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INTRODUCTION

Data Analytics

Value

Descriptive Diagnostic Predictive Prescriptive


What’s happening in Why is it happing? What’s likely to What do I need to
my business? happen? do?

Complexity
EVERYTHING
starts with BI
What is BI?
Transform Monitor and Share

BI's main objective

Transform raw data


into meaningful
and
understandable
information that will
help you make a
better decision.
The information that is the basis of business
management, such as sales, inventory,
production, financial, purchasing, etc.
Extract Analyse
Current scenario
Current scenario

• Microsoft Excel is the most widely used tools for data analysts

• Repetitive and time-consuming tasks

• Delay in processing information

• High dependence on IT for data extraction

• Sharing information by e-mail (final_final_final_v9.xlsx)

• Hard to achieve the right numbers


Modern BI Platforms

• Business areas are asking to become independent from IT for creating reports, in
order to gain agility and autonomy

• The emergence of Modern BI Platforms, or Self-Service BI tools, are helping

• 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

These are the 3 components required for a


Power Power View BI platform to be efficient:
Query ▪ Data preparation
▪ Semantic layer for data modeling
▪ Data visualization
WHY POWER BI?
Benefits with Power BI

Large community Monthly updates Numerous data


connection possibilities

Easy to perform ETL and Advanced calculations Advanced graphics and


data modeling with DAX expressions visuals
Benefits with Power BI

Interactivity of reports, Possibility to share Has mobile app


being able to filter data dashboards to anyone
with extreme ease

Possibility to embed Integration with the R The unbeatable price:


reports on company and Python $9.90 per user per month
systems
Gartner Magic Quadrant

2015 2020

Source: Garner
Desktop Service Service
Power BI “Versions” (online) Free (online) Pro

Transform data, build models and use DAX expressions

Connect to local data sources (on-premise)

Connect to online data sources

Build reports

Build dashboards

Publish report to the web (public link)

Create and collaborate on workspaces (groups)

Securely share content with other users

View content shared by other users

Create and use Data Flow (Dataflows)

Price Free Free $9.90/month

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