Microsoft Power BI is a business intelligence (BI) platform that provides tools for aggregating, analyzing, visualizing, and sharing data. It is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights. Power BI is a unified, scalable platform for self-service and enterprise business intelligence (BI) . Some key features of Power BI include:
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Data Sources: Power BI can connect to hundreds of data sources on-premise or in the cloud, including Excel, Salesforce, Google Analytics, social networks, and IoT devices.
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Data Visualization: Power BI offers a wide range of different styles for reporting and visualizing data, including graphs, maps, charts, scatter plots, and more.
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AI Insights: Power BIs "AI Insights" functionality uses artificial intelligence to find insights within data sets for users.
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Power BI Desktop: A Windows desktop application called Power BI Desktop that allows users to create and save unlimited interactive reports.
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Power BI Service: An online software as a service (SaaS) service called the Power BI service that allows for easy report sharing and collaboration through professional and premium versions.
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Power BI Mobile Apps: Power BI Mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android devices that allow users to consume business insights in the way that serves them most effectively.
Power BI is part of the Microsoft Power Platform, which includes Power Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents. It is designed to be used by business professionals with varying levels of data knowledge, and its dashboard is capable of reporting and visualizing data in a wide range of different styles.
