Thursday, 7 August 2025

What is Power BI

 Power BI is a business analytics tool developed by Microsoft that helps individuals and organizations analyze data and share insights. Here's what it's used for:

🔍 1. Data Visualization
Power BI allows you to create interactive and visually appealing dashboards and reports using charts, graphs, maps, and more. This helps users understand complex data easily.

📊 2. Data Analysis
You can analyze large amounts of data quickly and efficiently using:

DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) for calculations

Aggregations, filtering, and slicing to find trends, outliers, and patterns

🔄 3. Data Integration
Power BI can connect to various data sources like:
  • Excel
  • SQL Server
  • SharePoint
  • Azure
  • Google Analytics
  • APIs and more

It allows you to bring all your data into one platform for unified analysis.

📈 4. Real-Time Insights
With live dashboards, Power BI can provide real-time updates from streaming data sources—useful for monitoring live business operations or sensor data.

🧠 5. Decision Making
By providing clear, data-driven insights, Power BI helps:
  • Business leaders make informed decisions
  • Teams track performance metrics (KPIs)
  • Organizations identify opportunities or problems early

🧑‍💼 6. Sharing and Collaboration
Reports and dashboards can be shared:
  • With team members inside the organization
  • Embedded in websites or apps
  • Through Microsoft Teams or SharePoint
  • Power BI ensures everyone is working with the same data and insights.

Watch this video to start learning




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