The document discusses the capabilities of Power BI Dataflows as a self-service ETL tool for business users, designed to drive data reuse without IT involvement. It outlines the functionality of Dataflows, including entity management and data source registration, while clarifying that it does not replace traditional data warehousing or other ETL tools. The speaker, Dennes Torres, is a recognized expert in data platforms and provides links for further resources.

1. Self-Service ETL: The Power BI Dataflows
Dennes Torres

2. Speaker Bio
2
Data Platform MVP
Trainer
MCT, MCSE Data Platform, MCSE BI, MCSE Azure Solutions Architect
Malta Data Platform UG Leader
Malta
MMDPUG
http://Malta.Pass.Org
Dennes.Torres
@Dennes
https://br.linkedin.com/in/dennestorres
dennes@bufaloinfo.com.br
http://youtube.com/c/dennestorres
http://dennestorres.com

3. Agenda
 The Power BI ETL Problem
 How Dataflow Works
 Demo

4. The Power BI ETL
Problem

5. The Power BI ETL Problem

6. Data Flow: The Solution

7. How Dataflow
Works

8. How Dataflow Works
Only Available in App Workspaces
The data source needs to be registered in the gateway
Each dataflow can have many entities
Each dataflow can have many data sources
One Dataflow can use another as a source

9. Demo

10. Power BI dataflows sort-of-FAQ
 A new capability for self-service
data preparation in Power BI
 Delivered in a familiar Power
Query experience
 Built on the foundation of
Azure Data Lake Storage gen2
 A tool for business users to
drive data reuse without
requiring IT involvement
 NOT a replacement for datasets
 NOT a replacement for a data
warehouse
 NOT a replacement for Azure Data
Factory or SSIS
 NOT an additional cost or fee

11. References
• https://ssbipolar.com/2019/05/06/session-resources-power-
bi-dataflows-and-azure-data-lake-integration/
• https://www.sqlchick.com/entries/2019/3/28/three-ways-to-
use-power-bi-dataflows
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-
dataflows-connect-azure-data-lake-storage-gen2
• https://ssbipolar.com/2018/11/27/power-bi-dataflows-faq/

12. Speaker Bio
12
Data Platform MVP
Trainer
MCT, MCSE Data Platform, MCSE BI, MCSE Azure Solutions Architect
Malta Data Platform UG Leader
Malta
MMDPUG
http://Malta.Pass.Org
Dennes.Torres
@Dennes
https://br.linkedin.com/in/dennestorres
dennes@bufaloinfo.com.br
http://youtube.com/c/dennestorres
http://dennestorres.com