Microsoft Power BI is a business intelligence and analytics platform that helps organisations connect, analyse and visualise data from across their business. By bringing information from multiple systems into interactive dashboards and reports, Power BI enables users to monitor performance, identify trends and make more informed business decisions.
Power BI forms part of the Microsoft Power Platform and integrates with Dynamics 365 Business Central to extend reporting across financial and operational data. Business Central includes standard Power BI reports across key areas of the system, with many of these reports originating from the Fenwick Gold for Power BI report packs acquired by Microsoft in 2024.
Power BI provides a centralised platform for connecting data from multiple business systems, databases and cloud services. Information from across the organisation can be brought together in interactive dashboards and reports, giving users access to consistent, up-to-date insights from a single reporting environment.
For Dynamics 365 Business Central users, Power BI provides dashboards and reports across key areas including finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, manufacturing and projects. Fenwick originally developed the Power BI report packs for Business Central, which Microsoft acquired in 2024 to expand Business Central’s reporting capabilities.
Interactive dashboards, data modelling and advanced analytics help organisations explore business performance from multiple perspectives.
Power BI features built-in visualisations, drill-through capabilities and calculated measures allowing users to investigate trends, compare results and analyse information in greater detail.
Power BI also integrates with Microsoft Fabric, Excel and Power Platform, providing flexible reporting capabilities while supporting data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
Create interactive dashboards that bring together key business metrics, allowing users to monitor performance and explore data in real time.
Transform complex datasets into clear charts, graphs and visual reports that make information easier to understand and analyse.
Build scalable data models that combine information from multiple sources while supporting accurate reporting and consistent business insights.
Create customised reports with advanced filtering, drill-through capabilities and calculated measures to analyse business performance in greater detail.
Connect to Dynamics 365, Business Central, Microsoft 365, SQL Server, Excel and hundreds of other data sources through built-in connectors.
Connect Power BI with Business Central to analyse financial and operational data through interactive dashboards, including built-in reports across key areas of your business.
Microsoft has built Copilot directly into Power BI to help users analyse data, create reports and explore business insights using natural language. These AI capabilities simplify report development, accelerate analysis and make business intelligence more accessible across the organisation.
Describe the report you want in natural language and Copilot can generate report layouts, visualisations and suggested content to accelerate report development.
Ask Copilot questions about your business data to identify trends, compare performance and retrieve information without manually building reports or queries.
Copilot assists with creating DAX measures and calculations, helping users develop more advanced reports while reducing manual development effort.
Generate AI-powered summaries that highlight key trends, patterns and performance indicators, helping organisations communicate insights more effectively.
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