Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence
Data Analytics
Value
Complexity
EVERYTHING
starts with BI
What is BI?
Transform Monitor and Share
• Microsoft Excel is the most widely used tools for data analysts
• Business areas are asking to become independent from IT for creating reports, in
order to gain agility and autonomy
• Today the role of IT in BI projects should move towards a strategic partner instead
of a producer
Traditional BI Process
Traditional BI Process
Customer
Inventory
Production
Sales DW
ETL BI Report
Financial
What is Power BI?
Microsoft Self-Service BI
Excel add-ins
Power Query
Allows the connection
and transformation of
data from different
sources
ETL Layer
Powerpivot
Allows the creation of data
models directly in Excel to
transform the data into Power View
meaningful information.
Enables the creation of
Data Modeling layer reports and
dashboards that
provide an interactive
user experience
Reporting layer
Microsoft Power BI
Excel add-ins in a single application
Powerpivot
2015 2020
Source: Garner
Desktop Service Service
Power BI “Versions” (online) Free (online) Pro
Build reports
Build dashboards
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