These are the benefits of working with data from Power BI

Having insight into and an overview of your business processes and operations is crucial for running a successful business. Power BI is Microsoft’s Business Intelligence tool for analyzing your business and visualizing data. Naturally, working with Power BI offers a range of benefits. We would be happy to explain them to you.

What is Power BI?

Power BI is Microsoft’s cloud-based program designed to help organizations collect data from various sources and then manage and analyze it through a user-friendly interface. Power BI works seamlessly with other Microsoft products, including the Dynamics 365 platform. Power BI collects data from the applications you use and converts it into understandable, visually appealing, and easy-to-process charts, which you can customize yourself based on your specific needs. The data can be used for various purposes and provides you with better insight into the organization. You also have the option to share these useful charts with other individuals or organizations.

What are the benefits

• Insight into business processes and functionalities
  We have previously mentioned the importance of insight into your organization. The Power BI application gives you the maximum overview of your business. Furthermore, the data is real-time, ensuring you have the information you need whenever you need it. You therefore do not have to wait until the end of the week or month to receive the most recent information. Because you have the results of processes at hand at any time, you can always make well-considered decisions.
• Beautiful visualizations and reports
  You do not need to be a data analyst to work with Power BI. The visualizations and reports look beautiful and are easy to process thanks to a logical, clear overview. With the right combination of text and images, you can conclude quickly.
• Ready-made templates for dashboards and reports
  Power BI offers several ready-made templates for dashboards and reports for various applications, so you can get started analyzing data immediately. You can then customize these dashboards to your personal preferences. Using Power BI is therefore incredibly simple.
• Easily share information
  You can easily share Power BI dashboards or reports with other people or organizations. With just a few clicks, you make the report available to those who are authorized to receive it. It is also possible to grant the recipient specific rights, allowing you to determine on a per-line basis whether or not they are allowed to edit it, for example. This also ensures that no one sees information that is not intended for them.
• Full integration with other Microsoft products
  As mentioned, Power BI features full integration with other Microsoft products. For example, if you use a Dynamics 365 application, Power BI can directly convert data from that application into visual reports. You can also use Microsoft Flow from Power BI to email alerts if a specific KPI goes above or below a certain value. And where you see ‘export to Excel’ in other software, you use ‘analyze in Excel’ within Power BI.
• Available for various devices
  As you are used to with Dynamics 365 products, you can use Power BI on desktops, tablets, and smartphones. Dashboards are even optimized to look better on tablets and smartphones. So even while on the go, you can turn insights into action points.
• Relevant data for everyone
  One of the powerful aspects of Power BI is that people across the platform can analyze data using personalized dashboards tailored to each person’s role. Therefore, you work only with data relevant to you.