Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics platforms
Microsoft Power BI is a suite of business intelligence (BI) services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn disparate sources of data into cohesive, visually immersive, and interactive insights. It enables users to connect to hundreds of data sources, clean and transform data, build…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2011
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Microsoft Power BI was created to democratize business intelligence by providing a user-friendly, self-service platform that could connect to diverse data sources and enable users, particularly business analysts and everyday users, to create interactive reports and dashboards without deep technical expertise. It addressed the limitations of traditional, IT-centric BI tools which were often costly, complex, and slow to deliver insights, and the inherent scalability and governance issues when relying solely on spreadsheet-based analysis.
- Platforms
- Android (Power BI Mobile App), Microsoft Windows (Power BI Desktop), Web browsers (Power BI Service), iOS (Power BI Mobile App)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Walmart
- Coca-Cola
- Numerous small, medium, and large enterprises across virtually all industries.
- H&M
- Rolls-Royce
- Adobe
- Toyota
- Nestlé