Power BI is a business analytics service by Microsoft, part of the Microsoft Power Platform, and integrates with the Microsoft Office 365 suite. It provides interactive visual analytics and business intelligence capabilities with an interface that enables end-users to create their own reports and dashboards.
Isosceles chose Power BI as the foundation of the ireport service because
Because it’s the perfect tool allowing/enabling us to connect to the diverse data sources used by our clients, transform and clean up the data, and deliver rich compelling reports that bring the data to life.
In 2021, for the 14th year in succession, Gartner has recognized Microsoft with Power BI as the Magic Quadrant Leader in analytics and business intelligence platforms.
It’s the richness of the capabilities of Power BI and very competitive pricing that has helped Microsoft to dominate this market for so long and make this the go-to platform for growing businesses.
- It’s visually innovative with an interactive dashboard
- The ability to connect to data from anywhere, enabling seamless integration with existing data sources.
- It has a reassuringly familiar interface and works seamlessly with Microsoft Office 365, supporting the ‘new normal’ virtual working situation most businesses have now adopted.
- Easy to use on a mobile, tablet or desktop.
- Access to Microsoft Azure – a secure cloud service created by Microsoft for building, testing, deploying and managing applications through one of the largest and fastest-growing BI clouds.
- Power BI is very competitively priced.
- Microsoft has augmented the analytics experience with AI integration and the inclusion of smart narratives.
- 80,000 businesses worldwide are already using it.
The full Gartner Report is available on the Microsoft website by following this link: Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms