Item: Microsoft BI (MSBI)
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft BI is a great tool and it is being used by select departments within my organization for reporting. We run analytics on a variety of metrics and Microsoft BI helps us keep on top of that. The business problems it addresses are our needs for reliable data and reports.

Pros and Cons

Variety of graphics and visualizations
Intuitive to use
Highly customizatble

Competence in Excel is necessary to be able to use Microsoft BI effectively
Integration with data sources should be easier
Not easy to integrate with our SAP sources

Return on Investment

Clearer data and analytics
Better able to take decisions based on results
Improved efficiency

Alternatives Considered

Tableau Desktop, Qlik Sense Cloud, Microsoft Power BI and Oracle BI Foundation Suite

Microsoft BI is ideal for proficient Excel users, and it is the best choice in terms of visualizations. We decided to use Microsoft BI for these reasons.

Other Software Used

Google Charts, Oracle Eloqua, Oracle DMP (Bluekai)

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft BI is great if you are a proficient Excel user. This program allows you to get more from your data and there are not many scenarios where Microsoft BI would not be suited for creating reports and visualizations. Our only hangup with Microsoft BI is the issues we had with integration and importing/exporting data from some sources.

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