Microsoft is among the leading players in BI & Analytics. That's according to Gartner's annual survey of Business Intelligence & analytics platforms. In the 'Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytic Platforms 2016' from Gartner Microsoft is positioned as one of the three leading parties. Of the 24 parties evaluated, Microsoft scores best when it comes to future vision.
The expectations of buyers of BI have clearly changed. According to Gartner, there has been a shift from IT-provided BI to self-service BI. Established names such as IBM, MicroStrategy, Oracle, SAP and SAS are no longer leading, but have been surpassed by Microsoft, Tableau and Qlik.
Microsoft Power BI
With Power BI, Microsoft offers a tool to quickly create dashboards, share reports and provide instant access to all the data that is important to the user. With Power BI Desktop, powerful reports and visualizations can be created, and the results can be easily published.
The benefits
Microsoft scores high when it comes to the benefits organizations experience with Power BI. Improved customer service, increased revenue and better data insights for users. The cost of Power BI is low, both in purchase and Total Cost of Ownership. User support is also praised; online tutorials, a strong support community, seminars and extensive documentation.
The importance of BI & Analytics
Organizations that want to stay ahead of the competition recognize the importance of investing in analytics and visualization tools to gain key insights from data. These companies need a modern, powerful BI platform that is recognized as an industry leader and with a vision that also addresses future needs.
As Product Owner, Joan Gaastra has the wheel in his hands at Dysel. He determines which functionality will be developed and where the priorities lie.
