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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: List of 787 MS products
Date: 25 Oct 2024 21:33:39 GMT
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:05:23 -0400, DFS wrote:

> On 10/24/2024 7:42 PM, rbowman wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:37:24 -0400, DFS wrote:
>> 
>>> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/export/
>> 
>> I din't see my favorite.
>> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Power_BI
> 
> 
> I think Power BI is part of 'Cloud Platform System', which is in the
> list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Power_Platform

I'm not sure what the CPS is.

https://petri.com/overview-of-microsoft-cloud-platform-system/

Power BI is sort of tied in with SSRS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_Server_Reporting_Services

Like a lot of the report systems SSRS is about as user friendly as a rabid 
pitbull. 

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/microsoft-power-bi

You do have to know your way around the database but I think you could 
turn a reasonably savvy middle manager loose with it after minimal 
instruction. That's not happening with SSRS, Crystal, Jasper, and so 
forth. You would feel right at home; the query macros are pretty much like 
Excel.