Introduction to Visualization Tools and

Microsoft Power BI

Goal : Scalable and Efficient

Create a user friendly data platform strategy which

Supports data volumes beyond the current Excel limits.

Supports automated web-based reporting delivery .

Provides an operational framework which increases efficiency.

This promotes standardisation and empowers A&I to continue

producing brilliant data work for clients

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Tool Set

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Excel 2013 TableauOmniscope QlikviewPower BI

Power Pivot

Power View

What Platforms will we use to do what

in the future

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DashboardingReporting

Standard

report

automation.

Delivery of

report in XL,

direct

update from

Datamart.

Ad-hoc data

analysis on

small data

sets (up to

10MM cells).

Not suitable

for cross

markets

dashboards.

Web-based

dashboard up

to 1BN cells /

1GB data.

Suitable for

cross markets

dashboards.

Web-based

dashboard

over 1BN

cells/ 1GB

data.

Suitable for

cross markets

dashboards.

Power Pivot

+ Datamart

Omniscope Tableau +

Datamart

QlikView

Web-based

dashboard

over 1BN

cells/ 1GB

data.

Suitable for

cross markets

dashboards.

PowerView

A little bit more about each technology

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Omniscope is the dashboarding technology we have been using the most widely across MEC these

last 4 years. It is an off the shelf application from Visokio. It allows to combine and clean data

(Data Manager) as well as visualise the data. A great product we will carry on using for small

scale implementations. For more info visit the Omniscope group on Planet MEC. Omniscope

PowerPivot is a free add-on to Excel 2010, providing an in-memory data engine capable of

handling data volumes orders of magnitude larger than Excel alone. Data from the PowerPivot

engine can be used in Excel reports via a pivot-like interface, and it provides the capability to

seamlessly connect to a wide range of data sources including Datamart, SQL Server and many

more. For more information visit http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/bi/powerpivot.aspx

Tableau is a hybrid in-memory/on-disk dashboarding technology designed to provide a fast web-

based user experience with support for much larger data volumes than Omniscope. Tableau

consists of two core components: a desktop-based dashboard design tool and a server-based

publishing and hosting engine. Tableau also provides a free visualisation tool (Tableau public)

which is fully functional but limited to small datasets. GroupM currently provides a centralised

Tableau Server which we will use initially. For more information visit

http://www.tableausoftware.com/

Qlikview is an in-memory dashboarding technology designed to provide a rich, flexible dashboard

experience via a web interface. Unlike Tableau, Qlikview does not consist of separate design

and hosting components, but requires a skilled Qlikview developer to implement effectively. It

supports the largest data volume of all the visualisation platforms we support, but at a

significantly higher licence cost than Tableau or Omniscope. For more information visit

http://www.qlikview.com/

MSFT Visualization and Reporting Tools

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How is an organization Positioned :

With using present structure of

tools available like Office 2013

professional pro versions(Some

users already have office 2013

professional pro) and Add- in’s like

power pivot and power query in

Collaboration with Sharepoint

2010/2013 . MECGlobal provide

easy-to-use information directly

where individuals work,

collaborate, and make decisions.

This capability includes reporting,

analysis, and performance

management technologies that can

improve business insight

MECGlobal BI Solution with MSFT Tools

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Points to consider on how has Implementation of Power View and Excel services will

improve efficiency:

• Power Pivot empowers users of all levels to

access and mash up data from virtually any

source. Users can create their own compelling

reports and analytical applications, easily share

insights, and collaborate with colleagues through

Microsoft Excel and SharePoint.

• Power View, provides SharePoint users with highly

interactive, browser-based data exploration,

visualization, and presentation capabilities. No

dependency of the version of Office if power

maps not used.

• Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 provides a full

set of rich dashboard and scorecard capabilities

including advanced filtering, guided navigation,

interactive analytics and visualizations.

• Browser-based mobile access to your corporate BI

content is provided through Microsoft SharePoint

Server 2010. Users can navigate existing reports,

dashboards, scorecards, and analytical

applications across iOS, Android, and Windows

devices.

Microsoft Power BI

Deployment

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Licensing Basics

Extranet/Power BI

Current(2010) New

(2013)

Sharepoint Server

plus CALs for both

internal and

External user

Sharepoint

Server 2013 plus

CALs for internal

users only

• Extranet Scenario licensed through Sharepoint Server. No CALs required for

external users, internal users need CALs

• Internet Sites Scenario licensed through Sharepoint Server

• External users means users that are not either your or your affiliates’

employees or your or your affiliates’ onsite contractors or onsite agents.

75$ per

internal

User

And FREE

for

external

users

What you need to get Started

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Testing and Validation

•Excel Data Visualization. Even if users will be developing their own

independent Excel & Power View reports from your data model, they

may find an Excel worksheet of data visualization to be very helpful

to get started reporting on the underlying data model.

•Excel Testing. Test the data model using Excel as the reporting tool.

Because the data model and Excel data visualization are linked

together via the Excel file, it’s very easy to iteratively go back and

forth between windows to finalize the data model.

•Power View Testing. Test the data model using Power View as the

reporting tool (if you have SharePoint 2010/2013 and Power View

available in your environment, or a business edition of Excel 2013).

Power BI Model

Powerful Self- Service BI

Power Query Data discovery, data transformation and enrichment for the desktop to

the Sharepoint. Easily discover, combine, and refine data for better

analysis in Excel.

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Import Data from

External Sources

Shape data from Multiple

Sources

Filter, Sort and Group Data

Share and Manage Queries

Analyse and Model using Power Pivot

Power Pivot

1. Work With Very Large Data Sets.

2. Combine Data From Different

Sources

3. Create Visually Appealing Analytical

Models for Reporting

4. Use DAX to Create Calculated Fields

for Slicing and Dicing Data

5. Publish Reports to SharePoint 2010

6. PowerPivot needs an external data

source, so isn’t a direct substitute

for Access. It can, however, *use*

Access as a data source.

7. PowerPivot is designed to work with

data from multiple sources

simultaneously.

Power Pivot is a powerful data mashup and data exploration tool based

on in-memory technologies providing unmatched analytical

performance to process billions of rows at the speed of thought.

Power View

Power ViewPower View is a new tool for ad hoc reporting which provides an interactive data exploration,

visualization, and presentation experience to the business users. Business users can quickly and easily

create and interact with different views of data from different angles. Power View reports can be based

on data models on PowerPivot workbooks or tabular models or multi dimensional models

Multiple Views in a Single

ReportSlicers Cross Filter Other

Slicers

Show Items

with No

Data rather

than Null

value

Print It!Better Chart

Features

PDF Export

Power Map with Excel

2013• Power Map. Power Map, previously known by the development name GeoFlow, is

an add-in to Excel 2013 that provides still more compelling Bing Map powered

visualizations, extending Power View’s capabilities with 3D map visualizations.

Collaborate and stay connected with Sharepoint 2013

Benefit of using a Power BI site to store and share your workbooks is that

workbooks on Power BI sites can be up to 500 megabytes

Works on any Windows Tablet• Mobile BI Viewer. Microsoft has a native mobile viewing applications for visualizations

created in Power View and published to Power BI sites called “ Microsoft Power BI”. The

mobile components will meet the growing requirement to deliver BI visualizations to

tablet devices.

Ideal Power BI ScenarioCreate a Power Pivot Model1

Publish Power Pivot Model to Sharepoint

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3Analyse the model

using Power view

Easy to Share 4

Sharepoint Users

Thank you!