
Microsoft Fabric’s October update showcases significant advancements across its components. This article spotlights the Power BI component, detailing innovative reporting and modeling tools set to elevate the analytics approach for its users.
Microsoft Fabric: Data Management With Zero-Copy Clones and Shortcuts
With Microsoft Fabric, the future of data management looks bright and efficient. Say goodbye to needless data duplication and welcome streamlined workflows that enhance collaboration and reduce overheads.
During Times of Economic Recession BI is Lifesaver
The adoption of business intelligence (BI) has been steadily rising over the years even before the pandemic. With COVID-19, the use of BI, along with AI and cloud services, will surge.
Future of Power BI: Better UX, More AI, Easier Embedding With Other MS Tools
Better user experience (UX), augmented intelligence and embedded analytics will be the three pillars of the Power BI platform development in the future.
Howard Dresner: Now is Time to Double Down on Data
Howard Dresner, founder of Dresner Advisory Services, said now is the time “to double down on data,” and pointed out two major trends of 2020 – cloud migration services and AI features, like natural language processing (NLP).
Dataflow: Sharing ETL Processes in Cloud
Using Dataflow one can create ETL processes in a cloud and other users can see them right away. This immediately solves the problem of having multiple versions of same tables and datasets in different PBIX files.
Power BI Paginated Reports: Worth Using or Too Expensive?
Microsoft introduced paginated reports in Power BI to help users share information in real-time and in a clear way. The article looks at what they are and how we can benefit from using paginated reports together with Power BI.
Self-Service BI: Barriers of Deployment and How to Overcome Them
Self-service BI gives business users opportunities to run their own queries, analyze data, build reports, and focus on insights that are most relevant to their lines of business. The best part is that business users can do all these things with minimal efforts from IT departments.
However, before companies rush into BI deployment projects, they need to make sure that a few important requirements are met.
Self-Service BI had Special Place at Community Summit Europe 2020
Educational sessions and trainings at the Community Summit are proving that modern self-service BI is made for everyone.
Lululemon, World’s Largest Yoga Wear Retailer Chose Power BI
Lululemon Athletica, one of the world’s largest yoga and athletic wear retailer, chose Power BI as its business intelligence reporting tool.
With Updates to Power BI, Microsoft Raises the Bar in Self-Service Analytics
During the Business Applications Summit (MBAS), Microsoft showed it is working to build its own eco-system to create a full data experience for all users.
Smart Narratives in Power BI to Help Reporting
Power BI introduced the smart narratives feature that allows users to add and tailor dynamic and interactive narratives to reports.
Financial Management: Understanding Reporting, Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
In the realm of finance and business management, four key processes are crucial for ensuring organizational success: reporting, planning, budgeting, and forecasting. This article explores each process’s role, focus, and management, and how tools like Aimplan and Power BI can enhance their efficiency and reliability.
Centida Partners with Aimplan to Improve Planning in Power BI
Centida announces a new partnership with Aimplan, a Swedish software company specializing in planning and forecasting solutions. Aimplan enhances Power BI with writeback capabilities, creating an integrated tool for reporting, planning, budgeting, and forecasting. Discover how this collaboration can improve your financial and operational processes.
Enhancing Procurement Analytics with Power BI and Writeback
Traditional tools like Excel are no longer sufficient for modern procurement. Discover how Power BI with writeback capabilities can enhance data management, reporting, and decision-making in procurement.