23rd October 2023

Unlock Data-Driven Insights with Microsoft Power BI

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In today’s rapidly changing business environment, data-driven decision-making has become a critical success factor for organisations across all industries. Companies must be able to analyse and act upon large volumes of data quickly and accurately in order to make informed decisions, remain competitive, and drive growth. However, many organisations face challenges in efficiently extracting insights […]

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10th August 2023

Power BI integration overview

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With Power BI, you are able to connect several data sources together simultaneously and design a data model for your business analysis. The data sources can be systems such as other business intelligence software, corporate tools, project management platforms, and any number of your business' external systems; documents, images, files, emails, videos, etc. This includes [...]

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4th August 2023

Power BI security best practices

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Ensuring a secure platform on which to store sensitive information and work collaboratively on is a business' top priority. For businesses using Power BI, we've pulled together a non-exhaustive list of security steps to keep your data safe. Implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) The first step is the easiest. By enabling Multi-Factor Authentication, users must use [...]

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10th May 2022

Power BI April Feature Summary

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Over the past two months, Microsoft 365 has made leaps and strides in improving usability, flexibility, and security within all it's apps. As the workforce continues to adjust to new hybrid working expectations and BYOD culture, Microsoft has progressed in parallel. From easier account switching to new updates for Microsoft Teams and 365 users, 2022 [...]

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25th March 2022

Influential Software supports the NRC Ukrainian outreach with the latest Power BI technology.

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A week or so ago, we were contacted regarding the urgent need to deliver a technical solution to help the Norwegian Refugee Council to be able to best direct aid to Ukrainian refugees in the form of vital supplies, money, or housing.  Working alongside Cloud-first organisation Zing, industry-leading Twilio software was used to create WhatsApp [...]

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4th March 2022

Power BI February Updates

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February was a big month for Microsoft. Not only did the countdown to the licence price increase cause a hike in demand - but some of their top products were updated with a range of new features. Microsoft typically updates its core apps monthly, continually improving the customer and partner experience. From the return of [...]

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20th July 2021

6 reasons to use Power BI for your business

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Power BI allows users to see detailed reports on clients, inventory, sales and more. It enables employees to make confident decisions and save time on business intelligence, while keeping data secure. Read on for six more reasons to use Power BI. 1. Embed everywhere Power BI lets users embed BI reports into internal web portals [...]

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Power BI Update Q3 2018: Service and Mobile

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Microsoft Adds New Features and Functionality Microsoft Power BI has seen important changes with the Power BI update July and August 2018. On the basis of user feedback, Power BI has been improved with new features for better functionality. So what’s new in Power BI?   Power BI Features Update As one of the leading […]

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New Power BI Services Website Launched

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Our Power BI Consultancy team is pleased to announce the launch of a new Power BI Services Website. Thousands of clients, small and large, have transformed their businesses with Influential Software’s BI services over the past 20 years. At the same time, we understand that business intelligence offerings are rapidly evolving, and work to ensure our clients stay ahead […]

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