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Updated 13th October 2025
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REMOTE MANAGED SERVICES SENIOR DIRECTOR
50M - 250M USD, BankingFAVORABLE
“Intuitive Platform With Streamlined Data Setup and Limited Dashboard Customization”
Tool is very nice if you are starting with data, intuitive at starting level and has everything you need in one place
Business Analyst
250M - 500M USD, RetailCRITICAL
“Summary of up and downsides of Power BI as Data Prep tool”
This is in my opinion very basic software for data analysys. One of it's biggest strenghts is community support, but software itself lacks in efficiency, especially with big data sets.
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Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.
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Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
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Easy to configure: starting with all data sources available, transformation of data is also easy to do, it has majority of the most common transformations and presenting the data is also easy.
Community support. Continious development through monthly updates. Ease of use for unexperinced users.
The best is to use Premium and be able to publish to different people through the cloud.
sometimes is hard to find what you are looking for, not to many options for presenting data, to too much customization on the dashboards
Issues with software performance when using big data sets. No archive of reports making it impossible to restore after accidentally deleting something from area. No ability to easily create custom data connectors.
I'd like to be able to customize in a more flexible way the different components like graphs, tables, etc.
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IT Manager
Is anyone using a central AI to report on project status in realtime highlighting dependencies and bottlenecks. Or are you just connecting project management systems (MS Project, Jira, Primavera) to dashboards with Power BI or Tableau?CIO
See Full DiscussionLeading indicators are super useful because they give you a heads-up about potential problems instead of just telling you what’s already gone wrong. We are using an AI powered tool ( can't be named here, I guess) that gets you insights that help you notice issues before they escalate.
Plus, it really encourages everyone to be transparent about project status so the whole team knows what’s going on from the get-go. This openness motivates everyone to take responsibility and helps build strong teams that tackle problems early on and stay focused on their goals together.
Traditional reporting often comes too late to make necessary changes. By being proactive and embracing transparency with some AI support, teams can adapt and improve on their own. The key is to catch issues early and empower teams to make adjustments as needed.
AI plays a role in all team decisions, like a performance coach, and also helps out at the management level. It identifies risks and suggests improvements for senior executives.
I hope that helps? 🙂
Data Scientist
We are looking to modernize our Data & Analytics landscape. We have SAP BW & BusinessObjects(BO)/Analysis for Office(AO) now and planning to move lake house based technology for DW and Power BI reporting. How was your experience in terms if 1. Analysis for office(AO) replacement? 2.Overall change Management?Data Manager
See Full DiscussionSAP Analysis for Office is not something I would recommend after using it for five years. It is clunky. The Azure storage/ Azure Data Factory/Power BI is perhaps the way to go. You can easily convert your SAP BO SQL to direct query method in PBI.
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- REMOTE MANAGED SERVICES SENIOR DIRECTOR50M-1B USDBankingReview Source
Intuitive Platform With Streamlined Data Setup and Limited Dashboard Customization
Tool is very nice if you are starting with data, intuitive at starting level and has everything you need in one place - IT MANAGER50M-1B USDEnergy and UtilitiesReview Source
Great analysis tool!
The best tool to analyze data and obtain information and knowledge from almost everywhere. - BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTGov't/PS/EdGovernmentReview Source
Transform your companies BI with Power BI
Power BI and Power Platform are a transformational technology to bring to your business. The ease of use and intuitive user friendly interface aligned with other Microsoft tools our team and users are already accustomed too. - ENGINEERING MANAGER10B+ USDMiscellaneousReview Source
Microsoft Power BI - Powerful Data Preparation Tool for Companies
Microsoft Power BI is an outstanding business intelligence tool that can provide powerful data visualization, real-time analytics and seamless integration with other Microsoft applications. The drag-and-drop interface with templates makes the dashboard creation fun and time-saving. A powerful data preparation tool which is available to companies. - MANAGER, HUMAN RESOURCES<50M USDManufacturingReview Source
Maximizing Your Data: Power BI's Strengths and Limitations
Power BI allows us to create interactive dashboards so analysis of data is much easier. Power BI offers a wide range of visualization options like charts, tables, maps and more. It allows us to create real time reports so it is easy to make data driven decisions easily.
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