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What is Power BI?
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.

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Bridge the gap between data and

decision making

Data made Insights at Strategic, actionable

visual scale decisions

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Create amazing data experiences

Easily connect to, model, and visualize your data, creating memorable reports personalized with your
KPIs and brand. Get fast, AI-powered answers to your business questions—even when asking with
conversational language.

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technologies

End-to-end data protection

Better protect your data across Power BI reports, dashboards, and data sets with persistent
protection that keeps working even when shared outside your organization or exported to other
formats such as Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF.

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Better together
When you use Power BI with Azure and Office, you extract maximum value from your technology
and your data. Because Power BI interoperates with the Microsoft technology you already trust,
you can use all your data productively.

Extensive data connectors

With a growing library of 120+ free connectors, everyone gets a complete picture for data-driven
decision making. Connect directly to hundreds of on-premises and cloud data sources such as
Dynamics 365, Azure SQL Database, Salesforce, Excel, and SharePoint.

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Watch Power BI in action

See how easy it is to create reports, collaborate on dashboards, and share insights—inside
and outside your organization—with user-friendly tools for self-service and enterprise BI.

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Explore Power BI
Watch, read, and discover how to turn insights into action and create amazing data
experiences in this comprehensive guide to Power BI.

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Use Power BI in the cloud for easy report sharing and collaboration through professional and
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