Power BI from Microsoft.

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Designed to be used by business professionals with varying levels of data knowledge, Power BI’s dashboard is capable of reporting and visualizing data in a wide range of different styles, including graphs, maps, charts, scatter plots . Power BI's "AI Insights" functionality, meanwhile, uses artificial intelligence to find insights within data sets for users.

A few factors make Power BI stand out as an option for businesses requiring BI capabilities. Power BI provides compelling and customizable visuals and requires little in the way of prior analytics or software experience. Many, if not all departments in an organization can use its capabilities, which include these popular ones:

  • Usability: Power BI's user-friendly interface and navigation mean it has a simple learning curve for nontechnical business users, who are empowered to create data visuals with a few clicks and no programming experience.

  • Affordability: Power BI is offered through different pricing plans so companies of all sizes can take advantage of its capabilities without worrying too much about budgetary constraints.

  • Visualizations: Business leaders make use of data storytelling and visually enticing displays that help them communicate with clients, employees and other stakeholders.

  • Customization & interactivity: Power BI lets users customize and interact with graphs, charts and other visualizations displaying their data. These features are useful in a number of ways to many different users.

Why is Microsoft Power BI popular?

Multiple advantages make Power BI an attractive option for businesses looking to explore their data through BI visualizations, patterns and insights. These include the following:

  • Accessibility: Both nontechnical and technical audiences can easily use Power BI. Its range of pricing options makes it available to businesses with smaller budgets as well as larger enterprises.

  • Integrations: Power BI's ability to integrate with software such as Excel and other Microsoft applications means it can work with data from various sources.

  • Customer support: Microsoft offers customer support for those in need of troubleshooting and assistance.

  • CustomizationThe ability to create custom visuals adds value for businesses looking to capture and visualize important relationships or patterns found in complex data sets.

  • Collaboration: Power BI is built to facilitate collaboration, for example, among different teams within an organization.

  • Scalability: Power BI can support large-scale data sets, making it suitable for enterprises as well as small businesses.