Tools and Services

Welcome to Microsoft Power BI 

Power BI dashboards offer a real-time, 360-degree view of key metrics for business users. It enables data modeling and visualization to enhance understanding of business processes, backed by Microsoft 365's advanced security and compliance.

Collection of Services and Tools:

• Power BI Desktop: Create reports and visualizations on Windows.
• Power BI Service: Share and collaborate on reports and dashboards online.
• Power BI Mobile Apps: Access insights on Windows, iOS, and Android devices.
• Power BI Report Builder: Create paginated reports for sharing within the Power BI service.

Data Integration and Visualization:

• Connects to various data sources like Excel, cloud databases, and hybrid data warehouses.
• Transforms data into coherent, interactive insights.
• Easily connect, visualize and share data.

Use Power BI to:

• Connect to 70+ data sources.
• Export reports to PowerPoint, Excel, PDF and CSV.
• Share reports in Power BI or Microsoft Teams (available to faculty and staff only).

Data Visualization and Reporting:

• Create interactive reports and dashboards.
• Connect to diverse data sources.
• Transform and model data.
• Share insights with stakeholders.

Business Intelligence (BI):

• Track KPIs and critical metrics.
• Identify trends and patterns.
• Make informed business decisions.

Power BI is a powerful tool to build and publish reports, integrate data with Power BI APIs, share reports and dashboards via Power BI Service and publish on-premises reports with Power BI Report Server.

To Access

Microsoft Power BI is available to all current, full-time faculty and staff as part of the university's Microsoft 365 license. The tool can be accessed:

• Via the web version.
• At Microsoft 365 Office. Sign in with your university email address. Select the app launcher at the top-left under all apps or scroll down on the page to find Power BI. 

• On the PowerBI desktop app.
• iOS and Android app.

The free version of Microsoft Power BI is available to sponsored users, POIs and students. Power BI Pro is available to sponsored users and POIs for purchase. Students are not eligible for Power BI Pro because of licensing requirements. 

Microsoft Power BI Premium is available to purchase as an annual subscription for full-time faculty and staff, as well as sponsored users and POIs. To purchase a license for Power BI Pro or Power BI Premium, request a quote from CDW in the CU Marketplace. 

To compare the features of the various Power BI licenses, visit the Microsoft Power BI service per-user and capacity-based licenses and Compare business intelligence plans and pricing.