If you’re new to the Power BI ecosystem, it can be a bit confusing to understand what all the different parts are, not made easier by the way that Microsoft presents it on the website. Basically though, they can be broken down into two main categories – the software component and the payment component.

This is a common question that we’re asked. If we already have Excel for reporting, and it’s currently getting the job done, why should we use Power BI? Or if we want to use Power BI, what processes should we switch over?

Welcome back to our new Power BI blog series! We’re going to look this week at the similarities and differences between the tools in Power BI and the equivalent in Excel.

Welcome to the very first post in our new Power BI blog series! Power BI is a tool produced by Microsoft that is designed to assist people with creating business intelligence solutions