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Yes, you can use Microsoft Power BI even if you are not currently working. You can use your personal email ID to access Power BI Desktop.
If you want to work with Power BI service, you need the organized mail id.
Power BI Desktop
- Free Download: You can download Power BI Desktop for free from the Microsoft website. This version allows you to create and view reports on your local machine. Kindly download the Power BI desktop from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58494
- Capabilities: You can connect to various data sources, transform and model data, create visualizations, and build reports.
2. Power BI Service
- Free Tier: Power BI offers a free tier for its cloud service (Power BI Service). With this, you can publish reports from Power BI Desktop to the cloud and share them with others (if they have a Power BI Pro license).
- Capabilities: It includes capabilities such as dashboards, report sharing, and data refresh scheduling, but with some limitations compared to the Pro version.
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