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Power BI vs IBM Cognos: 5 key comparisons
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...
Introducing our unlimited Power BI support packages
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...
Power BI April Feature Summary
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....
What is Power BI? Everything you need to know
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...
Power BI vs Excel
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...
Excel Power View retirement: what does it mean for your business?
Five years after the new feature development concluded, Microsoft has revealed the Excel Power View retirement plan. Businesses have a short window to migrate their content over to a new product or service. While Power View remained in Excel for Windows devices, the...
Power BI vs Access: which should you use?
A Quora user recently asked, "Does Power BI replace Access?" Since there's interest in this topic, we'd like to give an objective comparison of Power BI vs Access. If you're unfamiliar with Power BI and Access, they can seem quite similar. But in fact these are two...
Power BI or Qlik Sense? Compare 5 top features
Business intelligence has come a long way since Richard Miller Devens coined the term in 1865. We've gone from pens to punchcards, from on-premise servers to the cloud. And today modern tools like Power BI and Qlik Sense are making business intelligence more available...
Power BI vs SAP Business Objects: which suits your business best?
As of 2021 there are hundreds of business intelligence tools out there. And choice is good — if you know what you're looking for. To provide some clarity, we've decided to compare two BI giants: Microsoft Power BI vs SAP Business Objects. Let's start with some...
Power BI vs Tableau: 5 important differences you should know
It's no secret that Power BI and Tableau are the top dogs for data analysis in 2021. A glance at Google Trends shows many more searches for Power BI and Tableau than for the nearest competitor. Clearly, both Tableau and Power BI are doing something right. But that...