What is Power BI
- Power BI is a business analytics and data visualization tool developed by Microsoft.
- Power BI is available in several versions:
- Power BI Desktop; for creating reports and visualizations
- Power BI Service; for sharing and collaboration
- Power BI Mobile; for accessing and interacting with reports on mobile devices
- Key features of Power BI include:
- Data Connectivity
- Power BI offers a wide range of connectors to connect to various data sources such as databases, cloud services, spreadsheets, and more.
- Data Transformation
- Users can shape and transform data using Power Query, a data preparation tool within Power BI.
- It allows for data cleansing, merging, splitting, and other data transformation operations.
- Data Modeling
- Power BI provides a data modeling capability through Power Pivot, allowing users to create relationships between different tables, define calculations/measures using formulas, and create hierarchies to analyze data.
- Visualizations
- In Report View users can create interactive and visually appealing dashboards and reports using a wide range of customizable visual elements such as charts, graphs, tables, and maps.
- Collaboration and Sharing
- Power BI allows users to share their dashboards and reports with others within their organization through workspace and Microsoft Teams.
- Data Security
- Power BI offers robust security features, including role-based access control, row-level security, and data encryption, to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of data.
- Integration
- Power BI seamlessly integrates with other Microsoft products and services, such as Excel, Azure, and SharePoint.
The following diagram depicts the relationship between different Power BI components.
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