Power BI ecosystem

Introduction

The Power BI ecosystem consists of business intelligence (BI) tools and services which offer end-to-end business intelligence solutions. It enables users to connect, model, transform, visualize, and share data into interactive insights and visualizations across an organization.

key components of Power BI

Power BI Desktop
Power BI Service (Cloud)
Power BI Mobile
Power BI Report Server
Power BI Embedded

Power BI Desktop is used for creating complex reports, dashboards, and data models. It is a windows-based application offering:

Advanced data transformation,
Visualization capabilities,
Creating measures and calculated columns using DAX.

Power BI Service is a cloud-based SaaS platform that provides features like workspaces, sharing, and scheduling data refreshes. Users can publish, share, and collaborate on reports and dashboards in this platform which is accessible via web browsers.

Power BI Mobile is the mobile application for iOS, Android, and Windows to access dashboards and reports on the go with mobile-optimized views.

Power BI Report Server is an on-premises report server to deploy Power BI reports, paginated reports, and KPIs.

Power BI Embedded allows developers to embed analytics in external-facing applications. It integrates Power BI reports and dashboards into custom applications.

Core Features of Power BI

Data connectivity with a wide variety of data sources. Data transformation for shaping and cleaning data before analysis.
Data Modeling to create relationships between tables, define data hierarchies and add calculations and logic.
Visualization with visual elements and interactive features like charts, maps, tables, custom visuals, drill-through, slicers, and filters.
AI Capabilities like Q&A, AI visuals, and anomaly detection.

Power BI Workflow

The important steps involved in Power BI workflow are:

Data Preparation: Connect to and transform data using Power BI Desktop.

Modeling: Create relationships and calculations in the data model.

Visualization: Develop interactive dashboards and reports.

Publish: Upload reports to the Power BI Service.

Share & Collaborate: Distribute insights within teams and manage permissions.

Monitor: Refresh data automatically and monitor insights via dashboards and mobile apps.

Ecosystem Integrations

Power BI ecosystem integrates seamlessly with:

Microsoft Excel,
Azure Services (Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, and Azure Machine Learning),
Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive for collaboration),
Power Platform ( Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents).

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Power BI ecosystem