Microsoft Power BI for Office 365
- A "101" Overview
Intro: Timothy P. McAliley
Account Technology Strategist, Washington, DC
CISA, CISM, CISSP, ITIL V3, MCSA, MCSE, MCITP, MCTS, MCT, PMP
Everything I am presenting is accessible to try for yourself for free
Excel is main authoring and consumption tool
The focus is on collaboration and self-service business intelligence
Key Take-Aways
Agenda
• What is Microsoft Power BI for Office 365?
• How Do I Get Started?
• Supported Data Sources
• How Do I Author Reports?
• How Much Does Power BI for Office 365 Cost?
• Resources for More Information
What is Microsoft Power BI for Office 365?
What is Microsoft Power BI for Office 365?
“Well there is Power BI”• Power Query -Excel add-in that enables customers to easily search and access
public data and their organization’s data, all within Excel.
• Power Map - 3D data visualization tool for mapping, exploring and interacting with geographic and temporal data.
• Power Pivot - For creating and customizing flexible data models within Excel.
• Power View - For creating interactive charts, graphs and other visual representations of data.
What is Microsoft Power BI for Office 365?
• Power BI for Office 365 Service /Powered by Azure
• Collaborative - Power BI Sites
• Self-Service BI
• Shared Queries
• Data Q & A
• Data Discovery
• Public Data Catalogs
• Private Data Catalogs
• Data Gateway Manager –supports Hybrid Data Scenarios
• Power BI Designer Tool
• Power BI Windows Application
Connect live to on-premises dataLive Connectivity to SQL Server Analysis Services
Live Query
A powerful new way to work with dataSelf-service business intelligence with familiar Excel and the power of the cloud
Analyzing data with Excel
A powerful new way to work with dataSelf-service business intelligence with familiar Excel and the power of the cloud
Share & Collaborate with Power BI for Office 365
Share & Collaborate with Power BI for Office 365
Share & Collaborate with Power BI for Office 365
Power BI for
Office 365
Data Management Gateway
Installed on-premises
Workbook
Search for:
Public Data
Corporate Data
Shared Queries
Share & Collaborate with Power BI for Office 365
Share & Collaborate with Power BI for Office 365
Share & Collaborate with Power BI for Office 365
How Do I Get Started?
Supported Data Sources
Supported Data Sources
Supported Data Sources
Data Management Gateway
Enabling Corporate
OData Feeds
Enabling Excel Workbook
Data Refresh using
SharePoint Online
Enabling
Discovery in
Power Query
capabilities
Power BI Admin CenterData Management Gateway
3
Data Management Gateway - Conceptual
Power BI Admin CenterAllows IT to configure, manage
and monitor access to
corporate data sources.
Data Management Gateway
Connects to corporate data
sources and sends data to
Microsoft cloud services through
a secure channel (Service Bus).
Corporate Data SourcesThe Gateway can connect to
a variety of data sources.
Secure Credential
Store
All credentials used by
the gateway are stored
on-premises.
How Do I Author Reports?
How Do I Author Reports?
Power BI Designer
• Connect to data
• Shape Data
• Author / Publish Reports
How Much Does Power BI for Office 365 Cost?
How Much Does Power BI for Office 365 Cost?
Freemium
• Free Features
• Does not expire
• Helps with new feature experience
• Pay Wall with Paid Features
How Much Does Power BI for Office 365 Cost?
Resources for More Information
Microsoft Power BI Site:
• https://www.powerbi.com/
• Power BI - Getting Started Guide
• Getting Started with Power BI Designer
Power BI YouTube Channel
• https://www.youtube.com/user/mspowerbi/videos
Channel 9 Power BI (Series)
• http://channel9.msdn.com/
• Faster Data Insights with Power BI
• Excel 2013 Power BI Fundamentals
Microsoft Virtual Academy
• http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com
Resources for More Information
Kevin S. Goff:
• http://www.kevinsgoff.net/
James Serra Blog:
• http://www.jamesserra.com
Resources for More Information
Summary• What is Microsoft Power BI for Office 365?
• How Do I Get Started?
• Supported Data Sources
• How Do I Author Reports?
• How Much Does Power BI for Office 365 Cost?
• Resources for More Information
Thank You!!
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