Microsoft Power BI
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Data mining, business intelligence |
| Website | powerbi |
Power BI is a business analytics service provided by Microsoft. It provides interactive visualizations with self-service business intelligence capabilities, where end users can create reports and dashboards by themselves, without having to depend on information technology staff or database administrators.[1]
General
Power BI provides cloud-based BI services, known as "Power BI Services", along with a desktop based interface, called "Power BI Desktop". It offers data warehouse capabilities including data preparation, data discovery and interactive dashboards.[2] In March 2016, Microsoft released an additional service called Power BI Embedded on its Azure cloud platform.[3] One main differentiator of the product is the ability to load custom visualizations.[4][5]
History
This application was originally conceived by Thierry D'Hers and Amir Netz of the SQL Server Reporting Services Team at Microsoft.[6] It was originally designed by Ron George in the summer of 2010 and named Project Crescent.[7] Project Crescent was initially available for public download on July 11, 2011 bundled with SQL Server Codename Denali.[8] Later renamed to Power BI it was then unveiled by Microsoft in September 2013 as Power BI for Office 365.[9] The first release of Power BI was based on the Microsoft Excel–based add-ins: Power Query, Power Pivot and Power View. With time, Microsoft also added many additional features like Question and Answers, enterprise level data connectivity and security options via Power BI Gateways.[2] Power BI was first released to the general public on July 24, 2015.[10]
Key components
Key components of the Power BI ecosystem comprises:
- Power BI Desktop
- The Windows-desktop-based application for PCs and desktops.
- Power BI (Service)
- The SaaS (software as a service) based online service (formerly known as Power BI for Office 365, now referred to as PowerBI.com or simply Power BI).
- Power BI Mobile Apps
- The Power BI Mobile apps for Android and iOS devices, as well as for Windows phones and tablets.
- Power BI Gateways
- Gateways used to sync external data in and out of Power BI.
- Power BI Embedded
- Power BI REST API can be used to build dashboards and reports into the custom applications that serves Power BI users, as well as non-Power BI users.
- Power BI Report Server
- Provides a localized way for storing and managing Power BI reports.
- Power BI Visuals Marketplace
- A marketplace of custom visuals and R-powered visuals.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Bring your data to life with Microsoft Power BI". Microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms". Gartner.com. Gartner, Inc. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Embed the wow of Power BI in your applications with Microsoft Power BI Embedded!". Powerbi.microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "dataviz.boutique | datadriven.pro - BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, DATENVISUALISIERUNG, ADVANCED ANALYTICS, DATA WAREHOUSE & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT by Klaus Birringer". dataviz.boutique | datadriven.pro (in German). Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ "OKViz (The Good Visuals for Power BI)". okviz.com. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ "A Glimpse at Project Crescent". Microsoft BI Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Data Visualization Done Right: Project Crescent". Microsoft BI Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "SQL Server codename "Denali" CTP3, including Project "Crescent" is now publicly available". Microsoft BI Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Office 365 Gets Colorful 3D Charts, Natural Language Search". PC Mag India. ZiffDavis, LLC PCMag India. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Announcing Power BI general availability coming July 24th". Microsoft Power BI Blog. Microsoft. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Power BI Custom visuals on AppSource". Microsoft AppSource. Microsoft. Retrieved 25 December 2017.