👉 Desktop vs Service: Why People Lose Track of Their Power BI Reports

In this short tutorial, I break down the difference between Power BI Desktop and the Power BI Service — what they do, why both exist, and where you’re actually supposed to build things.

This is one of the most common beginner confusion points in Power BI.
Once you understand this properly, everything else makes more sense.

This video is part of the Power BI Basics series and is designed to be watched early in the learning path.

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Covered in This Video
• What Power BI Desktop is actually for
• What the Power BI Service does (and doesn’t do)
• Where you build vs where you publish
• How reports move from Desktop to Service
• The most common beginner mistake — and how to avoid it

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Chapters

00:00 Desktop vs Service at a glance
00:20 What Power BI Desktop does
00:45 What Power BI Service is for
01:10 Where transformations happen
01:28 How publishing works
01:50 Common beginner mistakes
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Microsoft Learn (Recommended)

To reinforce this properly using Microsoft’s official guidance, explore Power BI fundamentals on Microsoft Learn:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/training/powerplatform/power-bi/

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From TikTok to YouTube

If you found this via TikTok — welcome.
Short-form videos hook attention; YouTube videos explain things clearly.

👉 TikTok: @that.dataguy

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Working With Me

I help businesses and individuals build clean, reliable Power BI dashboards — using the right tools in the right place.

If you want help learning Power BI properly, fixing broken reports, or setting things up the right way:
👉 https://jrdata.solutions

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Power BI Basics Playlist

▶️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB-VUakt-tYtE5zF1IMaSH6vmzhmEcsOk

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About the Channel

I’m The Data Guy.
I build real Power BI solutions and explain data concepts clearly, correctly, and without fluff.

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