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)

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Notable users

  • Rolls-Royce
  • General Motors
  • Aston Martin
  • T-Mobile
  • Nestlé
  • Starbucks
  • Adobe