By partnering with an experienced Power BI specialist, you can unlock the data and discover trends within your business, even without prior BI experience. Why should I hire a Power BI expert? While Power BI is a widely accessible tool for businesses of all shapes and sizes, there are some deeper insights and benefits that only a tried and true BI expert can unlock. When you purchase Power BI, you get access to three products that enable you to monitor your data and create reports in a variety of different ways. With our managed services, you can get the most out of these products and opti ..read more

With a Power BI licence, you don’t just get access to an innovative business tool, you unlock powerful data visualisations and insights from their data. With a diverse set of features and capabilities, Power BI caters to a wide range of businesses and needs. Power BI Free Licence The Power BI Free licence is an entry-level option for indivisuals and small businesses looking to dip their toe in data visualisation. This licence allows users to create and share content with users outside your organisation. Power BI Pro Licence The Power BI Pro licence is designed for more advanced users a ..read more

Power BI data integration connects several data sources together, helping organisations design a custom data model for their business analysis. Data sources range from business intelligence software, corporate tools, project management platforms, and any number of your business’ external systems; documents, images, files, emails, videos, etc. This includes widely used systems such as Dynamics 365, Salesforce, Azure SQL DB, Excel, and SharePoint. Power BI data integration ensures all of your data sources are simultaneously used to configure real-time dashboards, helping you to generate reports ..read more

Power BI, when used properly, has the ability to truly transform your business. But what happens when a company doesn’t have the time or resources needed to fully make the most of the platform? By partnering with a reliable and experienced Power BI consultant, you can unlock its full growth potential, even without any in-house know-how. Why should I hire a Power BI expert? While Power BI is a widely accessible tool for businesses of all shapes and sizes, there are some deeper insights and benefits that only a tried and true BI expert can unlock. What is Power BI’s product offering? When y ..read more

Business intelligence has come a long way since the days of paper punchcards. As of 2021, there are hundreds of BI software products available. And while choice is good, it can be tricky to differentiate between BI vendors. In this article, we’re going to compare two of the heavy hitters: Power BI vs IBM Cognos. Let’s start with a brief biography. Microsoft Power BI appeared in 2011, making it 10 years old this year. The brainchild of Microsoft’s SQL server reporting team, this was Microsoft’s first popular foray into business intelligence. IBM Cognos was formed when IBM acquired Cognos in 20 ..read more

With Microsoft Power BI leading the way forward for modern business intelligence, many companies understand the importance of seeing how their business is performing. Power BI gives companies the ability to render raw data from multiple sources into user-friendly dashboards and reports. However, we often hear from companies that experience difficulty in using Power BI effectively or taking advantage of its full potential. Typically, companies have implemented Power BI as a necessity but are unable to support it properly. They also experience challenges that don’t justify the big budgets of hi ..read more

Over the past two months, Microsoft 365 has made leaps and strides in improving usability, flexibility, and security within all it’s apps. As the workforce continues to adjust to new hybrid working expectations and BYOD culture, Microsoft has progressed in parallel. From easier account switching to new updates for Microsoft Teams and 365 users, 2022 is the Microsoft’s year for enhancing user experiences. As a leading Power BI consultancy, we’ve had the opportunity to put those changes to the test, with large enterprise clients and probono projects for businesses across the globe. Using Powe ..read more

What is Power BI? Microsoft Power BI is a collection of SaaS products, apps, and connectors that work together to turn your illegible data into beautiful, immersive, and interactive reports. Power BI can collect data from various sources when implemented, whether data is stored in the cloud or on-premises data warehouses.  Power BI is not an industry-specific tool — with a user-friendly interface, Power BI is an ideal business intelligence solution for any sector. In this article, we’ll answer the question “what is Power BI?” and more. Why do we need business intelligence? All busines ..read more

When it comes to Power BI vs Excel, they are both great programs in their own right. Once you familiarise yourself with both, you’ll notice some overlap in the features. After 36 years, it’s no surprise that Excel is ingrained in most business processes. It’s a tool that allows almost any business to log and keep track of finances, workflow, and organising data. Excel and other Microsoft products largely influenced Power BI, so there’s overlap and improvements on features you would typically find in Excel or Access. Power BI has a suite of data visualisation tools that allow users to transfor ..read more

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