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J. JollyMicrosoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification CompanionCertification Study Companion Serieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9013-2_3

3. Get Data from Different Sources

Jessica Jolly1  
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Evanston, IL, USA
 
Power BI can connect to many different data sources. These connection options are called connectors. Take the time to review all the connectors available; you probably will not encounter a question on the PL-300 about an obscure connector, but you should know the commonly used connectors:

  • SQL Server (all the flavors)

  • Excel/CSV

  • Folders (SharePoint and File Explorer)

  • Power Platform

  • Azure

  • Power BI dataflows and datasets

Getting the Data

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