Power BI

Power BI is Microsoft's business intelligence platform. It enables data from hundreds of sources to be connected, modelled, and visualised.

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Core Concept

Self-service BI: business users can create reports without deep programming knowledge. Through deep integration with Excel and M365, Power BI is the standard tool for data-driven business management.

Assessment

• Use case: Management reporting, financial controlling, and operational dashboards.
• Advantage: Unmatched integration depth in the Microsoft ecosystem, very high performance with large data volumes, and fair pricing.
• Limitation: Modelling complex data (DAX language) requires specialist knowledge; the desktop version is only available for Windows.

Related Topics

• Data Architecture
• Microsoft 365
• Fiduciaries and Auditors