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Episode 435: Power BI Meets Git and MCP

Published 3 months ago • 1 min read

Episode 435: Power BI Meets Git and MCP

Hello Reader,

The next episode of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro podcast has been released!

Power BI development is starting to look a little more like software development—and AI is becoming part of the workflow.

In Episode 435 of the Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast, Ben and Scott explore two Power BI MCP servers currently in preview and how they can help with tasks like writing DAX, cleaning up data models, and turning a collection of tables into a more usable semantic model.

Ben shares a real-world example of using MCP to tackle a 44-table QuickBooks Online model and why the experience worked better for him than using Copilot directly in Power BI.

Then the conversation turns to PBIP, the Power BI project format that opens the door to more traditional development practices.

In this episode, we cover:

  • Local and remote MCP servers for Power BI
  • AI-assisted DAX and semantic model development
  • A real-world 44-table QuickBooks Online use case
  • PBIP and Git-based Power BI development
  • Branching, collaboration, version history, and rollbacks
  • Why PBIP can be useful even when you’re working solo
  • Where Microsoft’s CI/CD guidance still needs to mature

If you work with Power BI and have been looking for better ways to manage development, version control, or AI-assisted data modeling, this episode offers plenty to experiment with.

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