Introduction - PowerBI

Power BI is an MS365 application that allows to connect to and visualize any data using the unified, scalable platform for self-service and enterprise business intelligence (BI) that’s easy to use and helps you gain deeper data insight. Microsoft defines it as a tool to bridge the gap between data and decision making.

Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn your unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights.

Case study 1 - Example of usage of Power BI

PowerBI at work

How you use Power BI may depend on your role in a project or on a team.

For example, you might primarily use the Power BI service to view reports and dashboards. Your number-crunching, business-report-creating coworker might make extensive use of Power BI Desktop or Power BI Report Builder to create reports, then publish those reports to the Power BI service, where you view them. Another coworker, in sales, might mainly use the Power BI phone app to monitor progress on sales quotas, and to drill into new sales lead details.

If you're a developer, you might use Power BI APIs to push data into datasets or to embed dashboards and reports into your own custom applications.

Power BI accessibility across multiple devices

Power BI - Training Materials

Below is a collection of PowerBI training products to support public servants. Click on one of the following resources or feel free to add your own.

Articles and other Documents

Guided Learning

Recorded Webinars

Learning Paths

Get started building with Power BI	Introduction to Power Platform	Explore what Power BI can do for you

Create and use analytics reports	Analyze data with Power BI	Consume data with Power BI