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Business intelligence and analytics / YOUR COMPARISON
70% evidence coverage
With AI excluded: 71–100/100
£10.80
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Organisations connecting Microsoft data and identity infrastructure to shared analytics.
Official UK-market product material reviewed; confirm contracting, support and selected configuration.
The first number is earned from documented features. Unverified capabilities create the range. Product scores do not establish the quality, reliability or price of a particular plan.
| Capability & demo question | Microsoft Power BI70–100/100 documented fit |
|---|---|
Core workflowBusiness-data connections5.0 points availableAsk in the demoConnect a database and a business application used by the organisation. | ✓ Supported Business-data connections. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowData preparation and transformation5.0 points availableAsk in the demoClean a field, combine tables and inspect the resulting rows. | ✓ Supported Data transformation and modelling. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowReusable metric or semantic model5.0 points availableAsk in the demoDefine a metric once and reuse it in two reports. | ✓ Supported Reusable semantic models. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowInteractive dashboards5.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate filters and drill into a chart to inspect its underlying segment. | ✓ Supported Interactive dashboards and reports. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowControlled report sharing5.0 points availableAsk in the demoShare a report with a named viewer and inspect the access outcome. | ✓ Supported Publish and share reports. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Core workflowReport or data export5.0 points availableAsk in the demoExport a permitted report and reconcile its totals. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Core workflowScheduled data refresh5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSchedule a refresh and inspect its completion status. | ✓ Supported Scheduled refresh and status. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthIncremental refresh5.0 points availableAsk in the demoUpdate only a recent data period and inspect what was reloaded. | ✓ Supported Partition-based incremental refresh. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthPrivate-network data access5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRefresh a source behind the organisation's network boundary. | ✓ Supported On-premises data gateway. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthRow-level data restrictions5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSign in as two users and verify that their permitted rows differ. | ✓ Supported Viewer row-level restrictions. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthGoverned shared data assets5.0 points availableAsk in the demoPublish a reusable governed dataset or data connection for other authors. | ✓ Supported Governed shared semantic models. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthData lineage5.0 points availableAsk in the demoTrace a report field back to its upstream source or transformation. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthScheduled report distribution5.0 points availableAsk in the demoDeliver a report to recipients on a schedule with access rules preserved. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthThreshold or change alerts5.0 points availableAsk in the demoTrigger a business-metric alert using a controlled change in data. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthEmbedded analytics5.0 points availableAsk in the demoShow an authenticated report within another application. | ✓ Supported Embedded analytics offering. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
Workflow depthAnalytics-triggered external workflows5.0 points availableAsk in the demoUse an analytics event to trigger an action in another system. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
Workflow depthAnalytics access or activity audit5.0 points availableAsk in the demoRetrieve who accessed, exported or changed a relevant analytics asset. | ✓ Supported Tenant activity and audit retrieval. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
AINatural-language data questions5.0 points availableAsk in the demoAsk a business question and inspect the metric, filters and supporting data. | ✓ Supported Copilot data questions. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
AIAI-assisted analysis or report creation5.0 points availableAsk in the demoGenerate or modify an analysis and review the resulting query or visual. | ✓ Supported Copilot report creation. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence ↗ |
AIPredictive or anomaly analysis5.0 points availableAsk in the demoInspect a prediction or anomaly and compare it with the historic data. | ? Not verified Not verified in the reviewed official material; ask for a demonstration. 0.0–5.0 / 5.0 points |
“Not verified” means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.