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Create a Compelling Power BI Dashboard via a Canned App

Experience the satisfaction of producing a cool dashboard — with non-trivial data — without having to know how to query data or write a Power BI report.

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Level
Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Jul 30, 2021

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Register for Power BI

    1. Register your email with Microsoft (if necessary), and sign up for a free subscription to Power BI Pro or Power BI Premium.
    2. Log in to Power BI Service, the browser-based user experience for Power BI.

  2. Challenge

    Install GitHub Power BI App

    While in the Power BI service, find and install the Github Repository Usage app.

  3. Challenge

    Interact with GitHub Dashboard

    1. Drill into details by selecting any tile on the dashboard.
    2. Drill into details by selecting a report from the menu.
    3. Optional: Ask a question of the data.
    4. Optional: Connect the GitHub app to live data on a GitHub repository. (You must first have a GitHub login.)
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A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.

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We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.

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Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!

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