Microsoft Power BI

Interactive BI-tool for data visualization based on Excel and other local databases

Microsoft Power BI — is a set of business intelligence tools for data analysis and presentation of valuable information. Control your business from any device in any part of the world in real-time regime!

Power BI concept is based on the following ideas:


1. Colorful modern graphics Modern technologies with regard to the latest trends in data analysis.	2. Self-BI Business users can analyze and create interactive panels themselves without the help of an IT-department.	3. Mobility Applications for mobile devices on Windows, Android и iOS.


4. Everything at once! Analyze all your data at the same time in a convenient format. Built-in connectors to the majority of systems and services.	5. Data representation Large set of visual representation options.	6. Speaking your language Just ask power BI: “What is the profit of all the projects of the 2nd quarter of 2016?”, and the system will give you an immediate answer by showing you an interactive panel.


7. Single analytical center You don’t need to look for the information on the current situation in the company in different files and folders. All the analytics is formed in a SINGLE interactive interface.	8. Shared access Shared access to all the applications from any devices.

Interactive (clickable) demo

Power BI Architecture

Power BI’s functionality

Key features

Features	Power BI	Power BI Pro
The limitation of data capacity	1 GB per user	10 GB per user
Create, examine and use personal monitoring panels and reports together with other Power BI users
Create content with the help of Power BI Desktop
Look through data using the natural language
Get access to informational panels on mobile devices, using the native applications for iOS, Windows and Android
Use verified data packages for such services as Dynamics, Salesforce and Google Analytics
Import data and reports from Excel, CSV and Power BI Desktop
Internet publications

Data updating

Features	Power BI	Power BI Pro
Use content with pre-planned updates	Everyday	Every hour
Use streaming data on the informational panels and reports	10,000 lines per hour	1 million lines per hour
Use dynamic data sources with full interactive abilities
Get access to local data with data connection getaways (personal and for data management)

Shared access

Features	Power BI	Power BI Pro
Work together with your team, using Office 365 groups in Power BI
Create, publish and examine data packages of the organization
Manage access and shared work with the help of Active Directory groups
Shared data requests through data catalogue
Control data access with the help of security tools on the level of the lines for users and groups

Why do you need Power BI?

With Power BI you will be able to analyze all your company’s data, both cloud and local. Using your imagination and Power BI visual instruments you will create interactive reports in a matter of seconds in real-time regime. The system will automatically eliminate problems with data formatting. While working with BI you will be able to connect up the SQL Server data bases, Analysis Services models and other data sources to the same interactive panels in Power BI.

What do you have to know to work with Power BI?

After the implementation of the system, a business-user doesn’t need any special knowledge to successfully work with the data. Convenient, intuitive interface will allow you to quickly and easily change or create analytics in the necessary representation.

Power BI Implementation project

First Bit’s BI Team is a team of the industry’s experts with a solid experience of project implementation on different platforms. We cover all the client’s needs in a complex within the implementation of a business intelligence Power BI system:

Survey of your business processes
Formation and coordination of requirements to a BI system
Connection to the data sources and their consolidation
Building a data model and reports development
User training for your employees (business-analysts and developers)
Professional technological support of your company in the future

Examples of Power BI solutions

Sales, retail, wholesale Deeper understanding of your clients Price analysis Shop effectiveness Inventory valuation Sale channels analysis
Manufacturing Analysis of the production process Delivery chain Understanding of sales and marketing specifics Production profitability Defective goods analysis Supply planning
Marketing analysis Evaluation of the campaigns’ effectiveness Client segmentation Web analytics Analysis of competitors’ prices
Analysis of the insurance company’s activities Risk management and analysis of the key indicators in an insurance company Reports on complaints, premium, fraud attempts, sales volumes and customer satisfaction
Financial analysis P&L, Balance and CF classical reports Visual interpretation of financial indicators, configuration of visual representation Comparison of periods HR analysis Dynamics of recruitment and dismissals Labor resources management Total labor remuneration Recruitment

“The installed system meets the requirements of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation. Based on the results of the implementation, we plan to automate all areas of the inpatient department.

Vitaly Kutkova

Head of IT Department, Moscow Research Institute of State Security Helmholtz

"We needed a convenient tool for generating and submitting reports in accordance with PCG and French standards. We wanted to get a unified system that would automate new accounting and transport data to the corporate ERP system. BIT.FINANCE has done an excellent job with the tasks."

Anna Belousova

chief accountant of LLC "Innotek"

“We got acquainted with the system and realized that this is exactly what we need. QlikView allows you to receive information from any accounting systems, can combine and differentiate data, presents them in the form of charts, graphs and ready-made reports, and this is very convenient. "

Mehmet Bodur

Product Director Tommy Hilfiger Europe B.V.