### Power BI Presentation (PPT Outline)
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### **Slide 1: Title Slide**
- **Title:** Introduction to Power BI
- **Subtitle:** Transforming Data into Insights
- **Your Name/Company Name**
- **Date**
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### **Slide 2: What is Power BI?**
- **Definition:** Power BI is a business analytics tool by Microsoft that provides interactive
visualizations and business intelligence capabilities with an interface simple enough for end users to
create their own reports and dashboards.
- **Key Features:**
- Data connections to various sources
- Data transformation and modeling
- Interactive reports and dashboards
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### **Slide 3: Why Use Power BI?**
- **Reasons to Use:**
- Easy-to-use interface
- Real-time dashboards
- Integration with other Microsoft products (Excel, Azure, etc.)
- Cloud-based for collaboration and sharing
- Advanced data modeling and analytics
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### **Slide 4: Power BI Components**
- **Power BI Desktop:** A desktop application for creating reports and data models.
- **Power BI Service:** A cloud service for sharing and collaboration.
- **Power BI Mobile:** Mobile app for viewing and interacting with reports on the go.
- **Power BI Gateway:** Connects on-premises data sources with cloud services.
- **Power BI Embedded:** For integrating Power BI reports into custom applications.
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### **Slide 5: Power BI Workflow**
1. **Connect to Data Sources:**
- Import data from different sources (Excel, SQL Server, cloud, etc.)
2. **Transform Data:**
- Clean and structure your data using Power Query.
3. **Model Data:**
- Create relationships, calculated columns, and measures.
4. **Create Visualizations:**
- Use charts, graphs, and tables to visualize data.
5. **Share Reports:**
- Publish to Power BI service or share through dashboards.
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### **Slide 6: Power BI Data Sources**
- **Supported Data Sources:**
- Excel, CSV
- SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle
- SharePoint
- Web, REST API
- Azure, Google Analytics, and more
- **Direct Query & Import Mode**S
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### **Slide 7: Power BI Visualizations**
- **Common Visualizations:**
- Bar and Column Charts
- Line Charts
- Pie and Donut Charts
- Maps (Geographical Data)
- KPI, Gauge, and Card Visuals
- Custom Visuals from Power BI Marketplace
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### **Slide 8: Power Query Editor**
- **Key Features of Power Query:**
- Data Transformation (clean, merge, split, etc.)
- Data Profiling
- Applied Steps for Auditing
- No need for complex coding
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### **Slide 9: Power BI Dashboard vs. Report**
- **Dashboard:** Single-page, interactive display of key metrics, used for monitoring.
- **Report:** Multi-page documents with detailed data visualizations, used for deeper insights.
- **Comparison:**
- Dashboard: Read-only, can include multiple datasets.
- Report: Editable, based on a single dataset.
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### **Slide 10: Power BI Security**
- **Row-Level Security (RLS):**
- Restrict data visibility based on user roles.
- **Data Encryption:**
- End-to-end encryption for data protection.
- **Compliance:**
- Meets global compliance standards (GDPR, HIPAA, etc.)
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### **Slide 11: Power BI Licensing**
- **Power BI Free:** Personal use, creating reports, and limited sharing.
- **Power BI Pro:** Sharing and collaboration, more advanced features.
- **Power BI Premium:** Dedicated capacity, enhanced performance, advanced AI and dataflow
features.
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### **Slide 12: Real-World Use Cases**
- **Retail Industry:** Sales analysis, customer segmentation, inventory management.
- **Finance:** Financial reporting, budget tracking, and forecasts.
- **Healthcare:** Patient data analytics, operational metrics.
- **Manufacturing:** Production line optimization, supplier performance.
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### **Slide 13: Power BI vs. Competitors**
- **Comparison with Other BI Tools:**
- Tableau: Stronger in visualization but more expensive.
- QlikView: Offers in-memory data processing.
- Excel: Commonly used, but lacks advanced analytics and dashboard features of Power BI.
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### **Slide 14: Power BI DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)**
- **Definition:** A formula language used to create custom calculations in Power BI.
- **Key Functions:**
- SUM, COUNT, AVERAGE
- CALCULATE, FILTER
- Time Intelligence Functions (YTD, QTD)
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### **Slide 15: Demo**
- **Live Demo of Power BI (Optional)**
- Connecting to data
- Creating a report with various visuals
- Publishing the report to Power BI service
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### **Slide 16: Challenges and Limitations**
- **Data Limitations:**
- Maximum of 1GB for datasets in Power BI free service.
- Performance issues with large datasets in import mode.
- **Learning Curve:**
- Advanced features like DAX and Power Query require time to master.
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### **Slide 17: Future of Power BI**
- **Upcoming Features:**
- Enhanced AI capabilities.
- More seamless integrations with Azure and Microsoft 365.
- Improved collaboration and sharing functionalities.
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### **Slide 18: Conclusion**
- **Power BI Summary:**
- Powerful, versatile, and cost-effective BI tool.
- Suitable for small and large enterprises.
- Enhances decision-making through interactive data visualization and insights.
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### **Slide 19: Questions & Answers**
- **Invite Questions**
- Address any queries the audience might have.
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