Microsoft Power BI overview

February 2020

A Leader in
Analytics & BI
Platforms*

*Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms,” by Cindi Howson, Rita L. Sallam, James Laurence Richardson, Joao Tapadinhas, Carlie J. Idoine, Alys Woodward, February 2018
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Any data, any way, anywhere

Web

Real time dashboards

and interactive reports Mobile

Natural Language query

Excel
Cloud data
Custom visualizations
Embedded
Native Office 365, Dynamics 365,
Azure integration
Cortana

Power BI
On-premises
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data
 Power BI Logical Architecture
ON PREMISES CLOUD

REPORTING
SERVICES

ANALYSIS SERVICES
DATA
GATEWAY POWER BI
EXCEL

POWER BI DESKTOP

ON-PREMISES OR CLOUD DATA SOURCES Streaming

Data
Cloud Data
Sources Third-Party and Cortana
Structured or SaaS Apps
Unstructured Data Analytics Suite
P O W E R B I : E X T E N D I N G O N - P R E M I S E S C A PA B I L I T I E S

Power BI reports

Out-of-the-box SaaS content packs SSRS reports

Real time dashboards & interactive Custom

reports
Natural Language query Visualizations

Custom visualizations

Native Office 365 integration

Power BI Power BI Report Server

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in minutes
Run your business
in real time with
live dashboards
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Ask questions
of your data
Intelligent Insights
Identify trends and outliers
• Automated data analysis
for rapid action

• View and pin to

dashboards

• Update automated
analysis on a schedule

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Custom Data Visualizations
Unlimited possibilities
Made for the Community
Download and import by the Community

Use in Power BI Desktop

or Power BI.com

Create new custom visual

with Developer Tools
Create powerful
reports with
Power BI Desktop
Discovery &
exploration

Easy report authoring

Custom visualizations

R and Python
integration
Modern BI transformation: BI in steps

Get Data

Analyze

Visualize

Publish

Collaborate
Get Data: Easily connect, clean, and mashup data

Connect to 80+ data sources,

both on-premises and cloud

Shape, transform, and clean

data for analysis

Live connectivity to on-

premises and cloud data
sources

Common engine across Excel

and Power BI for data prep
Analyze: Build powerful models and flexible measures

Analyze data across multiple

tables with millions of rows

High-performance, in-memory
engine

Create powerful measures with

familiar DAX formulas

Easily transfer data, queries and

models between Excel and
Power BI
Visualize: Create stunning interactive reports

Explore and tell compelling

stories with Excel modern charts

Create beautiful, interactive

reports with Power BI Desktop

Visually explore your data with a

drag-and-drop experience

Leverage 100+ interactive visuals

and built-in intelligence
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iOS, Android and Windows
• Native apps for smart phone and
tablets across iOS, *Android and
Windows devices

• Receive alerts to important changes

in your data

• Share and collaborate with

colleagues and take immediate action