Microsoft BI Platform

Tour of the Power BI Solution Advisor

As a follow-up to my earlier post titled “Nine Realms of Power BI and the Power BI Solution Advisor“,  I’ve recorded this 7 minute tour of the solution advisor tour:

at last count, the tool has been accessed about 650 times.  Thanks for visiting!

I’ll also follow-up here with another tour to step-through the “making of” the tool and a peek inside the design.

Paul Turley

Paul Turley

Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Principal Consultant for 3Cloud Solutions Specializing in Business Intelligence, SQL Server solutions, Power BI, Analysis Services & Reporting Services.

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