Explore what Power BI can do for you

Introduction        

             Microsoft Power BI is a collection of apps, software services and connectors that

 come together to turn unrelated data into visually impressive and interactive insights.

 Power BI can work with simple data sources like Microsoft Excel and complicated ones like 

cloud-based or on-premises hybrid Data warehouses. Power BI has the capabilities to easily 

connect to your data sources, visualise and share and publish your findings with anyone and everyone.

Types of Power BI tools

 1.Power BI Desktop

2.Power BI service

3.Power BI Data Gateway

4.Power BI Report Server

5.Power BI Mobile Apps

Power BI users role:-

There are basically two types of user who works  or uses Power BI 

1)Power Bi Consumer- The way you interact with Power BI depends on your job role. As a user or consumer, 

you're the person who receives dashboards, reports, and apps from designers who create them. 

2)Power Bi Designer- If you are a designer for Power BI you can access or work on tools of power 

desktop services as well you can create a report, also you can generate a report on Power Bi services.

Explore with dashboards, reports, and apps in Power BI

 You have a basic understanding of the role that dashboards, reports, and apps play in Power BI. 

It's time to examine the different ways you’ll use them to choose the content you need to make better business decisions.

 

Dashboards

A Power BI dashboard is made up of tiles that, together, tell a story. Because it's limited to one page,

 a well-designed dashboard contains only the most important elements of that story. You can't edit the dashboard,

 but there are several ways to use the data to monitor your business and make data-backed decisions.

Reports-

When you receive a new report, you'll want to familiarize yourself with the data and insights it contains. 

A good way to start is by visiting each of the report pages. Report page names are now in a list in a 

vertical-pane. Select a name to display that page

Enlarge a dashboard tile or report visual:-

You can use Focus mode to zoom in on one visual. Hover over the visual to reveal the action menu and

 then select Open in focus mode or the focus icon.

Collaborate and share in Power BI:-

The pains of version control are common. For example, working on a project with coworkers and ending up with 10 versions of the same report. Frequently, in these situations, as you and your colleagues edit and update a report, you lose track of which, if any, is the most updated version. 

Power BI simplifies collaboration and improves the outcome by allowing you and your colleagues to work simultaneously on the same dashboards and reports. And, while you and your colleagues explore the data and make changes to the reports and dashboards, the underlying is not affected.

In Power BI, you can collaborate with your colleagues in many ways. This unit focuses on three of these ways:

sharing, commenting, and printing.

Sharing:-

You and your colleagues will work in Power BI from start to finish to collect, organize, analyze, 

and present your data-driven findings. Your team will all use the same shared content and communicate

with each other within the Power BI framework.

 

benefits of using Power BI: 

1) Built-in machine learning features can analyze data and help users spot valuable trends and 

make educated predictions 

2)  Power BI is cloud-based, so users get cutting edge intelligence capabilities and powerful

 algorithms that are updated regularly 

3)  Alerts can be set up on KPIs to keep users up to date important metrics and measurements. 

4)  With data security a massive talking point for modern businesses, Power BI ensures data is safe, 

offering granular controls on accessibility both internally and externally