Why Power BI Is Life Changing For Your Business

What is Power BI

Power BI is a platform that was launched in 2011 and is heavily used for business intelligence purposes. It is part of Microsoft’s packages and uses artificial intelligence to discover insights for users by pulling various data and transforming it into visually exciting charts used for storytelling. Microsoft describes it as ‘a business analytics solution that lets you visualise your data, share insights across your organisation, or embed them in your app or website.’ Being knowledgeable on Power BI will heavily aid you and your business, changing the way you analyse data by making it easier to share and create data graphics and charts.

Different Functions

Business’ can leverage Power BI in various ways and benefit from its many different apps within its functionalities.

The Power Query serves as a valuable tool for data transformation and data preparation which enables users to combine data from multiple sources and apply formulas to do advanced manipulation of data.

The Power Pivot is a data modelling tool used as a calculation layer between your data and outputs.

The Power View is a data visualization component that provides the capability to filter data for each visualisation within its list.

The Power Map is an additional visualisation tool that allows users to create captivating 3D visuals, enhancing the immersive experience of data exploration.

The Power Q&A is a question-and-answer engine that allows you to ask questions and get responses for your data.

Impacts on Business

Power BI is an amazing tool to have within business, particularly for those who want key reporting analytics. With Power BI, businesses can assemble, scrutinize, and visualize data from across the company.

Here are some of the reasons that BI is fundamental to changing the way your business handles data. Firstly, the amount of data that you can input and process through Power BI is much greater than similar platforms therefore it can handle larger data forms without lagging or crashing. The platform also analyses the data you input, making careful predictions informed by its key features, this eliminates the human element of analysing the data by doing so instantly. Another key feature which benefits business’ is the ability to analyse data, with Power BI able to make informed predictions and suggestions using their key features. The data is also presented in more unique and exciting ways, which makes it easier for businesses to understand as well as being more engaging and interesting to view. For those wanting to keep on track of their KPIs in an easier way, there is a feature to introduce alerts on to keep users up to date on those key dates and measurements.  There are so many positive impacts that being knowledgeable on Power BI can have for business, it is a tool that is extremely beneficial to be aware of and use.

Our Course ‘An Introduction to Power BI’ is perfect for those wanting to learn more about how to use the technology to their advantage and share data amongst the business.

The course focuses on how to create visualisations that perfectly relay messages specific to your objectives. Using a mixture of hands-on exercises and practical knowledge that will make you a competent Power BI user quickly with minimal time out of the office.

To find out more about the course head to www.salford.ac.uk/spd/courses