Power BI Desktop – Leveraging the magic of Power BI - ON-PREM What if you can’t use the cloud? Aaron Bator Samuel Lester

Speaker Intro Aaron Bator Sam Lester @Aaron_Bator Microsoft SharePoint Field Engineer Spent many years travelling to customer sites training on SharePoint features Spends a lot of time now trying to get customers to use SharePoint and Business Intelligence features Sam Lester Microsoft SQL Server / BI Premier Field Engineer​ Spent 11 years in the SQL Server Product Group (SSMS, Setup, Profiler, Migration, UCP, DAC)​ Spends a lot of time helping customers gain insight from their mountains of data @Aaron_Bator @SQLSamLester 2 | |

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What will we cover here today? On-Premises = No Azure, no data leaves my network, all data sources, development, and hosting is wholly internal. Given this definition, what can we do with Power BI Desktop now? 4 | 11/10/201811/10/2018 | Destination Check

Agenda Why do we care about ”on-premises” Power BI? Are we there yet? Is the on-prem Power BI story complete? Power BI Desktop basics How does Power BI Desktop integrate with ... anything? Roadmap Tips and tricks

No Azure? Why? Why do we care about ”on-premises” Power BI? From this: To this: It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s free!

Our current roadmap? Is the on-prem Power BI Desktop story complete? Source: Time Magazine, 2007 list of 50 worst cars of all time 7 | 11/10/201811/10/2018 | Horsey Horseless carriage

Where are we now? Is it ready? No more horse head full of fuel -Different Fuel Source +Four Wheels +Drives on the same kinds of roads Power BI Desktop and SSRS will continue to evolve 8 | 11/10/201811/10/2018 | Horsey Horseless carriage

Power BI Desktop Basics - DEMO We assume you’ve seen this 9 | 11/10/201811/10/2018 | Basic Demo not needed

What can we do with the .pbix file before SQL Server 2016? Save as .pbix Send it in email Put it on a file share 10 | 11/10/201811/10/2018 |

What can we do with the .pbix file today? Save as .pbix Host it in SSRS 2016

Can we host it in SharePoint? PowerPoint? Sure thing, feel free to store your Power BI Desktop file in SharePoint. PowerPoint? What a great idea! Things you CAN do in SharePoint 2016: Install SSRS in integrated mode Use the Business Intelligence site template Data Sources, Report Builder as Content Types SSRS Web Part – can show a SSRS report in a web part on a SharePoint page Realize that SharePoint Integrated is not as useful as SSRS Native Mode

SharePoint 2016 with SSRS 2016 in Integrated Mode

SharePoint 2016 with SSRS 2016 in Integrated Mode

SharePoint 2016 with SSRS 2016 in Integrated Mode

How would I know it’s a .pbix file?

Where does that leave the on-premises story? On-Premises == All your data and tools are on your own network Install Power BI Desktop Choose where to store/share files File Share SharePoint SSRS 2016 SSRS 2016 Native Mode Paginated reports Mobile Reports (Datazen) Power BI report storage KPIs SSRS with SharePoint Integrated Mode Display SSRS reports Store pbix files SharePoint’s “Old” Story: KPIs, PowerView, Excel

What's the future of on-prem BI?

Tips and Tricks Find the right target Evangelize the solution Important Mission + Potential Impact + Enthusiastic Application Owner = Huge Success Evangelize the solution Be honest, discuss the limitations, and WOW them with the features and potential impact Grow your Power BI skills by building prototypes that your company/customers will understand For Prototypes, leverage the data import functionality as opposed to Direct Query to allow for easier sharing/demoing

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