Some common questions about Power BI 🤔
Power BI
- What is Power BI?
- Power BI is a cloud-based business intelligence and data visualization software developed by Microsoft.
- What are the advantages of Power BI?
- It’s easy to use, even for non-technical people. It has a powerful toolkit for conducting ETL (extraction, transformation, and loading the data). It helps share the insights from the data with data consumers.
- What are some disadvantages of Power BI?
- The software is not very intuitive for the beginners. Dashboard and report sharing is limited: only users with the same email domain can access the results.
- What is a common workflow in Power BI?
- A standard Power BI workflow includes the following four steps: Fetch the data to the Power BI Desktop, clean and manipulate the data, and create a report.
Power BI Online
- What is Power BI Online?
- Power BI Online is the cloud-based version of Power BI that allows users to create, view, and share reports and dashboards.
- How does Power BI Online differ from Power BI Desktop?
- Power BI Online is a cloud-based service that can be accessed from anywhere, while Power BI Desktop is a Windows application that needs to be installed on your computer.
- Can I use Power BI Online without Power BI Desktop?
- Yes, you can use Power BI Online without Power BI Desktop. However, some features, like data modeling, are only available in Power BI Desktop.
- Is Power BI Online free?
- Power BI Online offers a free version with limited capabilities. For more advanced features, you need to purchase a Power BI Pro or Power BI Premium license.