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Published inMar 2024
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Luca Zavarella
Luca Zavarella
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Luca Zavarella

Luca Zavarella has a rich background as an Azure Data Scientist Associate and Microsoft MVP, with a Computer Engineering degree from the University of L'Aquila. His decade-plus experience spans the Microsoft Data Platform, starting as a T-SQL developer on SQL Server 2000 and 2005, then mastering the full suite of Microsoft Business Intelligence tools (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS), and advancing into data warehousing. Recently, his focus has shifted to advanced analytics, data science, and AI, contributing to the community as a speaker and blogger, especially on Medium. Currently, he leads the Data & AI division at iCubed, and he also holds an honors degree in classical piano from the "Alfredo Casella" Conservatory in L'Aquila.
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Interacting with ML in Power BI with dataflows

You can access advanced AI features directly through Power BI Desktop or you can access advanced AI features for dataflows through Power BI dataflows, which are easy-to-use self-service tools for transforming big data into insights to be shown in dashboards. But, as mentioned in the introduction, both modes require specific licenses.

These features are accessible from Power BI Desktop, in the Power Query Home ribbon (click Transform data to access Power Query):

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Figure 17.1: AI insights in Power BI Desktop

By default, these icons are disabled in Power BI Desktop if you are not logged in with your user in a tenant with one of the following Premium capacity SKUs: EM2, A2, or P1 and above. You can still use these features if you have a PPU license, but not through Power BI Desktop (unless you have set up Azure AI Services for text analytics), only by creating a dataflow directly in the Power BI portal:

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Luca Zavarella

Luca Zavarella has a rich background as an Azure Data Scientist Associate and Microsoft MVP, with a Computer Engineering degree from the University of L'Aquila. His decade-plus experience spans the Microsoft Data Platform, starting as a T-SQL developer on SQL Server 2000 and 2005, then mastering the full suite of Microsoft Business Intelligence tools (SSIS, SSAS, SSRS), and advancing into data warehousing. Recently, his focus has shifted to advanced analytics, data science, and AI, contributing to the community as a speaker and blogger, especially on Medium. Currently, he leads the Data & AI division at iCubed, and he also holds an honors degree in classical piano from the "Alfredo Casella" Conservatory in L'Aquila.
Read more about Luca Zavarella