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Power BI desktop Vs Power BI service | Why do we need Power BI service or Power BI desktop?

Let's try to differentiate Power BI service and Power BI desktop:

Power BI desktop is a desktop application which is mainly used by report developers to create reports, charts and graphs locally 

 

Power BI service is a web based SaaS application which is used to create reports and dashboard online and present to decision makers and stakeholders directly via link or email.

Both have different purposes.

Power BI service supports extensive data transformation using Query editor and DAX function where as in power BI service we have limited features to transform data.

 

Aspect Power BI desktop Power BI service
Purpose Development of reports and dashboards Deployment, sharing, and consumption of reports
Platform Desktop application (Windows) Web-based application accessible from any device on app.powerbi.com
Installation Installed locally on your computer Accessed via web browser
Data connectivity Connects to various data sources locally Can connect to cloud-based and on-premises data sources
Data modelling Complex data modeling, relationships, calculations Consumption of data models created in Power BI Desktop
Visualization Wide range of visualization options Viewing and interacting with reports and dashboards
Query Editor Powerful Query Editor for data preparation Limited capabilities compared to Power BI Desktop
Internet This works locally without internet Requires constant internet connection
Collaboration Limited collaboration features Real-time collaboration, sharing, and annotations
Dashboard This does not allow to create dashboard We can create dashboard by pinning visuals from reports
Primary users Data analysts, report developers Business users, decision-makers, stakeholders
Schedule Refresh It has limited scheduling capabilities It handles schedules data refresh

Both are essential component of Power BI service used for different roles and stages in data analysis process

  •  Lets have a look at complete understanding here in the below video:

            

 

 
 

Category: Power BI | Views: 384 | Added by: shanky | Tags: power bi desktop, power bi, data analysis, microsoft power bi, powerbi | Rating: 0.0/0

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