How does Microsoft BI & Analytics score on certain components?
In our independent study, we also judged the various tools of Microsoft BI & Analytics software. We examined no less than 720 aspects. The image below illustrates the pros and cons of Microsoft Business Intelligence, in general terms. Please note that Passionned Group is 100% independent of the suppliers in our guide. We do not sell licenses, we do not make deals or have any legal ties to the vendor. Among other things, we help and advise companies in the proper selection of BI tooling.
Figure 1: The pros and cons of the software vendor Microsoft BI & Analytics. The best supplier on a particular topic gets a maximum of 100 percent. Source: The BI & Analytics Guide 2024. Do you want additional information about our research design? Click here to download this guide.
The Microsoft analysis was conducted by collecting large amounts of publicly accessible data and from there it was thoroughly analyzed. More than 9,387 documents were analyzed for this vendor. In this analysis process, both algorithms and the critical eye of a senior BI expert had a crucial role in drawing conclusions.The BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 
In our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics Guide we have collected all the ins and outs of Microsoft for you. You get access to hundreds of (shorter) trainings, tech talks, lectures, demos, tutorials, and so on and always have the latest BI & AI news. In addition, this guide helps you in reinforcing your knowledge about BI & Analytics.
Microsoft and their complete BI & Analytics product portfolio
The company Microsoft knows (a minimum of) 39 products in the realm of BI & Analytics. In order of relevance we rank and describe the products below:
What is Microsoft Business Intelligence?
Under this heading, we report the (main) characteristics of Microsoft Business Intelligence, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Microsoft Azure, Power BI, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Power Query, Microsoft AI, Microsoft Machine Learning, Microsoft R Server, Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics, Microsoft Data Platform, and Microsoft Flow Analytics. This product/group of products can be best defined by the following characteristics:
- analysis
- analytics
- business intelligence
- dashboards
- data visualization
- Microsoft 365
- reporting
- Sharepoint
- SQL
Are you curious about all characteristics (100+) of Microsoft Business Intelligence? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
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What is Microsoft Azure?
Other names by which this software product is known: Azure
Under this heading, we describe Microsoft Azure, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Data Lake, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Studio, Azure IoT Hub, Azure Storage Explorer, Azure Data Warehouse, Databricks Delta Lake, and Azure Advanced Analytics. This product/group of products can be best defined by the following functionalities:
- cloud computing
- cloud platform
- cloud services
- kubernetes
- machine learning
- quantum computing
- R
- serverless
- SQL
- Windows
Are you now curious about all properties (100+) of Microsoft Azure? In that case, open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Databricks?
Other names by which this software product is known: Databricks
In this section, we provide a description of Azure Databricks, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be best characterized by the following features:
- analytics
- analytics platform
- Apache Spark
- data science
- open source
- Python
- R
- SQL
- SQL database
- TensorFlow
Do you want to know the intricacies of all characteristics (100+) of Azure Databricks? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Synapse Analytics?
Other names by which this software product is known: Azure SQL Data Warehouse
In this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Azure Synapse Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be defined by the following features:
- analytics
- Apache Spark
- big data
- big data analytics
- data integration
- data warehousing
- enterprise data warehousing
- MPP
- serverless
- SQL
Do you want to know everything about all elements (100+) of Azure Synapse Analytics? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Stream Analytics?
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Azure Stream Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. The tool Azure Stream Analytics can be best characterized by the following features:
- analytics
- big data
- real-time
- real-time analytics
- sensors
- serverless
- SQL
- stream analytics
- streaming
- stream processing
Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Azure Stream Analytics? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Machine Learning?
In this paragraph, we provide a description of Azure Machine Learning, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Azure Machine Learning Studio. The product Azure Machine Learning can be best characterized by the following characteristics:
- analytics
- Apache Spark
- artificial intelligence
- automated machine learning
- machine learning
- machine learning models
- Python
- SDK
- web services
- Windows
Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Azure Machine Learning? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Machine Learning Studio?
In this paragraph, we provide a description of Azure Machine Learning Studio, including some of its features and any related products. Azure Machine Learning Studio can be best characterized by the following functionalities:
- analytics
- Apache Spark
- data science
- deep learning
- machine learning
- machine learning models
- predictive analytics
- Python
- TensorFlow
Are you now curious about all properties (100+) of Azure Machine Learning Studio? Open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Data Lake?
In this paragraph, we provide a description of Azure Data Lake, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best characterized by the following properties:
- analytics
- big data
- big data analytics
- data lake analytics
- data lakes
- data science
- repository
- SQL
- stream analytics
- Teradata
Do you want to know the intricacies of all features (100+) of Azure Data Lake? In that case, order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Cognitive Services?
In this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Azure Cognitive Services, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following characteristics:
- analytics
- cognitive services
- computer vision
- deep learning
- machine learning
- natural language
- natural language processing
- REST APIs
- SDK
- text analytics
Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functions (100+) of Azure Cognitive Services? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Data Factory?
We do not display all the features here but, in this paragraph, we display the details of Azure Data Factory, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be characterized by the following properties:
- analytics
- analytics platform
- big data
- complex data
- data integration
- data pipelines
- HDInsight
- R
- serverless
- SQL
Are you now curious about all elements (100+) of Azure Data Factory? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Data Studio?
In this part, we describe Azure Data Studio, including some of its features and any related products. Azure Data Studio can be characterized by the following functionalities:
- active directory
- Apache Spark
- authentication
- connectivity
- Linux
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- SQL
- SQL database
- Windows
Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functions (100+) of Azure Data Studio? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure IoT Hub?
In this section, we report the (main) characteristics of Azure IoT Hub, including some of its features and any related products. Azure IoT Hub can be best characterized by the following functionalities:
- analytics
- cloud services
- connectivity
- data ingestion
- IoT
- operating systems
- SDK
Are you curious about all characteristics (100+) of Azure IoT Hub? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Storage Explorer?
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Azure Storage Explorer, including some of its features and any related products. The tool Azure Storage Explorer can be best characterized by the following functionalities:
- active directory
- authentication
- Blob storage
- Cosmos DB
- data management
- Linux
- repository
- SQL
- unstructured data
- Windows
Are you now curious about all features (100+) of Azure Storage Explorer? In that case, open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Data Warehouse?
We do not display all the features here but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Azure Data Warehouse, including some of its features and any related products. Azure Data Warehouse can be characterized by the following features:
- analytics
- analytics platform
- big data
- big data analytics
- cloud data warehouse
- data warehousing
- enterprise data warehousing
- parallel processing
- SQL
- SQL database
Are you now curious about all characteristics (100+) of Azure Data Warehouse? In that case, open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Databricks Delta Lake?
We do not display all the features here but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Databricks Delta Lake, including some of its features and any related products. The tool Databricks Delta Lake can be best characterized by the following features:
- analytics
- Apache Spark
- data lakes
- data science
- Linux
- machine learning
- open source
- SQL
- streaming
- unstructured data
Are you now curious about all elements (100+) of Databricks Delta Lake? Open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Azure Advanced Analytics?
In this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Azure Advanced Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. The tool Azure Advanced Analytics can be best defined by the following properties:
- advanced analytics
- analysis
- analytics
- Azure Analysis Services
- big data
- data warehousing
- machine learning
- real-time
- real-time analytics
- stream analytics
Are you curious about all elements (100+) of Azure Advanced Analytics? In that case, open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Power BI?
Other names by which this software product is known: Microsoft Power BI, PowerBI
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Power BI, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Power BI Desktop, Power BI Report Server, Power BI Premium, Power BI Report Builder, Microsoft Power BI Pro, and Microsoft Power BI Enterprise. Power BI can be characterized by the following features:
- analytics
- business intelligence
- dashboards
- data visualization
- DAX
- Microsoft 365
- SaaS
- share insights
- tiles
Are you now curious about all the functions (100+) of Power BI? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Power BI Desktop?
Other names by which this software product is known: Microsoft Power BI Desktop
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we display the details of Power BI Desktop, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following features:
- analysis
- analytics
- interactive dashboards
- interactive data visualizations
- interactive reports
- Microsoft 365
- reporting
- Sharepoint
- visual analytics
- Windows
Do you want to know everything about all elements (100+) of Power BI Desktop? Open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Power BI Report Server?
In this part, we report the (main) characteristics of Power BI Report Server, including some of its features and any related products. Power BI Report Server can be best characterized by the following properties:
- analytics
- business intelligence
- dashboards
- data visualization
- Kerberos
- line charts
- Microsoft 365
- reporting
- SQL
- Windows
Do you want to know everything about all the functionalities (100+) of Power BI Report Server? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Power BI Premium?
Under this heading, we display the details of Power BI Premium, including some of its features and any related products. The product Power BI Premium can be best characterized by the following functionalities:
- analytics
- big data
- business intelligence
- complex data
- data management
- data preparation
- data visualization
- Microsoft 365
- self-service data preparation
- share insights
Are you now curious about all the functions (100+) of Power BI Premium? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Power BI Report Builder?
In this part, we display the details of Power BI Report Builder, including some of its features and any related products. Power BI Report Builder can be best characterized by the following functionalities:
- analysis
- dashboards
- data modeling
- interactive data visualizations
- interactive reports
- open source
- operational reporting
- paginated reports
- reporting
- SQL
Are you curious about all characteristics (100+) of Power BI Report Builder? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft Power BI Pro?
Other names by which this software product is known: Power BI Pro
In this part, we report the (main) characteristics of Microsoft Power BI Pro, including some of its features and any related products. The tool Microsoft Power BI Pro can be defined by the following functionalities:
- analytics
- business intelligence
- business intelligence platform
- complex data
- dashboards
- data visualization
- interactive data visualizations
- Microsoft Teams
- self-service BI
- share insights
Are you now curious about all characteristics (100+) of Microsoft Power BI Pro? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft Power BI Enterprise?
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Microsoft Power BI Enterprise, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be best defined by the following functionalities:
- analytics
- big data
- dashboards
- Microsoft 365
- on-premises data gateway
- real-time
- real-time insights
- self-service BI
- share insights
- SQL
Are you curious about all features (100+) of Microsoft Power BI Enterprise? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft SQL Server?
Other names by which this software product is known: SQL Server
We do not display all the features here but, in this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Microsoft SQL Server, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of SSAS, SSIS, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Machine Learning, and SQL Server Data Mining. Microsoft SQL Server can be best characterized by the following properties:
- analytics
- big data
- data management
- data virtualization
- machine learning
- on-premises data gateway
- reporting
- SQL
- SQL database
- Windows
Are you curious about all characteristics (100+) of Microsoft SQL Server? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is SSAS?
Other names by which this software product is known: SQL Server Analysis Services, Analysis Services, Microsoft Analysis Services
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we describe SSAS, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following properties:
- analysis
- analytics
- Azure Analysis Services
- business intelligence
- cube
- decision support
- Microsoft Excel
- OLAP
- reporting
- SQL
Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of SSAS? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is SSIS?
Other names by which this software product is known: SQL Server Integration Services
In this section, we report the (main) characteristics of SSIS, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be best characterized by the following functionalities:
- analysis
- business intelligence
- connectivity
- data integration
- data migration
- data transformations
- data warehousing
- reporting
- SQL
- Teradata
Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functions (100+) of SSIS? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is SQL Server Reporting Services?
Other names by which this software product is known: SSRS
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we portrait SQL Server Reporting Services, including some of its features and any related products. The tool SQL Server Reporting Services can be best characterized by the following features:
- business intelligence
- dashboards
- kubernetes
- Linux
- native
- open source
- paginated reports
- reporting
- SQL
- Windows
Are you now curious about all characteristics (100+) of SQL Server Reporting Services? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is SQL Server Management Studio?
Under this heading, we provide a description of SQL Server Management Studio, including some of its features and any related products. The product SQL Server Management Studio can be characterized by the following functionalities:
- active directory
- analytics
- authentication
- data migration
- infrastructure
- Linux
- open source
- SQL
- SQL database
- Windows
Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of SQL Server Management Studio? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is SQL Server Machine Learning?
In this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of SQL Server Machine Learning, including some of its features and any related products. The product SQL Server Machine Learning can be defined by the following functionalities:
- automated machine learning
- big data
- machine learning
- machine learning models
- machine learning server
- open source
- Python
- R
- SQL
- Windows
Are you curious about all characteristics (100+) of SQL Server Machine Learning? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is SQL Server Data Mining?
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we give you insight into the key behaviors of SQL Server Data Mining, including some of its features and any related products. The tool SQL Server Data Mining can be best characterized by the following features:
- algorithms
- analysis
- analytics
- Azure Analysis Services
- business intelligence
- data mining
- data mining wizard
- Microsoft Office
- predictive analytics
- SQL
Are you curious about all features (100+) of SQL Server Data Mining? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft Power Query?
Other names by which this software product is known: Power Query
We do not display all the features here but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Microsoft Power Query, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be best defined by the following functionalities:
- analysis
- business intelligence
- connectivity
- data connectivity
- data discovery
- data preparation
- Microsoft 365
- native
- SQL
- Windows
Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functionalities (100+) of Microsoft Power Query? In that case, open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft AI?
Other names by which this software product is known: Microsoft Artificial Intelligence
In this paragraph, we display the details of Microsoft AI, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Microsoft AI Platform. The product Microsoft AI can be best characterized by the following features:
- artificial intelligence
- conversational AI
- deep learning
- generative AI
- infrastructure
- machine learning
- machine learning models
- Microsoft 365
- reporting
- Windows
Do you want to know everything about all features (100+) of Microsoft AI? Download directly our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft AI Platform?
In this part, we describe Microsoft AI Platform, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best defined by the following functionalities:
- AI models
- artificial intelligence
- cognitive services
- data science
- deep learning
- machine learning
- Microsoft 365
- natural language
- responsible AI
- SQL
Are you curious about all elements (100+) of Microsoft AI Platform? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft Machine Learning?
In this section, we describe Microsoft Machine Learning, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Microsoft Machine Learning Server. This product/group of products can be defined by the following features:
- analysis
- automated machine learning
- big data
- data science
- deep learning
- exploratory data analysis
- machine learning
- machine learning models
- Python
- Windows
Do you want to know everything about all characteristics (100+) of Microsoft Machine Learning? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft Machine Learning Server?
In this section, we portrait Microsoft Machine Learning Server, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be characterized by the following features:
- advanced analytics
- analytics
- big data
- Linux
- machine learning
- machine learning server
- Python
- R
- SQL
- Windows
Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Microsoft Machine Learning Server? Then download our BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft R Server?
Under this heading, we provide a description of Microsoft R Server, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be best defined by the following features:
- algorithms
- analysis
- analytics
- analytics platform
- big data
- machine learning
- machine learning server
- open source
- R
- SQL
Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Microsoft R Server? In that case, open the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics?
In this paragraph, we describe Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be best characterized by the following features:
- ADFS
- analysis
- analytics
- machine learning
- Microsoft 365
- MongoDB
- real-time
- sensors
- threat analytics
Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft Data Platform?
In this section, we give you insight into the key behaviors of Microsoft Data Platform, including some of its features and any related products. The product Microsoft Data Platform can be best defined by the following properties:
- analytics
- data governance
- data management
- data preparation
- data replication
- machine learning
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- real-time
- SQL
Do you want to know everything about all elements (100+) of Microsoft Data Platform? Then order the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
What is Microsoft Flow Analytics?
We do not display all the features here but, in this paragraph, we provide a description of Microsoft Flow Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. This product/group of products can be defined by the following functionalities:
- analytics
- flow analytics
- radar charts
- real-time
- real-time data
- serverless
Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Microsoft Flow Analytics? Download the BI & Analytics Guide™ 2024 here.
Innovations of Microsoft Business Intelligence tools and the version history
Recently, we see a negative evolution when it comes to BI & Analytics functionality and support for operating systems, cloud platforms and connectivity. The latest novelties are in the areas of data connectivity > Cloudera Impala, data discovery > analysis > root-cause analysis > causal pathways, and data discovery > analysis > cross-channel analysis.
We reviewed Microsoft’s current releases of its complete BI & Analytics proposition. Below you can see the progression of the versions of all the ones known to us BI & Analytics products of Microsoft:
- Azure Data Factory: February 2023 January 2023 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 1
- Azure Data Studio: 1.48.0 1.48 1.47 1.45.0 1.43.0 1.43 1.41.2 1.41 1.25
- Azure Databricks: 30
- Azure Machine Learning: February 2022 25
- Azure Storage Explorer: 1.10.0 1
- Azure Synapse Analytics: April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 November 2021 118
- Databricks Delta Lake: 101
- Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics: 1.9 1.8 1
- Microsoft Business Intelligence: 2023
- Microsoft Machine Learning Server: 9.4.7 9.4 9.3
- Microsoft R Server: 2016 9.1.0 9.1 9.0.1 9.0 8.0.5
- Microsoft SQL Server: 2022 2020 2019 2016 2014
- Power BI: March 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 June 2023 May 2023 March 2023 December 2022 November 2022 September 2022 2023 2022
- Power BI Desktop: March 2024 February 2024 November 2023 October 2023 64 2.114.803.0
- Power BI Report Server: January 2024 September 2023 May 2023 January 2023 September 2022 May 2022 January 2022 September 2021 May 2021 October 2020
- SQL Server Management Studio: 19.0.1 19 18.7 18.6 18.5 18.3 17.0 rc3 17
- SQL Server Reporting Services: 2022 2019 2016
- SSAS: 2022 2019 2017 2016 2012 2008
- SSIS: 2023 2016 2008 23 22.2
Behind each product, we mention the version numbers, the most recent updates are listed first.
What are the licensing costs of Microsoft Azure, Power BI, and Microsoft SQL Server?
It is difficult to determine exactly what a license of Microsoft Azure, Power BI, and Microsoft SQL Server costs because it depends on the country, the number of users (or the number of CPUs in the case of server software), the connectors to data sources, and at what point in the year you request a quote. If you do this a few weeks before the end of Microsoft’s fiscal quarter, you may be in for a decent discount. In addition, it makes sense to run the software in the cloud. You then only pay for what you use. The purchase cost of Microsoft Azure, Power BI, and Microsoft SQL Server may not be the largest cost item, but maintenance and support do return each year.
What makes Microsoft BI & Analytics worth considering
In our study, we see that Microsoft in the field of BI & Analytics software has several specific features which are worth weighing in a tool selection. This makes Microsoft Business Intelligence more or less unique: spatiotemporal causal pathways, expert analytics, process analytics, reverse lasso, and data mining wizard.
The advantages and disadvantages of Microsoft Business Intelligence
Figure 119: Tag cloud with the strength-weakness analysis of Microsoft BI & Analytics
In the following paragraphs, we name all the advantages and disadvantages of Microsoft BI & Analytics, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, and Microsoft SQL Server. These are not necessarily definitive because: Microsoft can currently work to creating missing functionality at this time (such as support for push notification, automated analytics, and collaborative analytics). In addition, documentation may lag behind current events.
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Leave a review about Microsoft BI & Analytics here. Your experiences can then be included in an even more sophisticated assessment of the ratings of Microsoft Business Intelligence.
1. Microsoft Big Data
Microsoft has an excellent score in our current BI & Analytics survey of the theme ‘Big Data’ (for this section Microsoft comes out as the absolute market leader in our research). The company scores 100% on this topic, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: IoT, streaming, big data analytics, unstructured data, complex data, data lakes, and Blob storage. In doing so, we assessed the following five products: Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft SQL Server, and Azure Data Warehouse. In total, we examined 59 features within this discipline. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Big Data’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Study 2024.
2. Microsoft Data Discovery
Microsoft has an excellent rating in our independent BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Data Discovery’ (for this section Microsoft comes out as the absolute market leader in our research) with a score of 100%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: time series, data visualization, notifications, standard deviation, data storytelling, and share insights. In total, we examined 398 criteria in this category. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Data Discovery’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2024.
3. Microsoft Data Connectivity
The company has an excellent performance in our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics survey of the theme ‘Data Connectivity’ (for this section Microsoft comes out as the absolute market leader in our research). The score amounts to 100%, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: Sharepoint, Salesforce, and Teradata. In total, we examined 91 criteria in this category. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Data Connectivity’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2024.
4. Microsoft Data Integration
Microsoft has an excellent performance in our independent BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Data Integration’ (for this section Microsoft comes out as the absolute market leader in our research) with a score of 100%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: data warehousing, data hub, data virtualization, and data integration platform. In doing so, we looked at the following three products: Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and SSIS. In total, we examined 76 criteria in this category. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Data Integration’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Study. Or take a deep dive in the following content:
5. Microsoft Multidimensional Models
Microsoft has an excellent performance in our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics survey of the theme ‘Multidimensional Models’ (for this section Microsoft comes out as the absolute market leader in our research) with a score of 100%, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: OLAP, DAX, ROLAP, MOLAP, and tabular data models. In total, we examined 14 criteria in this category. Would you like to delve further into the topic ‘Multidimensional Models’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2024.
6. Microsoft Performance Optimization
The company has an excellent performance in our independent BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Performance Optimization’ (for this section Microsoft comes out as the absolute market leader in our research) with a score of 100%, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: in-memory and parallel processing. In total, we examined 29 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Performance Optimization’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2024.
7. Microsoft Real-time Analytics
The vendor Microsoft has an excellent rating in our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics survey on the section ‘Real-time Analytics’ (for this section Microsoft comes out as the absolute market leader in our research) with a score of 100%, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: real-time, real-time data, data ingestion, near real-time, real-time insights, live connection, and real-time data warehousing. In doing so, we assessed the following two products: Azure Stream Analytics and Azure Advanced Analytics. In total, we examined 19 criteria in this category. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Real-time Analytics’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2024.
8. Microsoft Self-service BI
The vendor Microsoft has an excellent rating in our current BI & Analytics survey on the section ‘Self-service BI’ (for this section Microsoft comes out as the absolute market leader in our research) with a score of 100%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: self-service data preparation, self-service reporting, self-service data discovery, self-service data analytics, self-service data visualization, and self-service data exploration. In total, we examined 14 criteria in this category. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Self-service BI’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2024.
9. Microsoft Artificial Intelligence
The vendor Microsoft has an excellent performance in our objective BI & Analytics survey on the section ‘Artificial Intelligence’. The score amounts to 99%, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: data science, Python, data mining, algorithms, natural language processing, cognitive services, and computer vision. In doing so, we looked at the following two products: Microsoft AI Platform and Microsoft AI. In total, we examined 181 criteria in this category. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Artificial Intelligence’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Study 2024.
10. Microsoft Data Governance
The vendor Microsoft has an excellent score in our objective BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Data Governance’ with a score of 99%, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: data management, data quality, data catalog, data encryption, and data lineage. In total, we examined 91 criteria in this category. Would you like to go into more depth with the topic ‘Data Governance’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Study 2024. Or take a deep dive in the following content:
11. Microsoft Business Intelligence
The company has an excellent performance in our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Business Intelligence’ with a score of 98%, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: reporting, dashboards, and CRM. In doing so, we looked at the following five products: Power BI, SSAS, Microsoft Power BI Pro, Microsoft Business Intelligence, and SQL Server Reporting Services. In total, we examined 73 features within this discipline. Would you like to learn more about the topic ‘Business Intelligence’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide.
12. Microsoft BI Infrastructure
The company has an excellent performance in our 100% vendor-independent BI & Analytics survey on the section ‘BI Infrastructure’ with a score of 95%, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: authentication, infrastructure, repository, embedded analytics, scalability, and high availability. In total, we examined 162 criteria in this category. Would you like to delve further into the topic ‘BI Infrastructure’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide.
13. Microsoft Analytics
The vendor Microsoft has an excellent score in our objective BI & Analytics survey on the subject ‘Analytics’ with a score of 90%, relative to other vendors. We considered the following factors: analytics platform, customer analytics, retail analytics, marketing analytics, quality analytics, operations analytics, and data center analytics. In doing so, we looked at the following five products: Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Microsoft SQL Server. In total, we examined 130 selection criteria within this main theme. Are you planning to specialize further in the topic ‘Analytics’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2024.
14. Microsoft Decision Management
Microsoft has an excellent performance in our study of the theme ‘Decision Management’, given that they score 81% on this, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: performance management, decision support, decision intelligence, decision-making platform, decision optimization, enterprise decision management, and real-time decisioning. In total, we examined 30 aspects in this category. Would you like to go into more depth with the topic ‘Decision Management’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2024. Or take a deep dive in the following content:
15. Microsoft Mobile Business Intelligence
The vendor Microsoft has a good score in our recently updated, independent BI & Analytics study on the subject ‘Mobile Business Intelligence’ with a score of 70%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: Android and mobile server. In total, we examined 10 features within this discipline. Would you like to go into more depth with the topic ‘Mobile Business Intelligence’? Then download here our BI & Analytics Guide 2024.
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In which sectors is Microsoft BI & Analytics most active?
In our current BI & Analytics survey, we also found out at which industries a supplier operates in. These are the industries where Microsoft is most popular: biomedical, life sciences, pharma, pharmacy, steel, and utilities.
Microsoft software is most used by…
The BI & Analytics software from Microsoft is most often mentioned in combination with the following function: platform administrator.
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Education and training course Microsoft BI & Analytics
We organize various courses in the field of BI & Analytics but can also provide specific Microsoft training, for example as in-company. In these sessions, we delve into various software applications including Microsoft Azure, Power BI, and Microsoft SQL Server. Of course, such training is framed with the ideas of the intelligent, data-driven organization.
Final Verdict: Microsoft Business Intelligence scores eminent
Microsoft has a extensive product portfolio with which it scores eminent in our BI & Analytics survey. Microsoft BI & Analytics innovates (approximately) at an average rate of more than 15 features per year, is active (for now) in many different sectors, and has developed best in big data.
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