1. Power BI for the Enterprise
DA313
Sirui Sun

2. Objectives and takeaways
Tech Ready 15
5/11/2018
Objectives and takeaways
Learn about capabilities for successful deployments of Power BI
Data Sources
Distribution
Consumption
Governance
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Data Sources
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4. Kinds of Data Sources Cloud Models External Models
Dataset metadata and data stored in Power BI
Sources:
Imported (Content Packs, Power BI Desktop/Excel Files)
Streaming
External Models
Dataset metadata stored in Power BI; data stored externally
Power BI Desktop w/ Live Connection to SSAS (On-Prem or Azure)
Power BI Desktop w/ Direct Query to Source Data (On-Prem or Azure)

5. Factors when choosing data source type
Complex
Moderate
Simple
Model size and
complexity
Data update frequency
Active concurrent users
Number of queries
Query latency
time
time
time

6. Factors when choosing data source type
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Factors when choosing data source type
Import:
Small model size (<1 GB)
Low-to-medium concurrency needs
Infrequent data updates (<8x day)
Live connection to SSAS
Medium-to-large model size (>1 GB)
High concurrency needs
More frequent data updates
DirectQuery
If you have near-real-time
Be aware of the caveats!
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7. On-premises data gateway
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On-premises data gateway
A simplified model
Cloud
Power BI
Personal Gateway
Analysts
Data import only
On-Premises Data Gateway
IT admins
Data import + DirectQuery
Central monitoring and control
Gateway
On-premises data sources
Files, SharePoint
SQL Server
SQL Server Analysis Services
Other data sources
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8. Best Practices – Gateways
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Best Practices – Gateways
Min. system requirements – 8 cores, 16GB memory
Set up performance monitoring
Scale up/out as needed
Add Security Group to list of admins
Further details:
DA331a – Power BI Architecture, Best Practices, Performance Tuning
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Collaboration
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10. Workspaces Top-level containers of Power BI content
My Workspace: scratch scenarios
Group Workspaces: co-authoring, collaboration

11. Collaboration Best Practices
When in doubt, start with a group workspace
Hard to move for now
OneDrive for Business for versioning PBIX
Great recap of the process:
Complete governance/deployment whitepaper:

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Distribution
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13. Dashboards and Reports
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Dashboards and Reports
Dashboards: one pane of glass for your organization
Reports: drill into the details
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14. Distribution with Power BI
self-service
managed
Sharing
Share single dashboards (and pinned reports)
Low friction
Share to users (new or existing) and SGs
Organizational Content Packs
Share multiple assets
Allow end user customization
Share to users and SGs

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Embedding and linking
Embed report or dashboard tile into portal or app
Still uses same user security and authorization as in the Power BI service
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Publish to Web
True public embedding (think blog or public company web site)
Be aware of access implications
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Navigation
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18. New Navigation Feedback from existing navigation Preview available now
Microsoft Ignite 2016
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New Navigation
Feedback from existing navigation
Too much clutter in left navigation for large deployments
Hard to find frequently-accessed content
Preview available now
Continuing enhancements
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19. Demo New Navigation Microsoft Ignite 2016 5/11/2018 11:03 PM
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Consumption
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21. Consumption Options Power BI portal (reports, Q&A, quick insights)
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Consumption Options
Power BI portal (reports, Q&A, quick insights)
Mobile apps
Embedded in apps using APIs
Ad-hoc analysis with Analyze in Excel
Data alerts
Export static views to PowerPoint or print
subscriptions
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22. Data Alerts Get notified right when data changes
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Data Alerts
Get notified right when data changes
Integrate with Microsoft Flow
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23. Analyze in Excel Connect to and Analyze Power BI datasets using Excel
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Analyze in Excel
Connect to and Analyze Power BI datasets using Excel
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24. Mobile View reports and dashboards on-the-go
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Mobile
View reports and dashboards on-the-go
Mobile-optimized reports available
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25. Email subscriptions E-mail subscriptions delivered after data refresh
Microsoft Ignite 2016
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subscriptions
subscriptions delivered after data refresh
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26. Demo Consumption Microsoft Ignite 2016 5/11/2018 11:03 PM
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Governance
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28. Data Security How you configure and restrict access
How Power BI secures your data
User authentication
Transport encryption
Encryption of data at rest
How you configure and restrict access
Data authorization
Row-level security
Policy controls

29. Azure Active Directory
User Authentication
Azure Active Directory (AAD):
Managed and unmanaged directories
Managed and federated auth
Multi-factor auth, conditional access
Single sign-on
Azure Active Directory
Client
Power BI

30. SQL Server Analysis Services
Data Authorization 1
Reporting authorization
Users have access to dashboards, reports via sharing or organizational content packs
Scoped to user accounts, AAD security groups, or O365 modern groups (content packs only)
Power BI 1 2
Data source authorization
(a) Calls to data sources are made using service-level credentials in the case of cached and Direct Query sources. Authorization in the data source is done using the single service credentials.
(b) for Analysis Services Live Connect, the user’s credentials are used and user authorization is performed in Analysis Services (and RLS can be applied).
(b) will also apply to SAP HANA using Kerberos 3 2b 2a 3
Row-level security (RLS) in Power BI
Row filters can be applied in the Power BI service for cached data.
SQL Server Analysis Services
data sources

31. Policy Controls I want to… I should use… Control who uses Power BI
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Policy Controls
I want to…
I should use…
Control who uses Power BI
Office 365 Portal to assign licenses
Audit Power BI activity
Power BI auditing in Office 365 Portal
Prevent access off corp. network
AAD Conditional Access
View/control usage PBI features
Power BI Admin Portal
Control usage of mobile features
Intune MAM
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Demo
Administration and Governance
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