To get the most out of this book

You will need a computer with Windows or macOS with internet access to download the Azure Data Studio and Power Bi Desktop software, as well as access to the Azure portal and the Azure service websites. All code examples have been tested using Azure Data Studio on the Windows 11 operating system. However, they should work with macOS, Linux, and future version releases too.

Power BI Desktop and the mobile app can be downloaded from here:

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/

Azure Data Studio can be downloaded from here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/azure-data-studio/download-azure-data-studio

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.