PowerBI Dashboard
A PowerBI dashboard is a single page that contains a collection of visuals built for a deep level of interactivity. In simple words, It is a page with multiple charts and graphs that help to derive useful information from a number of data.
Advantages of PowerBI Dashboards
- Embedded Attributes
- Rich Features
- Easy Implementation
- Drag and Drop
- No Upfront class
- Allows Collaboration
- Continuous Updates
- Publish reports Securely
Power BI Dashboards vs Reports
| Dashboards | Reports |
| The dashboard is an effective business data view from where navigation to reports originates. | Reports are built based on datasets where each dataset can be viewed from different points of view. |
| It is a single page that displays the summary of the whole data. | You can create a Multi page in a single Report. |
| The dashboard is allowed only in Power BI Service. | The report is allowed in both Desktop & Power BI Services. |
| One or more datasets/reports can able to use per dashboard. | A single dataset is used per report. |
| Email Data Alerts are possible. | Email Data alerts are not possible. |
| It supports only Bookmarks. | Report support many filter options like Bookmarks, Filters & Slicers. |
Which is more Effective?
Promptly, you can’t separate Power BI dashboards and reports. They’re the North and South of Microsoft’s business intelligence: they organize each other. Both are high-powered, flexible, and booming tools that can give a comprehensive wider picture or a comprehensive look at the minutiae and finer details
As a whole, A good IT manager or business user can best leverage the tools at their disposal according to the needs and demands of the situation. So, Both Dashboards and Reports are Effective in their own way.
Power BI – Dashboard Introduction
Power BI is a Powerful Data discovery tool from Microsoft. It allows users to convert data into visuals and graphics, visually explore and analyze data, collaborate on interactive dashboards and reports, and scale with security. Microsoft revealed that Power BI is now used by 97% of Fortune 500 companies at Microsoft Business Application Summit in 2021. Let’s Dive into the blog to know about the Core feature of PowerBI.