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I don't know what Microsoft has promised or tried to deliver. Power BI is fine. It seems to work as...

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Power BI is part of our long-term plans, at least for now. I know Tableau is out there, but we...

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Microsoft has created some cost barriers to integrations and interconnectivity. The vendor has...

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I like that the Power BI desktop-development environment is free. That democratizes dashboard...

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I'm a consumer of the output of Power BI. I don't have a ton of complaints or enhancements, nor do I...

Jan 2025
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I am very new at Power BI. I still have a big learning curve there.

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PowerBI is a Microsoft product that has an enhanced database capability, and all we have to do is...

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So far, Power BI has been very intuitive and has been a step up from Tableau. It also fits our...

Jan 2025
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We are a very small customer of Microsoft’s, so we don't really know what their future plans are,...

Dec 2024
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We can get the specific things that we need from Power BI really well. We can look at operational...

Dec 2024
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I would like to have simplified licensing for Power BI. We find it complicated to know what we can...

Dec 2024
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Power BI is just a tool, so Microsoft doesn't really do an implementation for users. We were kind of...

Dec 2024
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VP/Other Executive

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There isn't really an implementation service for Power BI. There is a visualization layer, but...

Oct 2024
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Microsoft doesn't exactly interact with our executives. The vendor will just roll something out for...

Oct 2024
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Power BI is pretty flexible when it comes to visualization layer tools. It has a huge community that...

Oct 2024
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Director

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Users can create the consumables that they want, but they can't make anyone use or understand them....

Oct 2024
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The product is part of our long-term plans, and I would buy it again. The main thing is that we have...

Oct 2024
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Microsoft is very good at putting us in touch with people. There have been a couple of different...

Oct 2024
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I have been in the IT space for many years. When I first saw Power BI, I was really excited, and...

Oct 2024
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We didn't ask Microsoft for training, but they have an enormous number of resources that are readily...

Oct 2024
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Manager

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We have switched from using Power BI and another visual analytics platform to exclusively using...

Sep 2024
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I would buy Power BI again for the things we do on a daily basis. It is also helpful for building...

Sep 2024
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Manager

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Microsoft's training really only covers part of their support website community portal, DAX support...

Sep 2024
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Manager

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In terms of release notes, Microsoft keeps their promises. We have looked at the beta tools that the...

Sep 2024
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Manager

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In comparison to some other things out there, Power BI is right there with Tableau, Spotfire, and...

Sep 2024
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Manager

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Power BI works, but it isn't necessarily as clean as I would like it to be. It also isn't as easy to...

Sep 2024
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With buying licenses and premium seats and things like that for Power BI, we have to create a...

Sep 2024
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Manager

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Power BI's data models are very clear and straightforward. I can even create them on the system's...

Sep 2024
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Manager

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In the healthcare sector, there are some things that are particularly lacking in the base version of...

Sep 2024
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Director

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I would recommend Power BI. It is a powerful product. However, its usefulness depends on how an...

Sep 2024
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Director

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We have had some issues with Power BI. Most of the issues have been with our licensing structure and...

Sep 2024
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When it comes to some training things, we are ambivalent. We have people at Microsoft. There are a...

Sep 2024
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We don’t have an assigned representative for Power BI, so we have to do training internally and read...

Aug 2024
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Director

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Power BI is user friendly for people who know Excel, and it offers a nice way to put all our visuals....

Aug 2024
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Director

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Power BI changes daily, so staying on top of it is hard.

Aug 2024
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Functionality is there but limited, and I do not know if this is the solution's fault or if it has...

Aug 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Product

Power BI's integration into the larger Microsoft data analytics and AI tools is great. I would like...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

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There are licensing problems with Microsoft's products, and Power BI is where it becomes the most...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

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For a long time now, everyone who uses Power BI has wanted more native granularity control and...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

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We have a good working relationship with Microsoft. Some of the other vendors that we work with do...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Operations

I would like Microsoft to focus on needs- or population-based training. We want to be able to...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

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There are a lot of automatic updates in Power BI. We have those turned on for our desktop clients....

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Culture, Operations

Microsoft doesn't really do implementation services. They have third-party gold and platinum...

Jun 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Product, Value

Our developers were doing an experiment in our Power BI environment. They were able to execute so...

Jun 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

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Power BI is good because of the flexibility of the myriad of reports that we can do in it and its...

Jun 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

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Microsoft gives us some information, but a lot of the time, they take more time to manage the...

Jun 2024
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Loyalty, Product

Microsoft produced a standardized tool. There are a lot of players in the data visualization market,...

Jun 2024
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Operations, Product

Our biggest consideration is that we have to determine whether we want to go with an on-premises...

Jun 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

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We have difficulties with Power BI when we import data from third-party vendors. Some of that is due...

May 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

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There is an anonymous API connector through Power BI, and there is a block in our system that stops...

May 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

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Things have been going really well with Power BI. The system is very customizable. I generally don't...

May 2024
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Director

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Power BI is awesome. It integrates nicely and securely with the entire Microsoft suite. The vendor...

May 2024
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Manager

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There is strength in integration with Power BI, and we are very satisfied with how we have been able...

Mar 2024
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Manager

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When we do have to put in a ticket to Microsoft for support, we get people to help us pretty...

Mar 2024
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Manager

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I don't feel as though Microsoft has really helped us out in any way by reaching out first and being...

Mar 2024
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Manager

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We are really happy with Power BI. We have been able to do some cutting-edge stuff with this solution....

Mar 2024
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Director

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Power BI is a good tool. There are some things that I don't like about it, but I would still...

Mar 2024
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Director

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Power BI isn't that expensive compared to everything else, and the ROI we have gotten has been...

Mar 2024
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Loyalty, Operations

The vendor's training leaves a lot to be desired. We will be doing more formal training with...

Mar 2024
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Director

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Both our EHR and Power BI do a lot of analytics. There is basically no functionality integration...

Mar 2024
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Loyalty

I have seen some of Microsoft's vision, and that vision is confusing. The vendor changes things too...

Mar 2024
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I have only had a few instances where I have dealt with Microsoft executives, and those instances...

Mar 2024
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