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Power BI Pride 2017: share your pride with the world!

It’s about pride – the pride you have as a Power BI customer, partner, or employee. It’s about pride in your work, and in the work of your fellow business intelligence experts. Last year we asked for insights on what you love the most about Power BI, and we shared some of your amazing responses at the Microsoft Data Insights Summit. Now we’re excited to announce that Power BI Pride is here again for 2017. This year, we want to hear specifically about what makes any of the top 10 features of Power BI (as voted on by the community) special or impactful or useful for you. To participate, create a short video of yourself talking about one of the top features and submit it to us by May 14, 2017.

Tech Tip Thursday: Guy in a Cube’s favorite Power BI feature?

Microsoft’s Guy in a Cube has been providing tips and tricks for Power BI and Business Intelligence on his YouTube channel since 2014. Occasionally on Thursdays we highlight a different helpful video from his collection. In this video, Guy in a Cube, a.k.a. Adam Saxton, looks at one of his favorite Power BI features that you may not be using. Can you guess what it is? Here’s a hint: this feature might get you talking…

Community Blog Highlights

Have you visited the Power BI Community blog lately? We want to hear what’s got you thinking about Power BI and Business Intelligence! Blog posts can be anything from opinion pieces on the latest industry trends, to helpful tips and how-tos for your fellow Power BI users, to even “trip reports” from your local User Group meeting or Microsoft event. Check out these great posts from last month.

Join the Ask a Partner Anything live event today!

We’re celebrating the launch of the Video Gallery with our first Ask a Partner Anything Event, featuring Critical Path CEO and video instructor Ted Pattison. Ted has authored an hour-long video on Developing Custom Visuals for Power BI, now available in the Video Gallery. Over the last week you’ve watched his video, and now it’s time to join Ted in the community today, Thursday, April 6, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. PT, for a live Q&A event! This is your opportunity to ask questions and share feedback directly with Ted and learn from his extensive history with custom visual development, Power BI, and training.

Announcing the new Power BI Video Gallery and Ask a Partner Anything live event

Ready to take a quick break and learn a new Power BI trick? We’ve got you covered! Announcing the latest community resource, the Power BI Video Gallery! The Video Gallery is a place for community rockstars like you to share their knowledge and provide tips and tricks for all things related to Power BI, including data analysis and modelling, custom visual development, using DAX, and more.