Collection: Microsoft Power BI

In a data driven world the ability to visualise and analyse data is key to making informed business decisions. Microsoft Power BI is one of the most powerful and user friendly business intelligence (BI) tools out there. Designed to turn raw data into actionable insights Power BI helps organisations across industries get the most out of their data through interactive dashboards, reports and advanced analytics.

What is Microsoft Power BI?

Microsoft Power BI is a suite of business analytics tools that allows users to connect to multiple data sources, transform and model the data and create visual reports. These reports can be shared across teams and devices so data is accessible and actionable for everyone in the organisation. Whether you’re a business analyst, IT professional or decision maker Power BI has the flexibility and power to drive data driven decision making.

Features of Microsoft Power BI

• Data Connectivity: Power BI supports multiple data sources from simple Excel spreadsheets to complex cloud based databases like Azure SQL, Google Analytics and more. Users can connect to these sources so all relevant data is in one place.
• Data Transformation: Power BI’s built in Power Query tool allows users to clean, transform and model their data without having to write code. This makes it easier to get data ready for analysis so the insights are accurate and relevant.
• Interactive Dashboards: With Power BI users can create interactive dashboards that show key metrics and insights in real time. These dashboards are highly customisable so users can focus on the data that matters most to their business.
• AI-Powered Analytics: Power BI uses artificial intelligence to provide advanced analytics capabilities such as predictive modelling and natural language processing. These features help users drill deeper into their data.
• Collaboration and Sharing: Power BI makes it easy to share reports and dashboards with team members, stakeholders and customers. With role based access controls you can ensure sensitive data is only accessible to the right people.

Microsoft Power BI Plans: Pro vs Premium

Power BI is available in two main plans: Power BI Pro and Power BI Premium. Both plans have great features but are designed for different sized organisations and different levels of data complexity.