Are you looking for new ways to visualise and analyse your data?
Look no further than Power BI!
Power BI is Microsoft powered software that specialises in business intelligence data, but how can learning Power BI help your career?
Objectives:
Power BI is a business intelligence tool that helps users visualise and analyse data from various sources.
It works by using formula languages such as Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), and M, to transform and visualise your data! You can turn your unrelated data into cohesive, immersive, and interactive insights to boost your business intelligence.
Take your data analysis to the next level with Power BI!
Power BI can be used by so many industries, for so many reasons!
As discussed, a huge use of Power BI is its data visualisation. Why is data visualisation important? Well, transforming complex data into visual representations allows for quicker, and easier, decision-making. This is because patterns become clearer and more recognisable; the raw numbers won’t always allow you to see outliers or trends in your data with only a quick glance. You can turn your data into dashboards, or reports with Power BI.
What kinds of data can you visualise with Power BI?
Those are just a few metrics you can keep track of with Power BI.
Data integration can help improve your operational efficiency by creating a unified view, this eliminates the possibility of data silos (groups of data that are isolated from other parts of the business which results in a comprehensive overview of a business's operations. Power BI can connect to hundreds of data sources such as Excel, data warehouses, and cloud storage.
Track KPIs (key performance indicators) and metrics in real time. The data can show you in real time what is effective in your business, giving you quick insights into what changes could be made for a more successful operation. You can also use AI to make predictions on what potential outcomes could be coming up for your business.
Power BI allows you to share all of your visualisations and insights with your company.
Real-time collaboration allows everyone to stay up-to-date with trends and analytics, and the shared workspace feature makes this so much easier! Team members can also comment on any dashboard, report, or other visualisation to aid discussion and feedback within Power BI, the annotations feature also facilitates this, as team members can highlight important data and insights for others in the company.
Power BI can guide you through the field of data analysis by making the data easily readable. Over time you can improve upon these analytic skills and will be able to analyse more complex data and be able to make decisions quicker.
Honing these skills can greatly enhance your value as a team member, if you’re looking to open yourself up to new roles in data analytics or business intelligence (or if you want to position yourself as a leader in these fields) then Power BI is the way to go!
For any other tier options, you can find information here about Power BI Premium and Power BI Embedded.
So, if you’re wanting to set yourself apart in the world of data analytics then Power BI is the way to go. You can gain extremely useful skills that will really boost your standing in your company!
If you want to harness the full capabilities of Power BI, our courses are taught by industry-professionals and contain valuable, career-boosting information.
by Josie Daniel | 10 Mar 25