Microsoft Power BI: The Ultimate Data Dashboarding Tool

Hey people! In this article we will see an overview of what Power BI is, all the cool stuff it can do and the important concepts around it. I know it has been a while since I last published. But here I am now! So, let’s dive right in!

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You must’ve heard about the term “Business Intelligence” or “BI” in the data community. The formal definition of BI goes like this

It encompasses the processes, tools, and methodologies used to collect, store, analyze, and present data to help businesses make informed decisions.

In simple terms, BI is nothing but a set of processes and tools that help business identify relevant information from the data they generate. Based on this data, they understand their business and customers and make data-driven decisions.

Now that we have understood what BI is, you may have a question as to why we require these tools. A few years back we might’ve not needed these powerful tools since there was not much of digital data around. However, since then, we as a civilization have come a long way and the amount of data generated has exponentially skyrocketed since then (literally!). Data nowadays is generated, stored in multiple sources and in huge quantities. This is where these powerful tools like Power BI come in. Power BI has multiple useful features but…