Power BI

Getting Started with Power BI

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Power BI is considered a data visualization and business intelligence tool which transforms data from many different sources to interactive dashboards and also BI reports. This Power BI service depends on SAAS and also mobile Power BI apps may be available from different platforms. The group of services is used by business users to take data and build BI reports. Power BI desktop app is utilized to create reports when Power BI services are used to put the reports and power bi mobile apps which is to get data and build BI reports.

Power BI Desktop

Microsoft Power BI desktop needs internet explorer 9, Microsoft Power BI will available for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. The link for the Power BI to download directly are https://www.microsoft.com/en-s/download

Choose Download

We have to choose the PBIDesktop_x64.msi that shows a 64 bit OS file. We have to select the file we want to install as per OS type and also click next. Save the installation file as a local drive. When we run the file  the following screen is displayed

Installation File

As this Power BI is installed, a welcome screen is opened, which will be used to launch different options related to getting data that enrich existing data models that create reports as well as publish and share reports.

The Power BI Tools

Power BI has the following components

The Power BI desktop-

This allows creating reports and data visualization on the dataset.

Power BI gateway-

By using Power BI on surfaces gateway to keep our data fresh by connecting to our on-premises data sources without the need to move the data. It allows us to query a large dataset and benefit from the existing investments.

Power BI Mobile Apps-

The power bi mobile apps will be linked to their data from everywhere and from anywhere. Power BI apps are available on windows, ios, and Android platforms.

Power BI Service-

This is a cloud service and utilized to show Power BI reports and data visualizations.

Power BI Components

Power BI Architecture

Power BI Architecture

The power BI architecture is having 3 stages. The Primary 2 phases will use ETL which is to process to handle the data.

  1. Data integration- This is an organization that wants to deal with the data that comes from different sources.Firstly extract the data from different sources which may be our separate database, servers. Then the data is integrated into a standard format and stored at a common area which is called staging area.
  1. Data processing- The integrated data is not ready  for visualization because the data that wants processing before it may be presented. This data is pre-processed. Consider an example for missing values and redundant values will be removed from the data sets. The business rules are applied to the data an it transforms into the presentable data. Then this data may be loaded into the warehouse.
  1. Data presentation- When the data is transferred and processed and it may visualized in a good way with the use of many different visualization that Power BI provides. By using of dashboards and reports, we show the data.

The Power BI advantages are:

There are some advantages of Power BI

  1. Secure Report Publishing- we can automate setup data refresh and publish reports that allowing all the users to get the latest information.
  2. No memory and speed constraints: By transferring the existing BI system into a cloud environment with the Power BI that is included that removes memory. Speed constraints will  make sure data fast retrievable and analyzed.
  3. No specialized Technical support required-The Power BI gives required enquiry and by studying and not needing of proper technical support
  4. Simple to use- This tool is very easier to understand and to use.The end users can easily find it only on behalf of the short learning curve.
  5. Rich and personalized dashboard-Characteristics of Power BI provides information dashboards that will be modified to meet the actual need of any enterprise.

The disadvantages are

  1. Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
  2. Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from real time connections.

Questions

  1. What is Power BI?Explain the Architecture?
  2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?

16 Responses

  1. The power BI architecture is having 3 stages. The Primary 2 phases will use ETL which is to process to handle the data.

    Data integration- This is an organization that wants to deal with the data that comes from different sources.Firstly extract the data from different sources which may be our separate database, servers. Then the data is integrated into a standard format and stored at a common area which is called staging area.
    Data processing- The integrated data is not ready for visualization because the data that wants processing before it may be presented. This data is pre-processed. Consider an example for missing values and redundant values will be removed from the data sets. The business rules are applied to the data an it transforms into the presentable data. Then this dataThere are some advantages of Power BI

    Secure Report Publishing- we can automate setup data refresh and publish reports that allowing all the users to get the latest information.
    No memory and speed constraints: By transferring the existing BI system into a cloud environment with the Power BI that is included that removes memory. Speed constraints will make sure data fast retrievable and analyzed.
    No specialized Technical support required-The Power BI gives required enquiry and by studying and not needing of proper technical support
    Simple to use- This tool is very easier to understand and to use.The end users can easily find it only on behalf of the short learning curve.
    Rich and personalized dashboard-Characteristics of Power BI provides information dashboards that will be modified to meet the actual need of any enterprise.
    The disadvantages are

    Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
    Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from real time connections. may be loaded into the warehouse.
    Data presentation- When the data is transferred and processed and it may visualized in a good way with the use of many different visualization that Power BI provides. By using of dashboards and reports, we show the data.

  2. 1) What is Power BI?Explain the Architecture?
    Power BI is a Data Visualization and Business Intelligence tool that converts data from different data sources to interactive dashboards and BI reports.

    Power BI Desktop app – To create reports
    Power BI Services – To put the reports
    Power BI Mobile apps – To get data and Build BI reports.

    Power BI Architecture.
    1) Data integration

    * Data Integration deals with the data that comes from different sources.
    * Firstly extract the data from different sources which may be our separate database, servers.
    * Then the data is integrated into a standard format and stored at a common area which is called staging area.

    2) Data processing

    * The integrated data is not ready for visualization so this data is pre-processed.
    * For an example the missing values and redundant values will be removed from the data sets.
    * Then by applying business rules the data is transforms into the presentable data.
    * Then this data may be loaded into the warehouse.

    3) Data presentation
    * After the data is transferred and processed , it may visualized with the use of many different visualization that Power BI provides.
    * By using of dashboards and reports, we show the data.

    2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?

    Advantages of Power BI

    * Secure Report Publishing- Users can get latest information from automate setup data refresh and publish reports.
    * No memory and speed constraints: Transferring the existing BI system into a cloud environment with the Power BI
    removes memory. Speed constraints will make sure data fast retrievable and analyzed.
    * No specialized Technical support required-The Power BI gives required enquiry and not need of proper technical support
    * Simple to use- This tool is very easier to understand and to use.
    * Rich and personalized dashboard- Power BI provides information dashboards that will be modified to meet the need of any enterprise.

    Disadvantages of Power BI

    * Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
    * Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from real time connections.

  3. A.Power BI considered a data visualization and business intelligence tool which transforms data from many different sources to interactive dashboards and also BI reports.
    Power BI Architecture

    The power BI architecture is having 3 stages. The Primary 2 phases will use ETL which is to process to handle the data.

    Data integration- This is an organization that wants to deal with the data that comes from different sources.Firstly extract the data from different sources which may be our separate database, servers. Then the data is integrated into a standard format and stored at a common area which is called staging area.

    Data processing- The integrated data is not ready for visualization because the data that wants processing before it may be presented. This data is pre-processed. Consider an example for missing values and redundant values will be removed from the data sets. The business rules are applied to the data an it transforms into the presentable data. Then this data may be loaded into the warehouse.

    Data presentation- When the data is transferred and processed and it may visualized in a good way with the use of many different visualization that Power BI provides. By using of dashboards and reports, we show the data.
    B.Advantages and Disadvantages of power BI as follows.
    Advantages.
    1.Secure Report publishing-we can automate setup data refresh and publish reports that allowing all the users to get the latest information.
    2.No memory and speed constraints-By transferring existing BI system into a cloud environment with the power BI that is included that removes memory,speed constraints will make suredata fast retrievable and analyzed.
    3.No Specialized Technical support required-The power BI gives required enquiry and by studying and not needing of proper technical support.
    4.Simple to use-This tool is very easier to understand and to use.The end users can easily find it only on behalf of the short learning curve.
    5.Rich and personalized dashboard-Characteristics of power BI provides information dashboards that will be modified to meet the actual need of any enterprise.
    Disadvantages.
    1.Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
    2.Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from real time connections.

  4. 1.What is Power BI?Explain the Architecture?
    Power BI is a business analytics service provided by Microsoft. It enables users to visualize and analyze data with interactive dashboards and reports. It integrates with a variety of data sources and allows users to create customized dashboards and reports based on that data.
    The architecture of Power BI includes several components:Data sources, Data import and transformation, Data model, Dashboards and reports, Visualizations, Mobile app,Collaboration and sharing.
    The power BI architecture is having 3 stages. 1.Data integration 2.Data processing 3.Data presentation
    The Primary 2 phases will use ETL which is to process to handle the data.

    2.What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?
    There are some advantages of Power BI
    Secure Report Publishing- we can automate setup data refresh and publish reports that allowing all the users to get the latest information.
    No memory and speed constraints: By transferring the existing BI system into a cloud environment with the Power BI that is included that removes memory. Speed constraints will make sure data fast retrievable and analyzed.
    No specialized Technical support required-The Power BI gives required enquiry and by studying and not needing of proper technical support
    Simple to use- This tool is very easier to understand and to use.The end users can easily find it only on behalf of the short learning curve.
    Rich and personalized dashboard-Characteristics of Power BI provides information dashboards that will be modified to meet the actual need of any enterprise.
    The disadvantages are
    Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
    Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from real time connections.

  5. 1.What is Power BI? Explain the Architecture?
    Power BI is considered a data visualization and business intelligence tool which transforms data from many different
    sources to interactive dashboards and also BI reports. Power BI desktop app is utilized to create reports when Power
    BI services are used to put the reports and power bi mobile apps which is to get data and build BI reports.

    Power BI Architecture:
    The power BI architecture is having 3 stages. The Primary 2 phases will use ETL which is to process to handle the data.

    1.Data integration- This is an organization that wants to deal with the data that comes from different sources.Firstly
    extract the data from different sources which may be our separate database, servers. Then the data is integrated
    into a standard format and stored at a common area which is called staging area.

    2.Data processing- The integrated data is not ready for visualization because the data that wants processing before
    it may be presented. This data is pre-processed. Consider an example for missing values and redundant values will
    be removed from the data sets. The business rules are applied to the data an it transforms into the presentable
    data. Then this data may be loaded into the warehouse.

    3.Data presentation- When the data is transferred and processed and it may visualized in a good way with the use of
    many different visualization that Power BI provides. By using of dashboards and reports, we show the data.

    2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?
    Power BI advantages are:
    1.Secure Report Publishing- we can automate setup data refresh and publish reports that allowing all the users to get
    the latest information.
    2.No memory and speed constraints: By transferring the existing BI system into a cloud environment with the Power BI
    that is included that removes memory. Speed constraints will make sure data fast retrievable and analyzed.
    3.No specialized Technical support required-The Power BI gives required enquiry and by studying and not needing of
    proper technical support
    4.Simple to use- This tool is very easier to understand and to use.The end users can easily find it only on behalf of the
    short learning curve.
    5.Rich and personalized dashboard-Characteristics of Power BI provides information dashboards that will be modified
    to meet the actual need of any enterprise.

    The disadvantages are
    1.Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
    2. Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from real time connections.

  6. 1. What is Power BI? Explain the Architecture? Power BI is a unified, scalable platform for self-service and enterprise business intelligence (BI). t is a a technology-driven business intelligence tool provided by Microsoft for analyzing and visualizing raw data to present meaningful information.
    Power BI architecture is a service built on top of Azure. There are multiple data sources that Power BI can connect to. It is a combination of various services, components, and clusters. Power BI Desktop allows you to create reports and data visualizations on the dataset.
    ref. https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/what-is-power-bi/
    2.What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?
    advantages: Secure Report Publishing
    No memory and speed constraints
    No specialized Technical support required
    simple to use
    Rich and personalized dashboard
    Disadvantages : Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
    Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from real time connections.

  7. Power BI is considered a data visualization and business intelligence tool which transforms data from many different sources to interactive dashboards and also BI reports. This Power BI service depends on SAAS and also mobile Power BI apps may be available from different platforms. The group of services is used by business users to take data and build BI reports. Power BI desktop app is utilized to create reports when Power BI services are used to put the reports and power bi mobile apps which is to get data and build BI reports.

    The power BI architecture is having 3 stages. The Primary 2 phases will use ETL which is to process to handle the data.

    Data integration- This is an organization that wants to deal with the data that comes from different sources.Firstly extract the data from different sources which may be our separate database, servers. Then the data is integrated into a standard format and stored at a common area which is called staging area.
    Data processing- The integrated data is not ready for visualization because the data that wants processing before it may be presented. This data is pre-processed. Consider an example for missing values and redundant values will be removed from the data sets. The business rules are applied to the data an it transforms into the presentable data. Then this data may be loaded into the warehouse.
    Data presentation- When the data is transferred and processed and it may visualized in a good way with the use of many different visualization that Power BI provides. By using of dashboards and reports, we show the data.

    The Power BI advantages are:

    There are some advantages of Power BI

    Secure Report Publishing- we can automate setup data refresh and publish reports that allowing all the users to get the latest information.
    No memory and speed constraints: By transferring the existing BI system into a cloud environment with the Power BI that is included that removes memory. Speed constraints will make sure data fast retrievable and analyzed.
    No specialized Technical support required-The Power BI gives required enquiry and by studying and not needing of proper technical support
    Simple to use- This tool is very easier to understand and to use.The end users can easily find it only on behalf of the short learning curve.
    Rich and personalized dashboard-Characteristics of Power BI provides information dashboards that will be modified to meet the actual need of any enterprise.
    The disadvantages are

    Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
    Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from real time connections.

  8. Getting started with Power BI:

    What is Power BI? Explain the architecture?

    Definition:
    A tool for data visualization and business intelligence is Power BI that can transfer data from many different sources to interactive dashboards and also BI reports.
    This Power BI service depends on SAAS and mobile power BI apps. The components are The Power BI desktops, Power BI gateways, Power BI Mobile apps, Power BI service.

    Power BI Architecture:

    The Power BI architecture has 3 stages called Data Integration, Data Processing and Data Presentation. The primary two phases use ETL to process and to handle the data.

    What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?

    Advantages of Power BI
    1.Secure Report Publishing
    2.No memory or speed constraints
    3.No specialized Tech Support required
    4.Simple to use
    5.Rich and Personalized Dashboard

    Disadvantages of Power BI

    1.Share the dashboards and reports within the same email domain
    2.Imported data will not be merged

  9. Power BI is considered a data visualization and business intelligence tool which transforms data from many different sources to interactive dashboards and also BI reports. This Power BI service depends on SAAS and also mobile Power BI apps may be available from different platforms. The group of services is used by business users to take data and build BI reports. Power BI desktop app is utilized to create reports when Power BI services are used to put the reports and power bi mobile apps which is to get data and build BI reports.
    The Architecture :- The power BI have 3 stages. The Primary 2 phases use ETL to process and to handle the data.
    Data integration- This is an organization that wants to deal with the data that comes from different sources. First extract the data from different sources which may be from separate database, servers.
    Then the data is integrated into a standard format and stored at a common area which is called staging area.
    Data processing- The integrated data is not ready for visualization because the data has to be processed before it is presented. This data is pre-processed. Eg. some missing values and redundant values will be removed from the data sets. The business rules are applied to the data ,and data is made presentable. Then this data may be loaded into the warehouse.
    Data presentation- The data is transferred and processed and it is visualized in a good way with the use of many different visualization that Power BI provides. we show the data by using dashboard and reports.
    Advantages of Power BI:-
    Secure Report Publishing- we can automate setup data, refresh and publish reports allowing all the users to get the latest information.
    No memory and speed constraints: By the help of the existing BI system data is transferred into a cloud environment this creates no memory constraint and Speed constraints .
    No specialized Technical support required-The Power BI gives required enquiry . No need of proper technical support
    Simple to use- This tool is very easy to understand and to use. The end users can easily find it.
    Rich and personalized dashboard-Characteristics of Power BI provides information dashboards that will be modified to meet the actual need of any enterprise.

    The disadvantages are
    Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
    Power BI will not merge that is imported data is accessed from real time connections.

  10. Power BI is a data visualization and business intelligence tool which transforms data from many different sources into interactive dashboards and also BI reports.
    Power BI components:
    The Power BI desktop-This allows the creation of reports and data visualization on the dataset.
    Power BI gateway-connecting to our on-premises data sources without the need to move the data. It allows us to query a large dataset and benefit from the existing investments.
    Power BI Mobile Apps- Power BI apps are available on windows, ios, and Android platforms.
    Power BI Service-This is a cloud service to show Power BI reports and data visualizations.

    The power BI architecture and 3 stages. 1. Data integration 2.Data processing 3.Data presentation
    The Primary 2 phases will use ETL to process and handle the data.

    2. Advantages are
    Secure Report Publishing-automate setup data refresh and publish reports
    No memory and speed constraints: cloud environment with no memory and speed constraints
    No specialized Technical support required, Simple to use
    Rich and personalized dashboard.
    Disadvantages are
    Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains.
    Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from real-time connections.

  11. What is Power BI?Explain the Architecture?

    Power BI is considered a data visualization and business intelligence tool which transforms data from many different sources to
    interactive dashboards and also BI reports.

    PowerBI Architecture

    The power BI architecture is having 3 stages. The Primary 2 phases will use ETL which is
    to process to handle the data.

    1. Data Integration: This is an organization that wants to deal with the data that comes from different sources.Firstly extract the data from different sources which may be our separate database, servers. Then the data is integrated into a standard format and stored
    at a common area which is called staging area.

    2. Data Processing: The integrated data is not ready for visualization because the data that wants processing before it may be presented. This data is pre-processed. Consider an example for missing values and redundant values will be removed from the data sets. The business rules are applied to the data an it transforms into the presentable data.
    Then this data may be loaded into the warehouse.

    3. Data Presentation: When the data is transferred and processed and it may visualized in a good way with the use of many different visualization that Power BI provides.
    By using of dashboards and reports, we show the data.

    Q2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?

    Advantage:
    1. Secure Report Publishing
    2. No memory and speed constraints
    3. No specialized Technical support required
    4. Simple to use
    5. Rich and personalized dashboard

    Disadvantage
    1. Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having
    the same email domains.
    2. Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from
    real time connections.

  12. 1. What is Power BI?Explain the Architecture?

    Power BI is a data visualization and business intelligence tool which transforms data from many different sources to interactive dashboards and BI reports. It depends on SAAS. Power BI is used by business users to take data and build BI reports.

    The Power BI Architecture has 3 stages. The Primary 2 stages use ETL to handle the data. The three phases are Data integration, Data processing, and Data presentation. Data integration deals with the data that comes from different sources by first extracting the data from different sources then integrating it into a standard format and storing at a common area called the staging area. Data processing is taking pre-prcoessed data, data that’s not ready for visualization because the data needs to be processed before it can be presented, applies the business rules to transform into the presentable data, and loads it into the warehouse. Data presentation uses dashboards and reports to present the data.

    2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?

    The advantage of Power BI are Secure Report Publishing, No memory and speed constraints, No specialized Technical support required, Simple to use, and Rich and personalized dashboard.

    The disadvantages of Power BI are that the Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having the same email domains and that it will not merge with imported data that is accessed from real time connections.

  13. 1. What is Power BI? Explain the Architecture?
    Power BI is the umbrella term for data visualization, reporting, and analytics tools and services from Microsoft. Power BI can import data from various sources and organize them to run queries, build reporting dashboards and data visualization. Power BI has a set of components available for different platforms and purposes.

    Power BI architecture is a service built on top of Azure. There are multiple data sources that Power BI can connect to. Power BI Desktop allows you to create reports and data visualizations on the dataset. Power BI gateway is connected to on-premise data sources to get continuous data for reporting and analytics.

    2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?
    Advantage:
    1. Secure Report Publishing
    2. No memory and speed constraints
    3. No specialized Technical support required
    4. Simple to use
    5. Rich and personalized dashboard
    6. Constant Innovation

    Disadvantage:
    1. Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having
    the same email domains.
    2. Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from
    real time connections.
    3. Dashboard never accepts or pass user, account, or any other entity parameters.
    4. Very few data sources permit real-time connections to Power BI reports and dashboards.

  14. 1. Power BI is a data visualization and business intelligence tool that transforms data from many different sources to create dashboards and make BI reports. This tool can be used in different platforms. Power BI architecture has 3 stages: data integration, data processing, and data presentation.

    Data integration deals with data coming from different sources. Once will extracts the data, it is integrated into a standard format and stored at a common area.

    Data processing has pre-processed data. Business rules will be applied to transform it into presentable data and can be loaded into the warehouse.

    Data presentation means that the data can be visualized in a good way via the dashboard and reports.

    2. Some advantages of Power BI are that it is simple and easy to use, has rich and personalized dashboards, no memory and speed constraints, has secure report publishing and does not need specialized technical support. Some disadvantages are that the dashboards and reports are shared with the users wo have the same email domains and it will not merge imported data that is accessed from real time connections.

  15. 1. What is Power BI? Explain the Architecture?
    Power BI is a data visualization, reporting, and analytics tools and services from Microsoft. Power BI can import data from various sources and organize them to run queries, build reporting dashboards and data visualization. Power BI has a set of components available for different platforms and purposes.

    Power BI architecture has 3 stages
    (a) Data integration deals with data coming from different sources. Once will extracts the data, it is integrated into a standard format and stored at a common area.

    (b) Data processing has pre-processed data. Business rules will be applied to transform it into presentable data and can be loaded into the warehouse.

    (c) Data presentation means that the data can be visualized in a good way via the dashboard and reports.
    2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Power BI?
    Advantage:
    1. Secure Report Publishing
    2. No memory and speed constraints
    3. No specialized Technical support required
    4. Simple to use
    5. Rich and personalized dashboard
    6. Constant Innovation

    Disadvantage:
    1. Dashboards and reports will be shared with the users who will be having
    the same email domains.
    2. Power BI will not merge that is imported data that is accessed from
    real time connections.

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