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Power BI January 2026 Feature Summary

January 20, 2026 by Katie Murray

The January 2026 Power BI Feature Summary is packed with exciting news—there are fresh updates, important announcements, and some big changes, especially around upcoming events, feature retirements, and the latest in AI and Copilot advancements. Some of the standout features include new reporting tools, smarter data modeling options, enhanced resources for developers, broader global standards …

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Don’t bounce off of the Office 365 Bubble

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June 2, 2015 by Adam Saxton

NOTE: This information is good as of 6/2/2015 and is subject to change. This will go over, what I refer to as, the Office 365 Bubble, or OBubble as I’m affectionately calling it. This is really to lay some foundation for some other items I want to post…

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Now in Preview – Get quick insights into your QuickBooks Online account data

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May 28, 2015 by The Power BI Team

Whether you are starting your own business or a well-established small business owner, you are likely using QuickBooks , the most common accounting solution for small business owners. If so, Power BI provides an easy and better way to visualize your business…

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Where can you place the Data Management Gateway?

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May 26, 2015 by Adam Saxton

NOTE: Information good as of 5/26/2015 and is subject to change! There seems to be some confusion about where the Data Management Gateway (DMG), or rather any Gateway, for Power BI can be located. The biggest thing I hear is that the gateway has to be…

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Power BI Admin Center Requirements

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May 25, 2015 by Adam Saxton

NOTE: This information is good as of 5/25/2015 and is subject to change! We will continue to see issues relating to getting into the Power BI Admin Center. I’ve covered some of the issues we see that relate to this. Not Authorized to access Power BI Admin…

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Sign up Issue with CRM Sales Productivity Suite and Power BI

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May 25, 2015 by Adam Saxton

NOTE: Information good as off 5/25/2015 and is subject to change! This issue came across when a customer was trying to sign up for the Dynamics CRM Sales Productivity Suite, and saw that Power BI for Office 365 was not added as part of it. The actual…

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Visualize and analyze your Twilio data in Power BI

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May 19, 2015 by The Power BI Team

Twilio is a cloud platform that allows developers to build, scale and operate real-time communications in their software applications. With Twilio’s cloud communications platform, businesses make communications more contextual by integrating voice…

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What’s new in Power BI this week

Announcements
May 19, 2015 by The Power BI Team

It’s another week, which means it is time for another Power BI weekly update! If you have followed us on this blog, you will have noticed that we release Power BI service updates on a weekly basis. In addition, we have been following a cadence…

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Power BI Designer May Update

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May 19, 2015 by Miguel Llopis

Today we’re announcing a new update to the Power BI Designer Preview. This month’s update is packed with lots of new features across the Data Modeling, Analytics, Get Data & Transformations areas of the product: Data Modeling…

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Monitor your Azure SQL Database Auditing activity with Power BI

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May 14, 2015 by The Power BI Team

Azure SQL Database Auditing logs tracks database events, enabling you to retain, report and analyze the activities in the instances you monitor. These logs can be used to help gain insight into discrepancies and anomalies that could indicate business…

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Using Power BI to visualize and explore Azure SQL Databases

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May 13, 2015 by The Power BI Team

Azure SQL Database is a relational database-as-a-service that allows users to have a scalable system with data protection and predictable performance. With the latest update to Power BI, you can connect directly to the data stored in your Azure…

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