What is Power BI and why it features are unique ?
What is Microsoft Power BI?
-Power BI is a business analytics tool that converts data from various data sources to interactive dashboards as BI reports,
Microsoft Power BI extends multiple software, connectors, and services, Power BI Desktop and mobile Power BI apps available for several programs the stated
set of services are used by business administrators to preoccupy data and
establish BI reports
- Power BI can
be extended both on-premise and on-cloud. It is also capable of importing
data from local databases/data sources, big data
sources, simple Excel files, and other hybrid sources. Thus, Power BI, a leader amidst other business intelligence BI
tools confirms to be a structured and
user-friendly tool for data analysis. It permits the users to consolidate data from multiple sources, makes interactive
dashboards, evaluates data, creates informative reports and shares it with other
users.
What BI stands for?
- Business Intelligence "BI" it refers to taking unanalyzed data from a data source converting it to an operative data to make reports and instructional graphics for data analysis Visually displaying data table is also known as data visualization, it allows a user to visualize Necessary information through graphs; charts, maps, etc.
What are the components of Power BI?
Data Sources
The most important component of Power BI is its vast
range of data sources. Where users can import data from files in the system, cloud-based online data sources or
connect directly to live connections. to import from data on-premise or online
services users are allowed 1 GB limit.
Some commonly used data sources in Power BI are:
-Excel-Text/CSV-XML
-Oracle Database
-MySQL Database
-SAP Business Warehouse server
-Google BigQuery (Beta)
-Azure SQL Database
-Google Analytics
-GitHub
Power BI Desktop
-Power BI Desktop is a client-side
tool known as a companion development and authoring tool.
-This desktop-based software is loaded with
tools and operations to connect
to data sources, transform data, data modeling and creating reports.
It is free for downloading. Using Power
BI Desktop features, users are allowed to data cleansing,
create business metrics and data models, define the relationship between data,
define hierarchies, create visuals and publish reports.
Power BI Service
-Power BI Service is a web-based platform
for users to share
reports, formed in Power BI Desktop,
collaborate with other users, and create dashboards.
available
versions:
- Free version
- Pro version
- Premium version
Power BI Service is also referred to as, “Power BI.com”, “Power BI Workspace”, “Power BI Site” and “Power BI Web Portal”.
Power BI Report Server
-The Power BI Report Server is similar
to the Power BI Service. The only difference is that Power BI Report Server is an on-premise platform. It is used by
organizations that refuse to publish their reports on the cloud and are
concerned about the security of their data.
Power BI Report Server permit
users to create dashboards and
Share reports with other users in terms of
security protocols.this service
requires a Power BI Premium license.
Power BI Gateway
- It is used to connect and access
on-premise data in secured networks. Power BI Gateways are generally used in
organizations where data is secured and guarded. Gateways help to
extract out data through secure channels
to Power BI platforms for analysis and reporting.
Power BI Mobile
-Power BI Mobile is a local Power BI
application that runs on iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices. For viewing
reports and dashboards.
Power BI Embedded
-Power BI Embedded offers APIs which
are used to embed visuals into custom applications.
Why Power bi is the leader of its field?
-Power Bi is a well-structured Business intelligence tool biased with
data visualizations and analytics features concerning the main conception of
Power Bi;
-The
exclusive features of Power BI as following :
1. Variety of appealing Visualizations:
the visual depiction of data is an important aspect
of Power BI. It provides a large variety of detailed and appealing visualizations. You can create reports and dashboards
using a simple or complex visualization according to your choices. There is
also a library available for custom visualizations.
2. Get Data (Data Source)
Get Data; the feature allows Power BI users to appoint from a collection of data sources. The
data sources are selected in the range from on-premise to cloud-based,
unstructured to structured. New data sources are added every month.
Some of the
latest available data sources are:
- Excel
- Power BI datasets
- Power BI dataflows
- SQL Server
- MySQL database
- Analysis Services
- Azure
3. Datasets Filtration
-Dataset is a single set of data, selected from multiple data sources. the datasets create visualizations of different
categories. A dataset can also be a selection of data chosen from a single source like an Excel workbook or from
more than an individual data source.
You can
filter the datasets and have smaller subsets containing only the important data
and contextual. Power BI extends the users with a variety of in-built data
connectors such as Excel, SQL database, Oracle, Azure, Facebook, Salesforce,
MailChimp, etc.
4.Navigation Pane
The navigation pane contains a selection of datasets, dashboards, and
reports. Users can simply work in Power BI and navigate between datasets,
dashboard they are working on, and reports they are creating.
5.Informative
Reports
-Reports in
Power BI is a combination of dashboards containing a variety of visualizations related to a particular
business topic. A report elaborates a full and structured presentation of data
created in different methods and revealing important insights from the data.
6.Office 365 App Launcher
-selecting this option, users can
automatically launch Microsoft Office 365 apps.
