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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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Working with Data Models created using SQL Server 2008 R2 PowerPivot for Office Excel 2010 in Power BI

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March 5, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Guest Post by Kay Unkroth Power BI supports PowerPivot data models of any version. Users can choose between SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot for Excel 2010 or simply use the latest PowerPivot version directly integrated with Excel 2013…

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Carnegie Mellon University Improves Building Management and Energy Efficiency by Using Power BI Solution

Announcements
March 4, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is one of the world’s leading research institutions with a reputation for developing innovative technologies. The University’s Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics looks for ways to improve energy…

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Microsoft Adds Connectivity for SAP BusinessObjects to Power BI for Office 365

Announcements
March 3, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Last month, we released Power BI for Office 365, our cloud-based business intelligence service that gives people a powerful new way to work with data in the tools they use every day – Excel and Office 365. We continue to add capabilities to Power…

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The Oscars with Power BI

Announcements
February 28, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Move over Winter Olympics at Sochi—it’s time for the 86 th Academy Awards! While we roll out the red carpet, what better time to step behind the scenes and into Microsoft Power BI to create some visual effects on the most significant movie…

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Demystifying Power BI Q&A – Part 1

Announcements
February 27, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Introduction By now, you’ve probably seen a demo of Power BI Q&A and may have played with one of our sample models. So at this point, you’re probably thinking one of two things: Either you’re amazed by how smart the system is…

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Power Map for Excel Now Generally Available, Automatically Updated for Office 365

Announcements
February 25, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Update: Learn more about Power Map Today, with Office Service Pack 1 , we’re announcing that moving forward Power Map will now be native to Excel. No longer a preview add-in, Power Map can now be found on the “Insert” tab in Excel…

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Once Upon a Time: Telling Your Story with Tours in Power Map

Announcements
February 24, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Everybody loves a good story, but only some of us love data. Even so, an insight worth having is an insight worth sharing, so how do we share our data insights with people who don’t love data? Telling a story is a great way to share data insights…

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How Condé Nast is Getting Better Insight into Consumer Behavior

Announcements
February 21, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Recently Quentin Clark announced the general availability of Power BI for Office 365 . In the blog post, one of the key issues highlighted is the importance of reach. In order for customers to get deeper value from data, more people in an organization…

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Power View Makes it Easy to Build Bubble Charts, Maps, Dashboards and More

Announcements
February 20, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Over here on the Power View team, we’re pretty jazzed about the latest update to the Microsoft Power BI app for Windows 8.1 that just rolled out globally last night. Now, anyone can see how Power View makes it easy to build maps, dashboards, bubble…

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Give a High Five to the Top Five in the Power BI Demo Contest

Announcements
February 15, 2014 by The Power BI Team

Talk about an embarrassment of riches. Our panel of judges had a blast watching nearly 6 hours of fantastic Power BI demos videos with some tough calls as criteria was reviewed, boxes were checked, and content was considered to narrow down the 15 semi…

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