Power BI is a business analytics service that allows users to analyze data and share insights. It includes dashboards, reports, and datasets that can be viewed on mobile devices. Power BI integrates with various data sources and platforms like SQL Server, Azure, and Office 365. It provides self-service business intelligence capabilities for end users to explore and visualize data without assistance from IT departments.

1. Active Directory
Windows Server
Dashboards
Reports
Datasets
m - n
1 - n
Power BI Service
Power BI Pro
On-premises Data Gateway
SQL Server Analysis ServicesSQL Server
Power BI Pro
Personal Gateway
Power BI
Desktop
Windows 10 Client
Active Directory Office 365 Groups
Power BI
Mobile App
ADSync
Cloud
on-premises
Power User
Author
End user
View
Interact
Refresh
DirectQuery
Refresh
DirectQuery
Publish
Power BI Pro
Delegation:
EffectiveUsername
Azure Service Bus Relay
Impersonation
Power BI
RESTAPI

2. BI for everyone
Technical BI
(1998)
Self-service BI
(2010)
End-User BI
(2015)

3. CRM Production
Finance
Payroll
Source systems
(OLTP)
Datawarehouse
Staging
(Subset)
ERP ETL
Datamart
Year, Month, Day
Country, City Category, Name
Type, Country, City Type, Name
#Sold, Amount,
Discount
Year, Month, Day
Country, City Category, Name
Type, Country, City Type, Name
#Sold, Amount,
Discount
Year, Month, Day
Country, City Category, Name
Type, Country, City Type, Name
#Sold, Amount,
Discount
ETLETL
Process
Technical BI – Architecture
Database Engine Analysis Services
Import
Multidimensional
(OLAP)
Tabular Model
Inmon/DataVault
Star schemas (Kimball)
MDX
DAX
ETL
Integration Services
Dimension table
Fact table

4. OLAP (OnLineAnalyticalProcessing)cube
#Sold
Amount
Discount

5. BI for everyone
Technical BI
(1998)
Self-service BI
(2010)
End-User BI
(2015)

6. .XSLX
PivotTable
Excel Data Model
PowerQuery
Filter, Merge, Join
PowerView
Excel Data Model (PowerPivot)
DAX
DAX
M
Import
T-SQL, MDX, DAX
DAX
Power BI

7. xVelocity Column Store
Self-Service BI
Microsoft technologies
SQL Server Analysis Services
Tabular Model
PowerPivot for SharePointExcel
PowerPivot
Data Model
Database Engine
Products
Power BI Cloud Service

8. BI for everyone
Technical BI
(1998)
Self-service BI
(2010)
End-User BI
(2015)