Power BI data integration connects several data sources together, helping organisations design a custom data model for their business analysis. Data sources range from business intelligence software, corporate tools, project management platforms, and any number of your business’ external systems; documents, images, files, emails, videos, etc. This includes widely used systems such as Dynamics 365, Salesforce, Azure SQL DB, Excel, and SharePoint. Power BI data integration ensures all of your data sources are simultaneously used to configure real-time dashboards, helping you to generate reports and steer your business.
Power BI can use data exported from most professional software such as Jira, CRM, ERP, ITSM, etc, to use as sources for advanced reports. These types of software are used in project and customer management, and daily operations, which means the dashboards and reports will accurately reflect the ongoing state of the business. Through robust sharing capabilities, these reports and dashboards can then be accessed by certain departments, teams, stakeholders, and external parties.
Key features of Power BI data integration
Power BI desktop tool
The free Power BI desktop software is an interactive tool that allows you to build reports by accessing data quickly. It is interactive and simple to use as it does not require technical knowledge, so you can get started on creating reports and import/export data integration with ease.
Customisable visualisations
The default visualisation in Power BI may not be suitable, depending on the complexity of the data sources. In these cases, Power BI allows you to customise the visualisations in order to display the right information and provide a better understanding. Custom visualisations in your dashboard can even be shared and behaves the same as other native visuals.
Application connectors
Connectors can enhance Power BI capabilities by bringing together marketing, finance, sales, project management applications both from the cloud and on-premises. There are over 120 Power BI data connectors available which can be installed quickly and easily by non-technical staff. Connect platforms once and easily make changes for maintaining or improving custom integration. It’s important to note that connectors do not access data directly, so your business sensitive information will be safely connected.
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