Highlights from the Spring ’18 release

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  • Evolution of Power Query for data integration – Use Power Query to integrate data into the Common Data Service for Apps and the Common Data Service for Analytics. Create, populate, transform, and enrich standard entities defined in the Common Data Model.

  • 27 new connectors for PowerApps, Flow, and Logic Apps

    Includes connectors for Excel Online, Microsoft To-Do, ServiceNow, Workday HCM, and Azure SQL Data Warehouse, among others.

  • 3 new connectors for Power BI (General Availability) – Includes Adobe Analytics, IBM Netezza, and Azure Analysis Services.

  • 5 new connectors for Power BI

    Includes HDInsight Interactive Query, Data.World, Vertica, Azure Consumption Insights, and Dynamics 365 for Financials.

  • Enhancements to major connectors – Includes SQL Server, SAP HANA, SAP BW, Office 365 Outlook, Salesforce.com, Visual Studio Team Services, Azure Blob Storage, and Impala.

  • Improved extensibility for partners – Partners can create and distribute their own connectors and submit them for certification across the platform.

  • Smart data preparation capabilities for Power Query – Use example column values to infer column rows (Add Column from Examples).

  • On-premises data gateway improvements – Includes many improvements, such as data mashup between on-premises and cloud sources, high-availability gateway clustering, Single Sign-On (SSO) for DirectQuery sources, and more.