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Announcing the retirement of real-time streaming in Power BI

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Today, we are announcing that we will be retiring real-time streaming in Power BI. This impacts organizations and users who use these capabilities today to stream data and update dashboards in real time. This blog outlines the changes, the timelines for deprecations and recommended alternatives. What is changing for real-time streaming in Power BI? Date What happens Beginning October 31 st , 2024 Creation of new real time semantic models  will no longer be supported Includes Push semantic model, Streaming semantic model, PubNub streaming semantic model, Streaming data tile Beginning October 31 st , 2027 Existing real-time semantic models  will be retired and no longer supported We are working with existing customers on migration,  this date is subject to change What should you use instead for new real-time  streaming scenarios? We recommend users explore  real-time intelligence in Microsoft Fabric  which will provide you a greater, more comprehensive experience to support both your bus
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Live edit of Direct Lake models in Power BI Desktop

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Direct Lake  speeds up data-driven decisions by unlocking incredible performance directly against OneLake while ensuring maximum data reusability across Fabric. Last month, we announced a major update for developers working on Direct Lake models:  Live editing of Power BI semantic models in Direct Lake mode.  Now, you can use Power BI Desktop to edit Direct Lake semantic models, improving your data modeling experience and allowing export to Power BI Project (PBIP) for professional development workflows. With live edit every modification is applied to the semantic model in the workspace, ensuring a seamless and efficient workflow. Get started Start by enabling the preview feature, go to  File  >  Options and settings  >  Options  >  Preview features  and check the box next to “ Live edit of Power BI semantic models in Direct Lake mode ” Once the preview feature is enabled, restart Power BI Desktop, open  OneLake datahub : Then, choose the Direct Lake semantic model you want to
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Deep dive into DAX query view for web

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In Power BI, DAX  formulas  are used to define different types of calculations such as measures or calculated columns. DAX  queries , on the other hand, can be used to return data from the semantic model. DAX queries are like SQL queries in that they can show your data by specified group by columns and aggregations. For DAX queries, this includes the measures already defined in your model and you can define additional query scoped measures, if needed. To  write DAX queries  in DAX query view in the web, there is a workspace setting that needs to be enabled and there are two entry points. 1. DAX query view in the web needs the   User can edit data models in the Power BI service (preview)   turned on. This is found in Workspace settings > Power BI > General. DAX query view does allow some paths to update or add measures. 2. Click on  Write DAX queries  from the right-click, or context menu, on a semantic model in the workspace. 3.  Click on  Write DAX queries  from the top to the s
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European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, Sweden, Sep 24 - 27 2024

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Join us at Europe’s first Microsoft Fabric Community Conference #fabconeurope! Enjoy an immersive experience exploring the limitless possibilities of Microsoft Fabric and the latest developments in Analytics and AI.  Taking place 24-27 September 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden, enjoy  130 track sessions, 4 keynotes, 10 Workshops , Expo, Community Lounge, Ask the Experts, DE&I Programme, Women in Tech lunch and more!   You’ll meet with the world’s leading Microsoft Fabric experts including Microsoft and Community leaders. In partnership with Microsoft, the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference is brought to you by the team behind ESPC, Europe’s premier Microsoft 365 Conference and the European Power Platform Conference. Submissions for speakers and sponsors are now open — join us in shaping the future of this exceptional conference and community. Tickets:  European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference
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Ask Copilot questions against your semantic model (Preview)

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We are pleased to announce that you can now ask Copilot for data from your entire semantic model! Just tell Copilot what you’re looking for, and Copilot will query your model to answer your question with a visual. Getting Started To enable the feature, make sure your model  meets the appropriate requirements , then simply toggle on the preview mode in the top right corner of the Copilot pane. What kinds of questions does the feature support? This new capability supports a wide range of different types of analysis. While the exact questions which Copilot can answer will depend on the specifics of your model, here are some examples: Show me sales amount and profit for the last 2 years. What are the top 3 product lines by customer rating? Which dairy product has the most profit in Australia? You can also ask follow up questions, such as “what are the total sales for 2016?” and then follow up with “can you show me this for Europe?” Copilot makes it easy to have a natural conversation about
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Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Migrate Enterprise Applications

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Build the skills you need to create new opportunities and accelerate your understanding of Microsoft Cloud technologies at a free Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day from Microsoft Learn. Join us at Migrate Enterprise Applications to learn how to control costs, improve security and inspire developer innovation as you migrate on-premises web apps to the cloud. You’ll see how to discover, assess and migrate apps to Azure App Service with minimal code changes, using Azure Migrate. You’ll also learn ways to enrich customer experiences using security, load balancing, autoscaling and automated management features in Azure App Service. Who should attend: Enterprise and software developers Software architects IT decision makers IT specialists and managers Technical level: This is an intermediate-level course. Attendees should be able to credibly discuss, offer perspective and integrate technology from minimal practical experience. During this training, you will be able to: Learn how to effici
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Fabric Analyst in a Day

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At Microsoft, we understand that today’s world is awash with data and customers are facing increasing data needs and analytics challenges. Accelerate time to value by enabling your Data Analysts to leverage Microsoft Fabric to break down data silos and unify disparate sources of data to create rich, powerful Power BI dashboards and reports – enabling you to scale analytics while reducing costs and optimizing existing data management in a governed and secure way. Microsoft Fabric is an end-to-end analytics platform that brings together all the data and analytics tools that organizations need to go from the data lake to the business user. Fabric integrates technologies like Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Power BI into a single unified product, empowering data and business professionals alike to unlock the potential of their data and lay the foundation for the era of AI. Microsoft, in partnership with Capgemini, is pleased to invite you to a free one-day workshop cov
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Workspace roles in Power BI

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Deliver report Subscriptions to OneDrive and SharePoint (Preview)

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We’re excited to announce that you can now deliver  Power BI  and  paginated  report  subscriptions to  OneDrive or  SharePoint .     With this capability, you can  schedule and send  full  report  attachments to a OneDrive or Share P oint location.  You are no longer restricted by the  email attachment size limits .   We  do however  have a 250Mb limit on the size of the attachment.  Anyone with access to the OneDrive/ Share P oint  location can now  view  these reports.   You can keep a history of your report deliveries and track changes over time .   Set up a subscription to OneDrive /SharePoint   1. Navigate to a Power BI or paginated report on the Power BI service. 2. Select “Subscribe to report” from the toolbar, and then select “Create a subscription”. 3.  Choose “Standard” subscription type.   4.  Select “Attach full report” and the format of the output from the dropdown.    For Power BI reports, you can subscribe to .pdf and .pptx.   For paginated reports, you can subscribe to
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