Power BI in SharePoint Online

I am very excited after Microsoft released Power BI GA (general availability) at the end of July. It comes with list of impressive new features which is explained in detail in this MSDN article. I want my blog readers to know what is Power BI and how it can be used with SharePoint Online...

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Power Query and Power Map in Excel 2013

As you all know, Microsoft is improving the BI capabilities with a lot of new features with exciting releases in the year 2015. Microsoft has introduced new add-ins called Power Query and Power Map for Excel 2013. Believe me guys, this is really awesome add-ins which taken the Microsoft's BI capabilities...

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Get set, update!!!! Windows 10 is here

I am feeling excited to see the Windows 10 upgrade is started!!! Rock and Roll !!! Will update you all soon about the features and my first experience after the update! Update running from Windows 8.1 OS. ...

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Create Business Intelligence Center in Office 365

Recently, Microsoft has updated Power BI features in SharePoint online. It has enhanced the Business Intelligence features a lot and I am sure self-service BI is the ultimate goal for Microsoft:) In this article, we will learn how to create Business Intelligence Center in Office 365. To get  Microsoft...

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Get Windows 10 from Windows 8.1

I know everyone is excited and waiting for the 29th of July, 2015 for Windows 10 upgrade which is FREE  :) I have Windows 8.1 version in my system. Points to be noted for getting Windows 10 FREE upgrade from Windows 8.1: 1. You should have a licensed version of Windows OS installed. 2. You...

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Could not load type ‘Microsoft.AnalysisServices.SpAddin.ReportGallery.ReportGalleryView’

Recently, I have installed the power pivot in SharePoint 2013 and then configured the power pivot service application in the Central Administration. I tried creating a Pivot Gallery and it is successful. When I opened the pivot gallery library, it is showing the below error:  I am sure...

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SharePoint 2013 / Office 365

I wanted to try some proof of concepts using SharePoint 2013 and been looking for various easy options to get the SP 2013. Hence I wanted to list the easy ways to get SharePoint 2013 for the readers. Below is the list: Office 365 Trial : https://products.office.com/en-us/business/compare-office-365-for-business-plans On-Premises Deployment: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-sharepoint-server-2013 Windows...

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External List in SharePoint Limitations

When I tried to connect the external DB to the SharePoint using external content types, I found lot of issues or limitations for the end users. This is same in external lists as well. I am using SharePoint 2010. No look up: Unfortunately the only thing that you can do a look up on in an external list is on the ID column, anything else and you are out of luck. No Attachments: Attachments options...

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Update on InfoPath and SharePoint forms

As part of the update shared around the Evolution of SharePoint and the next SharePoint Server on-premises release, we are also updating the timelines for removal of InfoPath Forms Services components of SharePoint and SharePoint Online. Specifically, InfoPath Forms Services will be included in the next on-premises release of SharePoint Server 2016, as well as being fully...

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OWA web parts in SharePoint 2013

When I tried finding the OWA web parts in the SharePoint 2013 OOTB web parts, I couldn't find the web parts and “Outlook Web App” category is also not available. I was thinking it is deprecated or not available in SharePoint  2013. After searching, I found the following solution....

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