What is PowerBI?
Power BI is a business intelligence tool that is used as a data visualization tool. It can convert data from different sources into a visually interesting and interactive dashboard.
The data information is reported in the form of graphs, charts and other multimedia formats.
For example, excel sheets that consist of information power BI will convert the information into visualized form such as graphics, charts.
Power BI is used for cloud based apps and the data are analysed and managed from different sources in a convenient way. Business Intelligence tool helps the businesses to take the right decision at the right time.
It is based on the windows desktop application also called Power BI desktop, it is also based on Saas app called Power BI services. The different versions of Power BI that are used in different platforms such as mobile apps, desktop, Saas, etc.
Architecture
Power BI Desktop
It is a free data visualization tool that you can install on Windows computers to provide reports and visualizations. Power BI supports different databases and systems to extract business data. It is an easy tool for the developers to transfer the data into clear visualized form. Power BI desktop also provides data warehouse capability including data preparation and data discovery. Reports of data can be prepared by this tool but sharing of data within the tool is not possible.
Power BI services
Power BI is a cloud service platform that provides the user to create interactive dashboards and share the developed reports. Features of Power BI desktop are supported by Power BI service.
It is used to share dashboards and reports with other Power BI users
Offers different workspaces
Analyze data in excel
It also used to share the reports securely in other systems via embed API
Create reports and share dashboards of business intelligence to other users in the team.
With the Power BI services things cannot be achieved, it can be done with the support of Power BI desktop.
For adding rules in the row-level security
To create calculated columns
Foe advanced query editor
Used in DAX and python support
For data transformation and modeling
Power BI gateway-You can utilize the Power BI on-premises entryway to keep your data new by interfacing with your on-premises data sources without the need to move the data information. It permits you to question huge datasets and advantages from the current ventures.
Power BI Mobile app- it is used in mobile applications in which you can access the data from anywhere you want. It is available for windows, IOS, and Android platforms.
Features of Power BI?
It accesses a large number of data from various sources. It offers the user to visualize, analyze large amounts of data that can’t be viewed in excel. Some of the necessary data sources available for Power BI as Excel, CSV, JSON, etc.
It is used to provide interactive UI/UX features that allows it to be visually attractive and also allows the functionality easy and the features that offer you to copy all and formatting into visualizing form.
It is easy for exceptional excel integration and it helps to convert the insights of data into action to make data-driven business decisions.
It permits real-time stream analytics that allows to fetch data from different multiple sources to connect real time stream analytics so that it would be easy to take business decisions.
Components of Power BI
Power Query is known as a data conversion and collection of engines. It helps you to find, associate, combine and refine data sources to meet your analysis needs. It may be installed and included for Excel or can be utilized as a feature of the Power BI Desktop.
Power view that is used in sharepoint, sql server, etc. it displays the data in the visualized form, it brings data to life. Data visualization is done in the form of graphs, charts, etc.
Power map that offers you to map the data information instead of creating a huge size table. It creates 3-D data visualization in an effective manner. The visualization is based on longitude, latitude, or country, state, etc.
Power pivot used to data model that allows you to create data models, create calculations and provide relationships. The data modeling is developed using data analysis expressions.
Power BI desktop is a development tool for Power BI desktop for Power Query, Power pivot, Power view. Everything can be created under Power BI desktop also it is easy to create BI and data analysis experience.
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