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Power BI is a business intelligence and data visualization tool that converts data from various sources into interactive dashboards and reports. It offers cloud-based services that allow end users to easily create their own reports and dashboards. Power BI includes different tools like Desktop, the Power BI service, and mobile apps that are used on different platforms. It also provides connectors and services to work with business intelligence data. The tool allows pre-built dashboards and reports, real-time updates, secure connections to various data sources, and quick deployment of visualizations that can be explored through natural language queries.

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Powerbi Notes

Power BI is a business intelligence and data visualization tool that converts data from various sources into interactive dashboards and reports. It offers cloud-based services that allow end users to easily create their own reports and dashboards. Power BI includes different tools like Desktop, the Power BI service, and mobile apps that are used on different platforms. It also provides connectors and services to work with business intelligence data. The tool allows pre-built dashboards and reports, real-time updates, secure connections to various data sources, and quick deployment of visualizations that can be explored through natural language queries.

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What is Power BI?

Power BI is a Business Intelligence and Data Visualization tool for converting data
from various data sources into interactive dashboards and analysis reports. Power
BI offers cloud-based services for interactive visualizations with a simple
interface for end users to create their own reports and dashboards.

Different Power BI versions like Desktop, Service-based (SaaS), and mobile Power BI
apps are used for different platforms. It provides multiple software connectors and
services for business intelligence.

In this Power BI training, you will learn all the important concepts of Power BI
and develop a foundational understanding of how to use Power BI tool.

Why use Power BI?


Here are the most prominent use of Power BI tool:

Pre-built dashboards and reports for SaaS Solutions


Power BI allows real-time dashboard updates.
Offers Secure and reliable connection to your data sources in the cloud or on-
premises
Power BI offers Quick deployment, hybrid configuration, and secure environment.
Allows data exploration using natural language query
Offers feature for dashboard visualization regularly updated with the community.
Types of Power BI tools
Now in this Power BI desktop tutorial, we will learn about types of Power BI tools.

Some Important Power BI tools are:

Power BI Desktop
Power BI desktop is the primary authoring and publishing tool for Power BI.
Developers and power users use it to create brand new models and reports from
scratch.

Costs: Free

Power BI service
Online Software as a Service (SaaS) where Powe Bl data models, reports, dashboards
are hosted. Administration, sharing, collaboration happens in the cloud.

Pro license: $10/users/month

Power BI Data Gateway


Power BI Data Gateway works as the bridge between the Power Bl Service and on-
premise data sources like DirectQuery, Import, Live Query. It is Installed by Bl
Admin.

Power BI Report Server


It can host paginated reports, KPIs, mobile reports, & Power Bl Desktop reports. It
is updated every 4 months and installed/managed by the IT team. The users can
modify Power Bl reports other reports created by the development team.

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