A session about Power BI - getting data from any source!

1. Power BI
Reports from any Data Source
ONDREJ BALAS @ONDREJBALAS
WWW.ONDREJBALAS.COM
ONDREJ@ONDREJBALAS.COM

2. ONDREJ BALAS
Microsoft MVP in Visual Studio & Development
Writer for Visual Studio Magazine
Owner of UseTech Design
WWW.ONDREJBALAS.COM
ONDREJ@ONDREJBALAS.COM
@ONDREJBALAS

3. History
Excel 2010 – PowerPivot Add-in
Excel 2013 – Power Query & Power View
Power BI
◦ Web Client at PowerBI.com
◦ Desktop Client
◦ Mobile App
Excel 2016 – Get & Transform

4. Create View
(Cloud Data)
View
(On Premise)
Desktop   
Web  
With
Gateway
Mobile  
With
Gateway
Power BI

5. So Many Data Sources
Files (Excel, Text/CSV, XML, JSON)
Databases (Access, SQL, MySQL, Oracle, MANY others)
SharePoint
Azure
Third-Party Services

6. Information Flow
Database
Text File
Other Source
Dataset Reports Dashboards

7. Work Flow
Import Data Transform Relationships Build Reports Explore & Share

8. Datasets
A connection to a data source (connection string, file path, etc…)
A selection of tables
A set of filters, column transformations, renames, types, etc…
A snapshot of data with above filters applied.

9. Power BI Desktop

10. Web View
Quick Insights on Data Sets
Workspaces
Dashboards
Q&A Feature

11. Other Topics
Gateways
Custom Visuals
Third-Party Services
Reduced Cost
Scalability
Pricing

12. Create View
(Cloud Data)
View
(On Premise)
Desktop   
Web  
With
Gateway
Mobile  
With
Gateway
Power BI

13. Create View
(Cloud Data)
View
(On Premise)
Desktop   
Web  
With
Gateway
Mobile  
With
Gateway
Power BI
Free Version
Paid Options

14. Pricing
FREE - Using Power BI Desktop and sharing report files directly.
$10/user/month – Using any edition of Power BI including mobile,
and sharing modifiable or read-only reports. Both producers and
consumers need to be licensed.
Starting at $750/month – Power BI Embedded, allowing reports to
be embedded into custom private applications.
Starting at $5,000/month – Power BI Premium, capacity pricing for
large deployments.

15. Thanks!
ONDREJ BALAS WWW.ONDREJBALAS.COM
ONDREJ@ONDREJBALAS.COM
@ONDREJBALAS
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