Microsoft Power BI Overview

Microsoft Power BI enables data visualization and integration into daily-used apps. A unified platform for self-service and business intelligence is provided.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Competitive Intelligence, Communication Management, Social Media Analytics, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Microsoft Power BI.

Other use cases:

  • Collaboration
  • Funnel Analysis
  • Engagement Management
  • Lead Analytics
  • Forecasting
  • Helpdesk Management
  • Training & Onboarding
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Business Priorities

Enhance Customer Relationships and Acquire Customers are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Microsoft Power BI.

Other priorities:

  • Increase Sales & Revenue
  • Scale Best Practices
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Improve Internal Communications
  • Improve ROI
  • Grow Market Share
  • Manage Risk
  • Improve Digital And Social Presence
  • Improve Visibility
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Improve Stakeholder Relations
  • Improve Brand Engagement
  • Establish Thought Leadership
  • Launch New Products
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Microsoft Power BI Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Microsoft Power BI works with different mediums / channels such as Website.

Microsoft Power BI's features include Dashboard, Personalization, Calculator, etc. and Microsoft Power BI support capabilities include Phone Support, Email Support, AI Powered, etc. also Microsoft Power BI analytics capabilities include Analytics, and Custom Reports.

Reviews

"We also introduced human handover with Microsoft Teams. If a user is having a conversation with the bot and…requires the attention of a human, we can transition that over to a live agent directly from Teams." - Farhan Abdullah

Microsoft Power BI, Sisense, TIBCO Spotfire, Microstrategy, Looker BI, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Business Intelligence. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Popular Business Setting

for Microsoft Power BI

Top Industries

  • Information Technology and Services
  • Insurance
  • Education

Popular in

  • Enterprise
  • Mid Market
  • Small Business

Microsoft Power BI is popular in Information Technology And Services, Insurance, and Education and is widely used by Enterprise, Mid Market, and Small Business.

Comprehensive Insights on Microsoft Power BI Use Cases

How efficiently Does Microsoft Power BI manage your Competitive Intelligence?

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11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Microsoft Power BI solved their Business Intelligence needs. Cuspera uses 16790 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Business Intelligence needs.

Customer Testimonials

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
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Farhan Abdullah

Director of Production Support

New York City Department of Environmental Protection

We also introduced human handover with Microsoft Teams. If a user is having a conversation with the bot and…requires the attention of a human, we can transition that over to a live agent directly from Teams. Testimonial By Farhan Abdullah
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Viral Gandhi

CIO

Piramal Capital & Housing Finance

Such an initiative to manage end-to-end loan underwriting process for a wholesale lending business is rarely seen in the financial services industry. Through this implementation we were able to create digital footprints across loan lifecycles, which will help us make data-driven decision for years,... reinforcing the confidence of our stakeholders and end users.

Testimonial By Viral Gandhi
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Cory Smithson

Head of Supply and Trading Information Technology

Chevron

Teams ushered in an open communications model where everybody can present their ideas in an immediate and transparent way... Today, we arrive at better solutions, faster than we would have previously. Testimonial By Cory Smithson
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
Microsoft Power BI testimonial

Farhan Abdullah

Director of Production Support

New York City Department of Environmental Protection

We also introduced human handover with Microsoft Teams. If a user is having a conversation with the bot and…requires the attention of a human, we can transition that over to a live agent directly from Teams. Testimonial By Farhan Abdullah
Microsoft Power BI testimonial

Viral Gandhi

CIO

Piramal Capital & Housing Finance

Such an initiative to manage end-to-end loan underwriting process for a wholesale lending business is rarely seen in the financial services industry. Through this implementation we were able to create digital footprints across loan lifecycles, which will help us make data-driven decision for years,... reinforcing the confidence of our stakeholders and end users.

Testimonial By Viral Gandhi
Microsoft Power BI testimonial

Cory Smithson

Head of Supply and Trading Information Technology

Chevron

Teams ushered in an open communications model where everybody can present their ideas in an immediate and transparent way... Today, we arrive at better solutions, faster than we would have previously. Testimonial By Cory Smithson

Case Studies

COMPANY INDUSTRY CASE STUDIES
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Retail
Retail
Case Study WorldSmart

How WorldSmart uses Power BI for harnessing the potential of data

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Banking
Banking
Case Study illimity Bank

How illimity Bank simplifies loan process and saves 15 hours a month with Microsoft Sharepoint

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Hospital & Health Care
Hospital & Health Care
Case Study VITAS Healthcare

The granularity of data and analytics through Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power BI is also helping VITAS build meaningful long-term relationships with its customers.

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Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

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What is Microsoft Power BI?

Microsoft Power BI is a business intelligence platform that provides a suite of analytics tools for analyzing business data and sharing insights via rich visualizations. It is used to find insights within an organization's data. It helps to connect disparate data sets, transform and clean the data into a data model and create charts or graphs to provide visuals of the data.

It brings all that data, wherever it resides, together to form a complete picture of key metrics that can then be queried using natural language. With Power BI Desktop, users can author reports using intuitive drag-and-drop tools and share amongst colleagues through the online Power BI Service. Power BI Mobile keeps remote connectivity consistent across native apps for Windows Mobile, iOS and Android devices, adding intuitive gesture-based operation. Live dashboards can be viewed on the fly, alongside full report sharing capabilities and data-driven alerts.

Key features include customizable dashboards, datasets, reports, navigation pane, ad hoc reporting, ad hoc analysis, online analytical processing (OLAP), trend indicators, interactive reports authoring, complete reporting and data visualization tools, and more.

What is Microsoft Power BI used for?

Microsoft Power BI is a Business Intelligence Software mainly used by its customers to Enhance Customer Relationships and Acquire Customers by Competitive Intelligence, Communication Management and Social Media Analytics .

What are the top features of Microsoft Power BI?

Dashboard, Personalization and Calculator are some of the top features of Microsoft Power BI.

Who uses Microsoft Power BI?

Microsoft Power BI is used by Information Technology And Services, Insurance and Education among other industries.

What are Microsoft Power BI alternatives?

Sisense, TIBCO Spotfire, Microstrategy and Looker BI are popular alternatives for Microsoft Power BI.

Where is Microsoft Power BI located?

Microsoft Power BI is headquartered at Redmond, WA.
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Peers used Microsoft Power BI for competitive intelligence and communication management

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.60/5 ★

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Analytics

4.46/5 ★

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Custom Reports

4.13/5 ★

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.60/5 ★

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Analytics

4.46/5 ★

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Custom Reports

4.13/5 ★

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Microsoft Power BI Integrations

Microsoft Power BI integrates with a wide range of software applications through its robust data import and export capabilities.

Data Import

4.03/5 ★

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Data Export

4.00/5 ★

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Microsoft Corporation News

Microsoft drops its GitHub Copilot Workspace waitlist. - The Verge

Microsoft has removed the waitlist for its GitHub Copilot Workspace, allowing more developers to access the AI coding assistant tool, as announced by CEO Satya Nadella on LinkedIn.

12/01/2025 - source

Sapiens Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace - PR Newswire

Sapiens International's SaaS solutions are now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, allowing customers to utilize Azure's cloud platform for enhanced application development and business strategies.

12/01/2025 - source

Introducing Core AI Platform and Tools - The Official Microsoft Blog

Microsoft introduces Core AI, a platform and tools, as part of their AI initiatives. The announcement is featured on the Official Microsoft Blog, highlighting Microsoft's focus on innovation and AI development.

12/01/2025 - source

Microsoft Corporation Feeds

Microsoft announces quarterly earnings release date - Stories

Microsoft announces the date for its quarterly earnings release.

08/01/2025 - source

Microsoft Corporation Profile

Company Name

Microsoft Corporation

Year Founded

1975

HQ Location

Redmond, WA

Employees

10001+

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Financials

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