Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Power BI is a business intelligence platform that provides interactive visualizations and business intelligence capabilities with an interface simple enough for end-users to create their own reports and dashboards. It enables users to connect to a wide range of data sources, transform…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2015
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Microsoft Power BI was created to democratize business intelligence, allowing business users to easily connect to disparate data sources, perform self-service data modeling, create interactive reports, and share insights without heavy reliance on IT departments or specialized data analysts. It addressed the need for a unified, scalable, and cloud-first platform for data analysis and visualization that transcended the limitations of traditional, static reporting tools and siloed departmental analysis.
- Platforms
- iOS (Power BI Mobile App), Windows (Power BI Desktop), Android (Power BI Mobile App), Web (Power BI Service)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Rolls-Royce
- General Motors
- Aston Martin
- T-Mobile
- Nestlé
- Starbucks
- Adobe