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- Expanded entry points, access options, and functionality in Explore
We’ve introduced more intuitive entry points, expanded access so more business users can explore their data, and added new functionality to make Explore even more powerful!
- Celebrate with us as Power BI Turns 10!
Power BI is turning 10, and we’re celebrating a decade of turning data into insight and impact. From 500,000 early adopters to over 375,000 organizations today—including 95% of the Fortune 500—Power BI has become a global force in business intelligence. We want to give a major thanks to our vibrant community of users, partners, and advocates and celebrate this achievement.
- Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Analytics and BI Platforms
For the eighteenth consecutive year, Microsoft has been positioned as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms.* We’re thrilled that Microsoft has again been positioned furthest on Completeness of Vision and highest in the Ability to Execute in the Magic Quadrant, marking our seventh consecutive year in this position.
- How Virtual Private Cloud Cuts Costs Without Compromising Security
As businesses scale, so do their cloud environments—often in complexity, cost, and compliance risk. Public cloud may have delivered speed and flexibility in earlier stages of growth. Still, its long-term economics can become less favorable as workloads increase and governance requirements become more complex. The real story isn’t just about cost. It’s about control, predictability, The post How Virtual Private Cloud Cuts Costs Without Compromising Security appeared first on Carbon60.
- Open and edit any semantic model with Power BI tools
This month, we’re excited to share a major milestone for Power BI modelling tools – Power BI Desktop is now compatible with any semantic model in Fabric. With this update, you’re no longer required to rely on external tools to edit a semantic model running in Fabric. At the same time, it enhances interoperability between external tools and Power BI Desktop, enabling them to do even more.
- Power BI June 2025 Feature Summary
This month’s update highlights several exciting preview features and an important action-required item for Power BI users. In preview, you’ll find updates to visual calculations, enhancements to numeric range and field parameters, both designed to offer greater flexibility and analytical power within your reports.
- What’s New in SQL Server 2025 Analysis Services
What’s new in SSAS 2025
- Now available: two new Copilot experiences
This week, we’re excited to announce the availability of two new Copilot experiences in Power BI. First, the Chat with your Data experience, which we announced two weeks ago at Build is fully rolled out. Additionally, Copilot is now supported in securely embedded Power BI reports for portals and websites, enabling users to engage with the Copilot Report Pane directly within embedded report experiences.
- Your Road to Power BI Certification Starts Here
Starting on June 11, the new PL-300 livestream series takes away the jargon and gives you real, digestible Power BI content in a live format (with actual experts you can talk to). Learning Power BI is like giving your career night vision goggles. Suddenly, patterns appear. Decisions make more sense. And you become the go-to person for insight, not just intuition.
- Power BI Report Server May 2025 Feature Summary
Power BI Report Server May 2025 Feature Summary
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