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Microsoft Power BI Embedded

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What is Microsoft Power BI Embedded?

A solution from Microsoft to provide customer-facing reports, dashboards, and analytics in applications by using and branding Power BI as one's own. Designed to reduce developer resources by automating the monitoring, management, and deployment of analytics, while getting full control…

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What is Microsoft Power BI Embedded?

A solution from Microsoft to provide customer-facing reports, dashboards, and analytics in applications by using and branding Power BI as one's own. Designed to reduce developer resources by automating the monitoring, management, and deployment of analytics, while getting full control of Power BI…

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We are utilizing this product for the development of real-time updating data market and dashboards for the provisioning and monitoring of marketing analytics. Moreover, by the means of the Microsoft Power Bi tool we integrating dozens of data sources into single data market, which includes Oracle Database System, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, data stream from RabbitMQ, and integration with ELK stack.
  • Real-time dashboards representing data and marketing analytics
  • Integration of several types of data sources such as Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and so on
  • Unified data market composed of different dashboards from different data sources that are being updated automatically in the real-time manner
  • Proper integration with ELK stack - we have encountered that there is no direct way of integration, therefore we have done it through a "bypass" way which is not convenient
  • Very crowded user interface - the entry-level bar is high for average digital users. Also, it is blocking the view of the dashboards.
  • We are utilizing this product for the development of real-time updating data market and dashboards for the provisioning and monitoring of marketing analytics. Moreover, by the means of the Microsoft Power Bi tool we integrating dozens of data sources into single data market, which includes Oracle Database System, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, data stream from RabbitMQ, and integration with ELK stack.
This product is very convenient to use and implement and is considered a "de facto" standard in the Business Intelligence sphere. First of all, it contains numerous features in terms of visualization, data provisioning, data source integration which makes it a perfect tool for the development of BI analytics. Secondly, it provides great capabilities for the development of data markets for the whole development team. Thirdly, the sharing capabilities of dashboards that are updated in a real-time manner provides great incentives for end-users.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our company uses the Microsoft Power BI in order to find relationships and visualizations of the relationship between productive variables that are difficult to correlate only by intuition. Is especially useful to produce an easy-to-understand visualization from the data we have into our ERP, which lets the management spend less time looking at unsorted numbers.
  • Correlate variables
  • Data visualization
  • Ease of understanding of correlation between productive data
  • Some of the connections could be more easy to configure
The scenario where it shines more is in the treatment of data that is not easily correlated at first sight, it helps to find causes of unsuccess in productive environments. The only thing that is required is to have properly collected data to feed to Power BI, so it won't be useful in environments where the data is not collected with care, since the representations won't be representatives of the reality.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
My organization is a focus in work on solutions for the customer using BI as a source, as consultants we work closely with the customer to understand the necessities and convert the raw data in dashboard easy to understand for the people involved in the departments of the organization. Normalizing and presenting the information in an easy way is the most important to keep the people engaged.
  • Display the content created in the platform that all the members required.
  • You can manage the experiences of the users.
  • You can filter the data in a easy and efficient way.
  • You need to have Azure to embed the information.
  • Has some problems with forecasting budgets.
  • Maintain a business model that doesn’t scale.
Well when you analyze data in Microsoft Power BI and create a dashboard with specific KPI that you want to track, then you want to display the information in your own webpage to show at the stake holders and your customer the results in real time, then you can save a lot of time. If you are not using Azure as your main software, then this can be a big problem.
Aakash Sheth (LSSGB) | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use power BI in our organization for reporting and data transformation. It has a very intuitive interface. It has easy integration with the Microsoft ecosystem. You can easily embed your Power BI reports and charts into any web-based app easily. You can also embed these reports and visuals into your email newsletters.
  • It is very easy to connect multiple data sources for a single report. You can use CSV, Excel, database integration, etc.
  • Power Bi supports Python as well, which makes it a lot easier for us as it is known by most of our team.
  • Power BI takes a lot of time to import .xlb files compared to CSV files. CSV files usually are large in size compared to .xlb.
  • DAX programming (power bi programming language) requires some learning curve.
If you need to pull in data from multiple sources to prepare your dashboard which you share with your customers, Power BI embedded can be a very good tool. You can use your brand colors and style for your company branding experience. You can also allow your user to add filters and sorts to do their own analysis on the go.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Microsoft Power BI Embedded to import my raw Excel data, and turn it into visually appealing, interactive graphs that can help paint a clearer picture of our firm's position. It is used to create dashboards for quarterly reviews, as well as to show monthly performance. It is fairly dynamic and can be easy to use at times.
  • It does a good job "acting" like Excel in the sense that once the data is imported, you can still go ahead and add/remove columns, filter rows, change data types, create calculated columns, conditional columns, etc. This makes it easier to learn.
  • It does a good job of offering a clean and organized layout. For example, it is easy to switch between views and understand what each view is meant for.
  • It is good with its data import functionality. You can import data from multiple sources (e.g. Excel, SQL servers, etc.). From there, you can use Navigator to choose/pick the data you want to import, as well as see a preview.
  • Similar to how Excel has VBA, Microsoft Power BI uses PowerQuery (M/DAX). Though DAX is similar to Excel in terms of how it is written, I just think it's something that would be difficult for new users to figure out.
  • Something I would like to see done differently in Microsoft Power BI is the ability to have presets for sorting/arranging of visualizations. Though it is nice to arrange the dashboard freely, it would also be nice to have preset arrangements based on visualizations (for those of us bad at making dashboards look appealing).
  • With Microsoft Power BI, it is hard to show others your dashboard using the free platform (unless you show them from your computer/account). This can cause issues if your firm is trialing Microsoft Power BI before purchase.
Microsoft Power BI is well-suited for firms that have a need for dashboard creation (e.g. KPI dashboards, financial dashboards, etc.) for the purposes of monthly/quarterly reviews, or even just to assess the financial health of their firm in a more visual way. Microsoft Power BI does a great job presenting interactive visuals to convey data better. Microsoft Power BI is likely less suited for firms that do not create or maintain dashboards, or for individuals/teams that are not a part of assessing the financial health of their company.
March 03, 2022

Microsoft BI review

Aryan Ambani | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use this outward for everything and anything from planning meetings to submitting work. It is a very easy-to-use software that anyone can use. Our supervisors give us work through this software which is again easy to see and use. I would recommend this software to anyone working in school or outside.
  • Easy to use.
  • Very helpful data.
  • Data is well laid out.
  • The amount of time it takes to collect all the data.
  • Signing in takes longer than expected.
  • Cost is a bit high.
While working in a company is always necessary to look at reports and data from different sections. In my internship, I was placed in a team with over 40 people, and to help tackle a problem we needed to have a central area where we shared work and also shared data.
Dhaval Gala | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We utilize Microsoft Power BI Embedded for cross modular analytics such as manufacturing and procurement, supply chain kpi integration with finance kpi, managerial reports showcasing profitability kpi with business turnover in format of supply chain coordinate such as profitability per manufacturing line etc.
  • Cross modular dashboards
  • Pivot table capability through horizontal and vertical flexibility
  • Integration of separate databases for creation reports
  • Cloud compatibility
  • Cresting readily available platform for configuration
  • Integration with machine learning
Well suited : Dashboard with slicing features for profitability kpi

Less appropriate: complex multiple kpi integration scenarios
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We needed a tool to track the rollout of the O365 mobile apps to the several thousand corporate mobile users within the company, in a way that was visual and engaging. We built an interactive Power BI dashboard which was embedded into an existing web application used by the core project team and project stakeholders. The dashboard showed the number of users who had followed the installation process, and could be filtered by region, country, company code, job role, division etc.
  • Easily embedded into existing web application
  • Allowed us to easily create engaging interactive dashboards
  • Displayed rollout data in a meaningful way and made it easy to report to the project sponsor and senior management
  • It was a little difficult to work out how to create certain visualisations, but there is extensive online help material to support with this.
  • Had some issues with assigning pro licences but these were quickly resolved
  • Small learning curve but no more so than similar applications
We found that Microsoft Power BI Embedded met our requirements completely. It was particularly well suited to meet our need to create engaging and interactive visual dashboards to track the rollout of the O365 mobile applications to all of our mobile users company wide. It was probably less well suited for scenarios where only a small, simple visualisation is required - in these cases an Excel chart embedded into PPT would be suitable.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Some of the business problems Microsoft Power BI Embedded was the ability to integrate with Salesforce to pull in report data for presenting KPI's on our TV Dashboards. This allowed our agents to view real time stats as well as averages too. Being able to have a visual data representation is also powerful as we can then focus in on issues that require to be addressed. Sharing reports and dashboards is also very helpful across cross functional teams. Linking these to other integrations is also helpful too.
  • Creating data visualization
  • Ease of leveraging dashboards
  • Report filtering logic to slice and dice data
  • Learning curve for someone new to BI
  • Cost
  • Large data sets are a challenge
For data sets that do not require extensive slicing and dicing, it's a great tool for example, if we want to pull in our daily phone metrics from Salesforce it works well. However if we have larger data sets such as case data over a longer duration and try to find trends across data points, it does become a challenge.
Anastasia Globa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
There are two main ways in which we use Microsoft Power BI Embedded in The University of Sydney (in the context of academic / teaching staff in the School of Architecture, Design, and Planning). Firstly, Power BI is used to provide information about the students that are enrolled in different study units. This includes such information as country of origin, age, chosen degree, first language, grades, etc. This information is visualised as bar, radial, or line charts, which are very intuitive to use and understand. It is also easy to sort and search for required information. This is really helpful for me as a course coordinator because it allows me to know my students better and adjust my courses delivery accordingly. Secondly, Power BI is used to communicate information about our teaching loads. Again it is a pretty intuitive tool with an easy-to-use interface, which is able to communicate complex data in a very engaging way.
  • visualizes complex data (from excel tables)
  • engaging look
  • easy embedding to web
  • it mostly only allows one way interactions
  • user interface can be improved
  • limits on including data
Microsoft Power BI Embedded is an effective tool for creating data visualisations and communicating those custom visualisations to your audience online. It is well integrated with Excel, which is really handy if you already use Excel in your work environment.
March 01, 2022

A view for everyone

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft Power BI Embedded is an intuitive solution for querying data in an easy and presentable fashion. In our current work environment, we utilize several platforms for our various branches that we work within. The API solutions that Microsoft Power BI Embedded allows give us a means to bring it all together and break it down in a way we can use.
  • Ease of use
  • Compatibility with others
  • Scalability
  • Reporting
  • Training for end users
  • Data manipulation
  • Data quality
Microsoft Power BI Embedded is a great solution if you have either the deep pockets to hire a team to build reports, or have someone in house to do so. The ability to pick up this software and run with it may be a little difficult for the average user. However as an end user it can be very useful in seeing data in a unique way.
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