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Surge Protection Stabilizes Power BI, Fabric Performance, With Limits June 9, 2025 Surge protection is a Power BI and Fabric feature that reduces the chance of unexpected...more Power BI Premium Migration Tool Eases the Required Move to Fabric June 2, 2025 Commercial Power BI Premium P customers must migrate to Fabric at their next licensing renewal....more Migrating from Power BI Premium P to Fabric: Our Guidance March 10, 2025 Most Power BI Premium P customers must migrate to Fabric at their next licensing renewal....more Power BI Licensing: Sharing Reports with Outside Users Updated: February 3, 2025 Power BI and Fabric customers can share Power BI reports outside of the organization while...more Power BI: Who Needs a User Subscription License? Updated: January 20, 2025 Power BI user licensing is determined by whether the user is a creator or consumer...more Power BI to Add Source Control for Developers Updated: January 20, 2025 Microsoft is edging toward solving Power BI’s 10-year-old source control problem. New Power BI Project...more Fabric Gains FedRAMP Certification for US GCC Customers Updated: December 23, 2024 Microsoft Fabric reached a major milestone by achieving FedRAMP High certification for US Government Community...more Fabric Direct Lake Simplifies OneLake Access for Traditional BI Users Updated: December 20, 2024 Fabric Direct Lake is a semantic data modeling option that helps traditional Microsoft BI customers...more Power BI Actions Are Planned for Fabric Databases in 2025 Updated: December 16, 2024 Power BI Actions, highlighted in a recent Ignite session, will eventually allow users to make...more Top Fabric Announcements that Shape Microsoft’s 2025 Roadmap Updated: December 9, 2024 Fabric plans announced at Ignite in Nov. 2024 show Microsoft’s intention to expand Fabric for...more Power BI Per-User Cost Increase Planned for Apr. 2025 Updated: November 27, 2024 Power BI per-user commercial subscription prices are scheduled to increase for the first time in...more Power BI Roadmap 2024, Wrapped in Fabric Updated: November 22, 2024 Power BI is now part of Microsoft Fabric and will act like it, or else....more Power BI Drops Real-Time Streaming Updated: November 18, 2024 Customers can no longer create real-time streaming models in Power BI, and the feature could...more Using Power BI in Fabric? Features and User Licensing Depend on Fabric Size Updated: November 18, 2024 Sharing Power BI reports through Fabric requires understanding the features and licensing requirements of different...more Choosing Power BI in a Fabric-Centric World: A Guide for New and Existing Customers Updated: November 13, 2024 Choosing the right Power BI back-end platform (or platforms) dictates where customers spend most of...more On-by-Default Office 365 Features Could Pose Risks Updated: November 11, 2024 Office 365 provides online services in addition to the desktop Office suite. Online services are...more

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Thinking about Data

January 26, 2024

· Season - 3 · Episode - 1 · Duration - 39m 54s Power BI: Beyond Pretty Pictures

February 21, 2022

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Updated: January 7, 2025 Microsoft Fabric takes control of Power BI licensing

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Updated: December 9, 2024 Microsoft to add new monthly billing option, but at a 5% premium

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