Microsoft Power BI
What is Microsoft Power BI?
Power BI — Business intelligence for smart businesses
Microsoft Power BI is a self-service business intelligence (BI) solution integrated with Excel, Office 365, and Dynamics 365. It allows you to connect to and visualize any data and seamlessly infuse the visuals into the apps your teams use every day.
Microsoft Power BI includes an intuitive and user-friendly interface that allows you to transform, shape and merge your data into compelling and interactive reports. Take advantage of drill-down capabilities to dive even further into your data to reveal even more insights.
Velosio completes over 250 Power Platform projects a year across many different industries. Our Power Platform expertise is unparalleled, meaning we can deliver business value much faster than other partners. Reach out to our Power BI team to help your organization turn data into meaningful insights and maximize the value of your technology investments.
What Microsoft Power BI Can Do for You
Stay on top of your data using an end-to-end BI platform to create a single source of truth, uncover more insights, and translate them into impact. Companies who choose Microsoft Power BI experience the benefits of:
Data-driven Decision Making
Empower your team to make informed decisions with real-time data visualizations and comprehensive analytics.
Enhanced Collaboration
Improve teamwork by sharing interactive reports and dashboards, ensuring everyone is on the same page.
Improved Efficiency
Streamline your data analysis process with automated data integration and advanced analytics features.
Greater Insights
Uncover hidden trends and patterns in your data, enabling you to predict future outcomes and make proactive decisions.
Increased Productivity
Save time and increase productivity by consolidating data from seemingly disparate sources.
Reduced Costs
Reduce the cost, complexity, and security risks of multiple solutions with an analytics platform that scales from individual users to the entire organization.
“The Velosio team have been exceptional and professional in their delivery of Power BI. Power BI is now fully implemented and adopted at Stemcor in a short 3 months. Stemcor is now able to seamlessly & efficiently conduct business with their banking partners and accurately report on a wide variety of detailed requirements. Adoption and reaction of this implemented BI tool has been met with enthusiastic users with this success will be expanded as the new ERP system tools out to Stemcor Group during 2023.”
Chris Williams, President, Stemcor
Get Real-Time Insights for Real-World Results with Microsoft Power BI
With Power BI, you can create a data-driven culture with business intelligence for all and enable everyone at every level of your organization to make confident decisions using up-to-the-minute analytics through the use of:
Data Discovery
Explore data from various sources, identify data quality issues, and understand data distributions.
Data Transformation
Clean, reshape, and combine data from multiple sources to create a single, cohesive dataset.
Visual Reports
Create detailed and visually appealing reports using a wide array of visualizations.
Dashboards
Provide a consolidated view of your business metrics in one place with interactive, customizable dashboards.
Sharing and Collaboration
Use features like commenting, sharing links, and setting up data alerts to foster a collaborative environment where team members can work together to analyze data and make decisions.
On-premises Data Gateway
Enable secure data transfer between on-premises data sources and the service without moving the data to the cloud, ensuring data remains secure while providing real-time access.
Mobile Access
Access reports and dashboards from mobile devices, ensuring decision-makers can stay informed and make data-driven decisions anytime, anywhere.
Stream Analytics
Integrate with Azure Stream Analytics to monitor IoT devices, social media feeds, and other real-time data sources, enabling users to gain instant insights and take immediate action based on live data.
Power Automate and Power Apps Integration
Work with Microsoft Power Automate and Power Apps to automate workflows and create custom applications.
Azure Integration
Integrate seamlessly with Azure services, providing advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities.
Copilot in Microsoft Power BI
Copilot for Power BI is an AI-powered assistant designed to enhance the data analysis and report creation experience with automated insights, natural language queries, report creation assistance and more.
How Power BI Works
Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that combine to turn your unrelated data sources into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights.
Power BI consists of several elements that all work together:
- A Windows desktop application called Power BI Desktop.
- An online SaaS (Software as a Service) service called the Power BI service.
- Power BI mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android devices.
- Power BI Report Builder, for creating paginated reports to share in the Power BI service.
- Power BI Report Server, an on-premises report server where you can publish your Power BI reports, after creating them in Power BI Desktop.
With Power BI, you can compile data from multiple sources, generate insightful reports, and make informed business decisions based on real-time information — wherever that information resides.
Why Choose Velosio as Your Microsoft Partner?
No partner has as rich of a history in the Microsoft ecosystem as Velosio. We are a Global ISV Development partner capable of building, connecting, implementing, and supporting the entire Microsoft stack from Office 365 to the entire Business Application Cloud Suite.
By partnering with Velosio you can ensure:
Industry Expertise
Velosio’s seasoned advisors specialize in midmarket companies, ensuring tailored solutions that address specific industry needs. This gives us a unique edge in the ability to provide insights and strategies that drive real results.
Cloud Applications Leadership
As a leading cloud applications partner, Velosio empowers businesses to leverage cloud technology effectively. Whether it’s Dynamics 365, Azure, or Office 365, Velosio guides clients toward competitive advantages.
Transformative Solutions
Velosio’s deployment models swiftly guide clients to the right solution, helping them maximize their technology investments. From ERP to CRM, Velosio ensures that businesses stay ahead in today’s dynamic market.
Your Success is Our Focus
You won’t find a partner with people more passionate about making their clients into heroes. Velosio attracts the most experienced consultants and technologists around who go beyond implementation. Our team is dedicated to helping you unlock the full potential of Power BI.
Our Latest Recognitions
Whether you’re curious about our software solutions, services, or support, we’re ready to answer all your questions.
Microsoft Power BI Pricing
Power BI Pro
user/month
Access Power BI reports shared with you and publish your own for an even bigger impact.
Power BI Premium Per User
user/month
License data professionals with access to enterprise-scale features.
Power BI Embedded
Create customer-facing reports, dashboards, and analytics in your own applications.
Does not include implementation costs.
Looking to use Microsoft Power BI with Microsoft Fabric? Speak to one of our experts to discuss your specific needs and forecast your costs.
Microsoft Power BI Licensing
Find the licensing option that’s best for your business.
Included | 
Limited
| Power BI Pro | Power BI Premium Per User | Power BI Embedded | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create reports with desktop |  | | |
| Publish reports to share and collaborate | | | |
| Advanced AI | | | |
| Advanced dataflows | | | |
| Advanced datamarts | | | |
| XMLA endpoint read/write | | | |
| Consume Power BI content without a paid per-user license | | ||
| Model memory size limit | 1 GB | Varies | Varies |
| Refresh rate for Power BI datasets | 8/day | 48/day | 48/day |
| Maximum storage (native storage) | 10 GB/user | 100 TB | Varies |
| Data security and encryption | | | |
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