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Manage semantic model settings in context with the default settings pane (Preview)

The semantic model settings pane is becoming the default way to configure semantic models in the Power BI service. The pane opens alongside yo...

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Power BI Q&A retirement reminder: February 2027 timeline update

In December, we announced the retirement of Power BI Q&A, our legacy natural-language querying experience, with retirement planned for Dec...

Power BI Updates Blog articles 11 days ago 8

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Modern Power BI architecture choices for reporting on Azure Databricks: A performance benchmark for Power BI storage modes

Many enterprise Power BI semantic models use Azure Databricks as a data source. When building these models, developers and architects face an ...

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Power BI sample reports, refreshed with modern visual defaults

Microsoft has refreshed its Power BI sample reports with modern visual defaults, stronger semantic models, mobile-optimized layouts, and newer...

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Direct Lake Calculated Columns (Preview)

Calculated columns are now available in preview for Direct Lake on OneLake semantic models. This has been one of the most requested capabiliti...

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Upgrade Power BI Dataflows Gen1 to Fabric Dataflows Gen2 with the Upgrade Wizard (Preview)

Upgrading Power BI Dataflows Gen1 is now easier with the Dataflows Upgrade Wizard. Now in preview for eligible workspaces assigned to Fabric c...

Power BI Updates Blog articles 28 days ago 7

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The AI Semantic Layer You Probably Already Have

If your organization uses Power BI, you own something most companies chasing AI are desperately trying to build. You just may not know it by n...

Power BI Updates Blog articles 1 month ago 13

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Power BI August 2026 Feature Summary

Welcome to the August 2026 Power BI Feature Summary! This month includes updates across reporting, modeling, data connectivity, mobile, embed...

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Edit your Power BI projects anywhere and reload them instantly in Power BI Desktop (Preview)

Power BI Projects (PBIP) make reports and semantic models file-based, enabling source control, automation, and other developer workflows. You ...

Power BI Updates Blog articles 1 month ago 17

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Using Custom SQL Pools to balance performance and cost in Fabric Data Warehouse

One of the most common questions I hear from customers as they move to an allocation-based billing model is:"What levers do I actually have if...

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