Power BI desktop on Azure

[ulrichb]

Hi,

I'm working with Mac and I know it's not possible to run BI Desktop on Mac, but what's the best way to do this?  Running a VM on Azure, Amazon,....

I'm running Parallels with W7 on my Mac and Installed the BI desktop.msi, but I get the message "Cannot load model". So I'm looking for alternatives. I Cannot upgrade to W10, because of other applications. 

I'm not really a developper a technician, but I would like to explore Power BI by setting this up myself.

Tx people and I wish you all a good day.

[v-juanli-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @ulrichb 

You could install and run Power BI on a Virtual Machine, then remote in to that Virtual Machine.

Azure: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/

AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/tutorials/launch-windows-vm/

Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac

You could also set-up a Windows PC, install and run Power BI on that PC,

then install MS Remote Desktop to give people access to that PC and use Power BI from their Macs.

Best Regards
Maggie
Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
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[Tahreem24]

@ulrichb ,

You can try to downaload PBI Desktop on VM. For more deets please refer below URL:

https://ironic3d.com.au/blog/run-power-bi-on-a-mac-like-a-dev

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