{"id":7271,"date":"2023-05-04T22:11:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T22:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monocroft.com\/?p=7271"},"modified":"2023-05-04T22:11:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T22:11:29","slug":"how-to-connect-azure-blob-storage-to-power-bi-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monocroft.com\/how-to-connect-azure-blob-storage-to-power-bi-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Connect Azure Blob Storage to Power BI Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Power BI project explores how to connect Azure Blob Storage to Power BI Desktop, even without prior experience. Fortunately, the process is straightforward and can be completed in just a few simple steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power BI is a powerful data visualization tool that enables users to connect to various data sources, such as Azure Blob Storage\u2014a cloud-based storage<\/a> that allows users to store unstructured data such as images, videos, documents, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I will walk you through how to connect and load data from Azure Blob Storage into Power BI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this tutorial, I will show you how to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Set up an Azure Blob Storage account<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Create a container and import data to it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Generate a Shared Access Signature (SAS) token<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Connect Azure Blob Storage to Power BI Desktop<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Load data into Power BI Desktop and start analyzing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Read to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Set up an Azure Blob Storage Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The first step to connecting Azure Blob Storage to Power BI is to create a free Azure Blob Storage account on the Azure website<\/a> (if you don’t have one).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    From there, you can create a new storage account and configure it to meet your specific needs. Once your account is set up, you are ready to move on to the next step in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This video tutorial can guide you to complete this step.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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