HOW TO CONNECT POWER BI TO A SQL DATABASES

1. Introduction to Power BI and SQL Databases In today's data-driven business environment, organization's generate enormous volumes of information every day. i.e from sales transactions to inventory movements and financial records. To make sense of this data, it requires powerful tools that connect to where data lives, transforms it into a usable shape and present it through visualization that decision-makers can act on. Power Bi, developed by Microsoft is one of the most widely used adopted platforms for exactly this purpose. Power BI is a cloud-based business intelligence and data visualization service that enables analysts to connect hundreds of data sources, build interactive dashboards and share reports across organizations. It is available as free desktop application (Power BI Desktop), a cloud-hosted service(Power BI service) and a mobile application making it accessible to analysts working in all environments. What is Power BI used For Sales analysis by tracking performance by