Learn why Microsoft Power BI is an Undisputed Market Leader?

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Learn why Microsoft Power BI is an Undisputed Market Leader?
Sathya Narayana Karthikeshwar
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Power BI – Learn why Microsoft Power BI is an Undisputed Market Leader?
WEBINAR AGENDA
Introduction1
Power BI Overview2
4
Enterprise Features in Power BI5
Power BI Premium, Embedded and Report Server3
Analytics with Tableau6
Power BI vs Other Tools
7
Q&A
6
7
SAP Integration with Power BI
Licensing and Pricing
Power BI Mobile
7
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VISUALIZATION & REPORTING
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Of The Revenues from
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Related Items

Self Service BI
Definition & Evaluation Criteria
An environment where end users can create and access Business Intelligence reports that answer specific queries with minimal IT
intervention and provide with inherent analytical capabilities that speed up decision making with better usability
1) ACQUIRE 2) PREPARE 3) VISUALIZE 4) EXPLORE 6) COLLABORATE
• Preparing Datasets
• Merging
• Appending
• Custom Hierarchy
• Custom Calculations
• Groupings
• Formatting Values
• Drag-Drop feature
• Sort/Rank Data
• Charts Types:
• Bar/Column/Line
• Table/KPI
• Scatter/Heat/Tree
• Geographic
• Storyboards
• Dashboards
• Infographics
• Components:
• Text and Pictures
• Controls
• Shapes
• Comments / Annotations
• Mobile Access
• Export Datasets:
• Excel / csv
• Export Visualizations:
• PDF / PPT
• Publish the File:
• Local / Server
DATA VISUALIZATIONS SHARE
• Excel and Flat Files
• SAP HANA
• SAP BW
• SQL Server
• Snowflake
• Salesforce
• OData
• Big Data
5) ENHANCE
• Scripting
• Q&A
• NLP
• AI/ML
• Predictive
• Custom Extensions
• Automation
• Embedded BI
• Smart Insights
ADVANCED

NOTE : Popular tools section only mention the strongest player(s) in each area. Other tools might have the flexibility to deliver multiple end products.
STORYBOARDS FORMATTED REPORTS DASHBOARDS APPLICATIONS
Definition
Document containing mostly
visualizations designed by end users to
answer ad-hoc business queries using
visualizations.
Ordered presentation of a detailed data
set usually portrayed as tables,
sometimes combined with
visualizations.
Collection of visualizations and other
elements consolidated and arranged on
a single-screen that can be monitored
at a glance.
Consolidated information presented in a
guided analytic path spread across
multiple pages or screens with analytic
capabilities for end users.
Primary Focus Trends or KPIs Score Cards and KPIsUnderlying Data & Details Trends & KPIs; Drilldown to Data
Purpose Self Service Analysis Performance OverviewIn-depth Data Analysis Multi-Purpose
Typical End Users Business Users & Analysts (Authors) CXO, Managers (Consumers)CXO, Managers, Analysts (All ) CXO, Managers, Analysts (Consumers)
User Interactions None to Minimal ModerateMinimal to Moderate Extensive
No. of Data Sources Multiple MultipleMultiple Multiple
Visualizations Primarily Charts Charts and MapsPrimarily Tables and Some Viz Charts, Maps and Tables
Popular Tools
Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud,
Tableau, Lumira Discovery, Qlik Sense
Tableau, Qlik, Spotfire
Power BI Paginated Reports, Web
Intelligence, SAP Analytics Cloud
Lumira Designer
Development Time Few Hours Few Days to a WeeksFew Hours to Days Few Weeks
Level of Detail
Business
IT
Comparing Based on Content Types
All in One Tool – Power BI

Unifying BI Platform for all use cases
Tools by Persona or 1 Enterprise BI Tool for All Persona?
FP&A and Power
Users (10%)
Complex Data Analysis
Complex Report Development
Data Analysts (4%)
Data Preparation
Data Discovery
Ad-hoc Analysis
Report Analysts (4%)
Ad-hoc Reports
Report Builder
Agile Visualizations
Presentations
Data Scientist (2%)
Statistical Analysis
Forecasting Functions
Predictive Analysis
Casual/ Business UsersExecutives Managers
Analyze Operational MetricsDashboards / Scorecards / KPI Tiles/ Plans Forecast, Trends Analysis for Hindsight
Transactional Reports / Order DetailsPresentations / PDFs / Infographics Drill Down Analysis for Context
Charts and Visualizations Formatted and scheduled Reports
Consumers
80%
Self-Service
BISeekers
20%
Power BI (BI, Paginated Reporting, AI & ML, Application Design, Enterprise Reporting*)
Planning Models
Planning Applications

11
Gartner Trend
Five Year Gartner Ranking Comparison
Source : Gartner
COMPLETENESS OF VISION
ABILITYTOEXECUTE
Tableau Microsoft SAP
2016 2017 2018 2019
Self-Service BI
2015

Power BI – Leader in BI Enterprise Analytics
Power BI Usage Scale

Power BI Overview

▪ An Enterprise level reporting
tool from Microsoft.
▪ Can handle creation of Reports,
Dashboards, Workbooks,
Applications.
▪ Inbuilt capabilities to perform
ETL process of data, from data
source. using Power Query.
▪ Ability to create beautiful charts
and visuals for deriving insights
from data.
▪ Supports more than 70+ Data
Sources.
▪ Share and collaborate reports
with other users.
Source: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/
Microsoft Power BI
What is Power BI?

Microsoft Power BI
High-level Architecture
Ref : https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/what-is-power-bi/

Microsoft Power BI
Data Acquisition
Ref : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-data-sources
Connects to more than 70+ Data Sources:
• File : Spreadsheets, SharePoint, Excel
sheets and Folders
• Database : SAP, SQL, Access, SSAS
• SAP : BW and HANA
• Microsoft Azure
• Online Services : Power BI Service,
Salesforce, Social media, Cloud apps
• Others : Big Data, Mail, R Scripts, ODBC.
Snowflake
• And Many More..!

Microsoft Power BI
Extract, Transform and Load. Use Power Query.!
Ref : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/
• Data Connectivity and Data
Preparation.
• Makes use of M Language.
• Make use of DAX language.
• Connect to new Queries and
Transform your data with
various functions.
• Cleanse and Load Data for
Report Consumption.

Microsoft Power BI
Transforming your data even further..!
• Ability to Use R and Python
Scripting.
• Make use of M Language
through Advance Editor.
• Perform Scientific and Statistics
data manipulation.
• Split, Join and Group By.
Perform Data Manipulation as
needed.

Microsoft Power BI
Visualize and Analyse Your Data.!
• Various Visualization
Charts are available.
• Import Custom Charts
from Marketplace and
Organization Repository.
• Enable Drilldown and
Sort for charts.
• Create Hierarchies on
the fly with your data
source objects.

Microsoft Power BI
Power BI Service
• Cloud based Services.
• Centralized Repository using
Workspaces to collaborate your
work.
• Connection to Databases done
via Gateway Instances.
• Usage of Azure ML.
• Scheduling Refreshes for
underlying Datasets and
Dataflows.
• Connects to Power BI Mobile.

Power BI Premium
1. What is Power BI Premium?
2. Reasons to choose Power BI Premium.

Power BI Premium
What is Power BI Premium?
Power BI
Flexibility to License
by Capacity
• Works best for
Org’s having >
500 Users
Greater Scale and
Performance
• Larger Datasets.
• Frequent Refreshes.
• Incremental Refreshes.
• Aggregations.
• Dataset Query Caching.
Unifying Self-Service and
Enterprise BI.
• Paginated SSRS Reports.
• AI and Predictive
Analytics.
• Dataflow at scale.
• Programmatic Access
(XMLA).
• BYOK, Multi-Geo.
Extending On-Premise
Capabilities.
• Dedicated Resource
In-cloud.
Cognitive Analysis Auto ML App Sharing

Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-premium-what-is
Power BI Premium
Why go for it?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-premium-faq
▪ A Tenant Level Subscription in O365 which is
provided in two capacities: EM SKU’s and P
SKU’s or A SKU’s for Testing.
▪ Will provide with Dedicated Capacity of
Resources for your Organization.
▪ Ability to provide Region – Specific Resource
consumption. Multi-Geo.
▪ Storage of 100TB per Capacity Node.
▪ Ability to Migrate to the Cloud when ready.
▪ Free users can view reports via Apps.
▪ Admin Cockpit to manage Premium
Workloads.
Greater Scale and
Performance
Flexibility to license
by capacity
Unify Self-Service
and Enterprise BI
Extend on-premises BI
with Power BI report
server
Support for data residency
by region (Multi-Geo)
Share data with anyone
without purchasing a
per-user license

Power BI Embedded

▪ Embed stunning, fully interactive
reports and visuals into your
applications.
▪ Embedding for your
customers allows you to embed
dashboards and reports to users
who don't have a Power BI account.
▪ Easy use of No Code REST API’s.
▪ Ability to use Q&A.
Power BI Embedded Pricing is Region Specific*
Power BI Embedded
What is Power BI Embedded?

Features Available
Service Principal
Embed Into 3rd Party Applications
Embedded Paginated Reports into Power BI Reports
REST API Usage
Custom Visuals can be consumed
Authentication through Azure AD
Usage Control
Control Billing Usage
Premium Capacity Usage
▪ Usage by Non-Power BI Users.
▪ Used when we want to distribute to a
large audience.
▪ Ability to Pause/Start Usage of
Embedded Services when needed.
▪ Integration to Azure Portal for Admin
Metrics view.
Power BI Embedded
Features

Power BI Report Server

▪ The On-Premise Version of Power BI
Solution.
▪ It can be placed within the Firewall’s
of the Organization.
▪ Unique User Interface to open and
consume reports.
▪ Dedicated Organization Resources
provided.
▪ Ability to move to Cloud when ready.
What is Power BI Report Server?

Reporting Report Server Power BI Service
Paginated Reports
Custom Visuals
R Visuals
Arc GIS Map
Analyze in Excel
Features Report Server Power BI Service
Row Level Security
Performance Analyzer
Quick insights
NLP
Q&A
Deployment Report Server Power BI Service
Distribute Via Apps
Real time Streaming
Gateway
Updates Report Server Power BI Service
Release Cycle Every 4 months Monthly Once
Power Bi Mobile
Preview Features
Power BI Report Server (On-Premise) vs Power BI Service (Cloud)

Microsoft Power BI
Licensing Description
Power BI Desktop Free
Power BI Pro Provides collaboration features
Power BI Premium Extends to enterprise scenarios
Power BI Report Server Publishing reports on-premise
Capacity Pricing for Enterprise Level Deployment Cost/month
Power BI Pro Licenses $9.99 x number of users
Power BI Premium $4995 x number of nodes + Pro Users Licenses
Power BI Report Server Included with Power BI Premium
Source : https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/

Model SKU Nodes Virtual Cores Memory Backend Cores Frontend Cores Billing
Embedded
EM1 1 3 GB 0.5 0.5
MonthlyEM2 2 5 GB 1 1
EM3 4 10 GB 2 2
Premium Core
P1 8 25 GB 4 4
Monthly
P2 16 50 GB 8 8
P3 32 100 GB 16 16
P4 64 200 GB 32 32
P5 128 400 GB 64 64
Azure
A1 1 3 GB 0.5 0.5
Hourly
A2 2 5 GB 1 1
A3 4 10 GB 2 2
A4 8 25 GB 4 4
A5 16 50 GB 8 8
A6 32 100 GB 16 16
Microsoft Power BI
Capacity Node Comparison

Feature Power BI Free Power BI Pro
Publish to Web
Exporting Options
Apps
Power BI Service Features
Embed APIs and Control
Peer to Peer Sharing
App Workspaces
Email Subscription
Not AvailableAvailable Limited Availability
Power BI Free vs Pro Features

Deployment Features Power BI Pro Power BI Premium
Maximum Storage 10GB Per User 100 TB
Maximum Auto Refresh for Data
8 48
Compute Processing for resources
Shared Dedicated
Store Data in Azure Data Lake Gen 2
Sharing and Collaborating
Usage of Paginated Reports
Pricing $9.99/Per User/Per Month $4995 Per Month + Pro Licenses
Source : https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
Power BI Pro vs Power BI Premium Features

Enterprise Features in
Power BI

Power BI
The Unified Enterprise BI Platform
▪ Featuring Multiples tools on which
Business Users can Work on. Power BI
Desktop, Report Builder, SSMS and
SSDT.
▪ Creation and Usage of Paginated Reports
– “Pixel Perfect Reporting”.
▪ Creation of Semantic Layer with the use
of Datasets in Power BI.
▪ Data Prep happens with the usage of
Dataflows. Usage of common data model
will help in maintain standards.
▪ Implementation of AI and ML visuals in
Power BI.
▪ Data Governance through Shared and
Certified datasets.
Source: Microsoft Power BI: Roadmap for enterprise information management

Power BI
Dataflows in Power BI
Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/paginated-reports-report-builder-power-bi
▪ Makes use of Power Query.
▪ When data volume is High, and
Standardization of data is needed.
▪ Makes use of Azure Data Lake
Gen 2.
▪ Common Data Model Usage.
▪ Easily accessible across the
organization through workspaces
and direct Data Source connection.
▪ Visualize and Consume Dataflows
in Power BI.

Power BI
Data Reuse and Discovery – Certified Datasets
▪ Usage of Certified Datasets to view
single source of trusted data.
▪ Ability to Endorse your datasets.
▪ Controlled by Tenant Setting for
iterative adoption.
▪ Enable Analysts to find and use
datasets they trust.
▪ Dataflow certification is coming
future releases.

Power BI
Data Reuse and Discovery – Lineage View (Preview)
Source: Microsoft Power BI: Roadmap for enterprise information management
▪ Data Lineage view helps in
Understanding and Navigating the
Reports/Dashboards Source.
▪ Understanding and Highlight the Origin
of Issues through Lineage flow.
▪ Provides clear warning on issues.
▪ Ability to Refresh/Export any artifact in
the Lineage flow.

Power BI
Paginated Reports
Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/paginated-reports-report-builder-power-bi
▪ Uses Power BI Report Builder.
▪ Provides “Pixel Perfect formatting”
of reports.
▪ Requires Premium Capacity to
Share.
▪ Supports the use of multiple Data
Sources.
▪ Export to multiple formats like PDF,
CSV, XML..
▪ Supports Reports built on SQL
Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
▪ Support for Subscription of
Paginated reports

Power BI
Machine Learning and AI in Power BI
▪ Integrate Azure Machine Learning
Models in Power BI
▪ Build and Train your model with
the unknown to known values.
▪ Helps in Prediction Analysis..
▪ Image Recognition and Text
Analytics.
▪ Key Driver Analysis helps users to
understand what influences the
business metrics.

▪ Integrate other data
visualization tools like Tableau.
▪ Consume and integrate
Datasets and Dataflows from
Power BI to other tools via
XMLA endpoints.
▪ Read-Only. No Manipulation of
Data is possible when
consumed via XMLA endpoints.
▪ Read/Write Options are soon to
be enabled in the future
releases.
Power BI
Open Platform Connectivity (XMLA)

Microsoft Suite – Integration
with Power BI
• Microsoft Flow
• Microsoft Azure System
• Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Microsoft Power Apps
And much more...!

▪ Automating Data Refreshing
in Power BI Datasets.
▪ Receiving Notifications on
failure. Enabling when it
needs to be sent and to
whom.
▪ Call other Power BI API’s.
▪ Enable Power BI Data Alerts
to recipients via email or
Power BI Mobile App
notification.
▪ Enable Approval for Row
addition on Excel Datasets.
Power BI
Power Flow With Power BI

⇢ Ability to Place In Alerts when KPI drops or hits
target.
⇢ Can place Approval Requests to concerned leads.
⇢ Send Mail notifications to Outlook.
⇢ Alerts from Power BI to Power BI Mobile.
⇢ Approve Dataset row changes.
Power BI
Automate the way you want it

▪ Power BI and Azure
Integration will provide
with superior AI and ML
capabilities.
▪ Advantage of using Azure
Data Lake Storage.
▪ Petabyte data scaling
made possible for Big
Data consumption.
Power BI
Big Data - Azure Data Services With Power BI

▪ Ability to Integrate Dynamics data with
Power BI.
▪ Usage of Dynamics 365 Direct
Connector in Power BI.
▪ Usage of Entities in Dataflows. Can be
consumed into Dynamics 365.
▪ Consume and Embed reports into
Respective Modules in Dynamics 365.
▪ Cross Integrate with Flow and Power BI
for automation.
Power BI
Dynamics 365 with Power BI

▪ Power Apps Custom Visual can
be placed along with Power BI
Reports.
▪ Create apps that can connect to
data using 160+ external
connectors, such as SharePoint,
Dropbox, and MailChimp, or
create your own your
connection with a custom API.
▪ Users can derive business
insights and take actions from
right within their Power BI
reports and dashboards.
Power BI
Power Apps with Power BI

Power BI
Sharing and Collaborating
Source: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-teams-up-with-microsoft-teams/
▪ Ability to embed report links
directly in SharePoint.
▪ Users can interact and use
filters on the reports.
▪ Notification can be sent to all
users on the SharePoint.
▪ Ability to use Microsoft Teams.
▪ Send Files as PDF’s.
▪ Distribute to even wider
audience via Apps.

50POWER BI TABLEAU
SAP
ANALYTICS CLOUD
vs vs

KEY FEATURES Power BI Tableau SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP UNX
HANA (Live)
BW (Live)
HANA (Import)
BW (Import)
Anaplan
OData
SQL / RDBMS
Social Media
Big Data
Cloud Apps
Snowflake
10.5 11.0 9.0
Self Service BI (Business)
All features supported Does not support features Workarounds / LimitationsData Acquisition
Data Connectivity NOTE : Considered for an organization with majority of data from SAP

Data Preparation
Modelling Data
KEY
FEATURES
Power BI Tableau SAP Analytics Cloud
Hierarchies
Merge/Join
Append/Union
Data Blending
Advanced Calculations
Groupings
Visual Workflow
Data Lineage
8.0 7.0 3.5
All features supported Does not support features Workarounds / Limitations
NOTE : Considered for an organization with majority of data from SAP

Self-Service BI
Visualization
KEY FEATURES10.5 Power BI Tableau SAP Analytics Cloud
Basic/Advanced Charts
Controls/Filters
Chart Extensions
IBCS
Exploration
Templates/Themes
Story/Page View
Dashboard/Applications
Formatted Reports
VIZ + EXP 8.0 7.0 7.0

Sharing and Collaboration
Basic Features
Data as Excel / CSV
Full Export to PDF
Comment / Annotation
Browser / Server
Full Export to PPT
Local / Desktop file
Chat / Collaborate
7.0 6.0 5.5

Technology Integration
IT Driven Enterprise Functionality
Usage Auditing
Schedule Refresh & Alerts
Native Row Level Security
Role Based Folder Security
End-End SSO
Certified Datasets
Admin Capabilities
Broadcasting, Profiling & Publishing
Version Management
8.5 8.0 7.0

Modern BI
Advanced Analytics
Customizations
SDK for Visualizations
API
Scripting for Advanced Functions
Predictive
R Integration
R Visualizations
Python Integration
Python Visualization
Basic Augmented Analytics
Advanced Predictions
Citizen Data Scientist
10.0 6.0 6.0

ENTERPRISE BI ~ Self-Service BI + Traditional BI + Modern BI
KEY FEATURES Microsoft Power BI Tableau SAP Analytics Cloud
Connectivity &
Preparation 19.0 18.0 12.5
Visualization &
Exploration 8.0 7.0 7.0
Sharing &
Collaboration 7.0 6.0 5.5
Technology
Integration 8.5 8.0 7.0
Advanced
Analytics 10.0 6.0 6.5
Self-Service BI
Traditional BI
Modern BI
Other variable factors include Value, Ease of Use, TCO, Preferred Technology Stack, etc

Security
Data Governance
Microsoft Power BI
• User is linked to their Office 365
account (Multiple authentication
modes)
• SSO – Kerberos and SAML, Gateways
need to configured for data refresh
• Datasets are now endorsed in Power
BI as Promoted / Certified Datasets.
• Security to Datasets can be added
which will be shown even for Excels
obtained from Reports in Power BI.
Read More @
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-
us/documentation/powerbi-admin-power-bi-security/
Tableau
• Each user has a username and password
linked to Tableau
• SAML ,Kerberos, Trusted Auth, Mutual SSL
and SSO supported for Active Directory,
LDAP and Local Authentication*.
• Usage of Certified Datasets.
SAP Analytics Cloud
• Role based security is maintained within
the tool itself
• SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) supported
Read More @
https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/server/en-
us/security_auth.htm
Read More @
https://uacp2.hana.ondemand.com/doc/00f68c2e08b9
41f081002fd3691d86a7/release/en-
US/bdf055159cbb4f36b26c93ccb0c56066.html

SAP Integration with
Power BI
• SAP BW Connectivity
• SAP HANA Connectivity

Power BI
Power BI with SAP BW – Common Working Features
Features/Parameters Power BI Tableau SAC Power BI Tableau
Characteristics
Key Figures
Free Characteristics
Bex Key Figures (Restricted & Calculated)
BEx Query Filter (defined under Characteristic Restrictions)
Key Date Variable
Currency / Unit Conversion (defined in BEx Query)
Hide / Show the Element
Support for Characteristic Data Types
Expand to Hierarchy Levels Functionality (BEx Query Designer)
Variable Processing Type: User Entry / Default Value
Variable Representation : Single / Multiple / Range
Live Connectivity Import

Power BI
Power BI with SAP BW – BW Features
Metrics Feature/Parameters Power BI Tableau SAC Power BI Tableau
Master Data Attributes
Display Attributes
Navigational Attributes
Infoprovider Dimensions Characteristics
Bex Functionality
Bex Key Figures (Restricted & Calculated)
Conversion Mechanisms(Currency/Unit)
Bex Filters(Default/Restrictions)
Variable functions (SAP Exit, Replacement path, User entry, authorization)
Hierarchies (CHAR & key figures)
Custom Characteristic Structures
Custom Key Figure Structures
Custom Hierarchy Structures
Object Display settings

Power BI
Power BI with SAP HANA – Common Working Features
Features/Parameters Power BI Tableau SAC Power BI Tableau
Analytical View
Calculation View – Cube, Cube with Star Join, SQL
Calculated Measures, Restricted Measures and Counters
Aggregation Type ( Sum, Min, Max, Average, Count)
Analytical Privilege
Input Parameter Type – Direct, Column, Derived from Table, Static List
Default Value – Constant, Expression
Multiple Entries
Mandatory
Variable Types – Single, Range, Interval, Multiple Entries, Mandatory
Default Value – Constant & Expression

Power BI
Power BI with SAP HANA – HANA Features
Metrics Feature/Parameters Power BI Tableau SAC Power BI Tableau
Exposable
Objects
Calculation View –Dimension
Custom SQL
Virtual Table - SDA
Physical Table
Hierarchy
Level Based - Type - Name Path
Parent Child
Semantic
Type
Currency Conversion - Column
Hidden Column
Currency Conversion – Fixed
Input
Parameter
Type - Derived From Procedure / Scalar Func
Mandatory Dates

Power BI Dataflows vs Tableau Prep vs Alteryx
Prep
Power BI Dataflows

Feature Power BI Dataflows Tableau Prep Alteryx
Join
Union
Pivot
Lookup
Filter or Remove
Edit Values
Group or Replace
Create Custom Calculated Fields
Object Grouping
R and Python Integration

Feature Power BI Dataflows Tableau Prep Alteryx
Data Sources 30+ 30+ 80+
Refresh Schedule
Failure Notification
Mail Notifications
Group by Phonetics
Incremental Refresh
AI Insights
Impute
Cross Database Join
RegEx
Manually creating new Table

Power BI Pro and Premium Users Difference for Dataflows
Dataflow Capability Pro Premium
Storage 10 GB Per User 100TB for P1 or Greater
Data Ingestion Serial Ingestion Parallel Ingestion
Incremental Updates
Reference Entities in same Workspace
Reference Entities Across Workspace
Calculation Engine
Refresh Rates 8 Times a Day 48 Times a Day

Power BI Mobile
• Basic Features
• Unique Features
• Authentication
• Other Features Check

▪ Available for Windows, iOS and Android.
▪ Can be used on Phones and Tablets.
▪ Offline Viewing of Dashboard and Reports possible.
▪ Beautifully designed User Experience for ease of use.
▪ Set alerts and subscriptions from Power BI Mobile
▪ Share and Collaborate on the go.
▪ Annotate with texts and Stickers/Markers to indicate.
▪ Add Comments to Specific People or Groups.
▪ Enterprise level security using authentication types like Active
Directory, SAML and multi-factor authentication, Kerberos and
more
▪ QR code scanning to fetch reports on the run.
Power BI
Power BI Mobile – Basic Features
Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/consumer/mobile/mobile-
annotate-and-share-a-tile-from-the-mobile-apps

Tableau
Power BI Mobile – Unique Features
1. Supported on various devices and OS.
▪ Android
▪ IOS
▪ Microsoft OS
▪ HoloLens
▪ Browser
2. Makes Use of Machine Learning
Features through Key Influencer Visual.
3. Scanning QR Code and Bar code to
view Reports which make use of
Augmented Reality.
4. Annotate your Reports.

Power BI
Power BI Mobile – Authentication
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G77_OjDTQ7w
▪ The Power BI Mobile Apps for iOS, Android, and Windows
can be integrated with Microsoft Intune for mobile device
management.
▪ Intune allows for functionality such as requiring the user to
enter a PIN code before the app can be opened.
▪ Specifying a maximum number of attempts.
▪ Encryption of data on the mobile device and sharing from
the Power BI Mobile App to other apps on the phone can
be specified through Intune as well.

Features Check with Power BI Mobile
OS Provided Available ?
Platforms
Android
Windows
iOS
Browser
HoloLens
Device Supported Available ?
Form Factor
Laptop
Tablet
Mobile
Watch
Security Available ?
PIN
SSO
Bio Metric Scan Not Yet
Collaboration Available ?
Alerts
Push Notifications
Share Alerts
Events
Other Features Available ?
Key Influencer
View Paginated
Reports
Custom Charts

Visual BI Solutions
BI Tools Costing and Pricing Variation
One User Criteria
Number of Users: 1
Power BI
Power BI Desktop $ FREE $ FREE
Tableau Online
Tableau Creator $ 70.00 $70.00
SAP Analytics Cloud BI
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 23.00
Small Organization
Number of Users: 10
Power BI Pro $ 9.99 $ 9.99
Power BI Pro $ 9.99 $ 9.99
Power BI Pro $ 9.99 $ 79.92
Total $ 99.90
10% Pro Users
10% Power Users
80% Content
Customers
- 1
- 1
- 8
Tableau Creator (1)
Users)
$ 70.00 $ 70.00
Tableau Explorer (9
users)
$42.00 $378.00
Total $448.00
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 23.00
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 23.00
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 184.00
Total $ 230.00
Medium Organization
Number of Users: 200
Power BI Pro $ 9.99 $ 199.80
Power BI Pro $ 9.99 $ 199.80
Power BI Pro $ 9.99 $ 1598.40
1 Power BI Premium Node $4,995.00 $ 4,995.00
Total $ 6,993.00
10% Pro Users
10% Power Users
80% Content
Customers
- 20
- 20
- 160
Tableau Creator $ 70.00 $ 1400.00
Tableau Explorer $ 42.00 $ 840.00
Tableau Viewer $ 15.00 $ 2400.00
Total $ 4640.00
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 460.00
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 460.00
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 3680.00
Total $ 4600.00
Large Organization
Number of Users: 2000
Power BI Pro $ 9.99 $ 1,998.00
Power BI Pro $ 9.99 $ 1,998.00
Power BI Pro $ 9.99 $15,984.00
1 Power BI Premium Node $4,995.00 $ 4,995.00
Total $ 24,975.00
10% Pro Users
10% Power Users
80% Content
Customers
- 200
- 200
- 1600
Tableau Creator $ 70.00 $14,000.00
Tableau Explorer $ 42.00 $ 8,400.00
Tableau Viewer $ 15.00 $24,000.00
Total $ 46,400.00
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 4,600.00
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 4,600.00
SAC BI $ 23.00 $ 36,800.00
Total $ 46,000.00

The Forrester Wave – Enterprise BI Platforms
Q3 - 2019
Forrester notes in the report that
▪ “You no longer need to be shy about using
Microsoft Power BI; it’s a killer BI platform”
▪ “Power BI leapfrogged the competition”
▪ “Forrester recommends that organizations consider
Power BI as their main enterprise BI platform before
looking elsewhere”

BI Market Evolution
Office
Dynamics 365
Power BI
Power Apps & Flows
Azure ML
Azure Data
Sheets
Data Studio & Looker
Tensor Flow
Big Query
Salesforce Cloud
Tableau
Force.com
Einstein
QuickSight
Amazon (AI)
RedShift

Dynamic Vendor Competition with Microsoft Power BI
Feb 21, 2019 Jun 6, 2019
Mar 07, 2019
Apr 4, 2019
May 14, 2019
Jun 10, 2019
???
vs
Jun 10, 2019

Why Power BI is Leading?
Machine Learning and Cloud – The Future.!
(Ad-Hoc Reports)
Desktop Intelligence
And Web Intelligence
(Performance)
In-Memory Visualization
Visual Analytics
Self-Service and
Agile Visualizations
Cloud BI
Machine Learning
AI
(Formatted Reports)
Cognos, Webfocus and
Crystal Reports
2005 2019 +

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