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Enterprise Connectors: Cloud DBs, APIs & Live Services : Power Bi Startup 2

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Overview

Enterprise Connectors: Cloud DBs, APIs & Live Services

Prerequisites

Completed Part 1 — you know how Power Query and basic visuals work
A Gmail account (needed for BigQuery free tier)
A Microsoft account (needed for Azure, SharePoint, Fabric)
Python 3 installed locally if attempting Exercise 8 (python.org — free)

Learning Outcomes

Connect Power BI to cloud databases — Snowflake, BigQuery, and Azure Blob Storage
Query live REST APIs and JSON feeds directly inside Power Query
Understand the difference between Import Mode and DirectQuery Mode
Combine multiple files from SharePoint/OneDrive automatically on Refresh
Generate a Power BI table from a Python script using pandas

Tutorial Info

Type Interactive
Difficulty Intermediate
Duration 30 minutes
Provider Internal
Published Apr 16, 2026
Last Updated Jun 04, 2026