Power BI and ERP: Why integrate Power BI with your ERP software?

Integrating BI (Business Intelligence) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) within the same management software is a great asset for your company. Indeed, a BI ERP solution transforms your raw data into actionable information. Decision-making is thus faster.

Every day, businesses of all sizes and in all industries juggle hundreds, if not thousands, of data. Too much data you say? Not necessarily. Just use and analyze them effectively. Opting for a BI ERP solution is a great way to get there.

Discover the benefits of adding business intelligence to your ERP software .

The functionalities of the Power BI ERP software that respond to your business issues. BI ERP solutions like Microsoft Power BI software give businesses the best of both worlds. They combine resource planning and business data analysis.

Such a combination helps to optimize the decision-making of organizations. In particular, these can present the data collected in the form of reports or interactive tables. This makes information much easier to use, analyze and share.

And it's far from over since Microsoft often adds new features to its Power BI software. Here are a few.

Multi-Source Data PowerBI can connect to over 70 different data sources. Whether internal or external. These can therefore come from an online service, a text file or a database such as Oracle. ETL and data warehousing This BI ERP software offers companies ETL solutions. It is an acronym for Extract (extract data from its source location), Transform (transform and standardize data according to business needs) and Load (load data into its new location). Once the ETL is done, the data is stored in a place called the data warehouse. Data Visualization Dozens of visual options for your data are available with Microsoft Power BI. Tables, diagrams, gauges or maps: the options are endless! Data exploitation Here is a BI ERP solution able to dig deep into your data. In particular, it is possible to add dynamic tooltips to specify and detail each data. You can also connect reports together or generate custom reports from existing data. Sharing and dissemination of data This software notably makes it possible to schedule data updates and easily share reports or dashboards with internal or external stakeholders. Integration with other Microsoft products Your BI ERP software can be linked with Office 365, as well as the entire Microsoft suite. With such features (and we haven't even covered them all), it becomes easier to get the most out of your data feeds. As much for managers as for analysts or IT experts.

A BI ERP solution to better manage and analyze data To manage. Consolidate. Analyze. Automate. With software like Power BI, all of these actions can be performed in real time for your data, regardless of its type. They can therefore relate to many aspects of your business, such as:

Consumers; Sales and the market; The transactions; Customer interactions; Products; The employees; The supply chain; The process. In addition to being quickly accessible, this multiple data can be viewed in a matter of seconds.

With a BI ERP solution, all the data important to your business is extracted, exploited and connected to each other, regardless of their source. They can in particular come from a PDF, MP3 or JPG file or come from another management system. This data can then take the form you want and be accessible via any device (computer, tablet, telephone, etc.)

What more ?

3 BI ERP solutions adapted to your needs With its BI ERP software, Microsoft offers 3 complementary solutions to help you consolidate your data, create reports and access them anywhere. Ideal for making the right decisions, no matter the time of day or where you are.

Let’s explore these 3 solutions together: Power BI Desktop : once installed for free on your workstation, this BI ERP solution allows you to create advanced analytics and create personalized dynamic reports. All while relying on artificial intelligence to provide you with useful details and insights into your data. PowerBI Service : This is a cloud-based SaaS ( Software as a service ) solution . It is used to publish and share previously created visual reports with other users who have access to them. However, the options for modifying the reports are limited. Thus, we generally use Desktop to generate the reports and the PowerBI service to distribute them. PowerBI Mobile : With this BI ERP application suitable for all devices, you can make the right decisions, even if you are stuck in a traffic jam or traveling 5000 km from the office. While on the go, you can still securely access data, annotate it, and receive real-time updates. Perfect for ensuring your peace of mind and saving a lot of time. By adding these 3 modules to your data ecosystem, you concretely promote flexibility, security, efficiency and collaboration within your work teams. And such gains benefit many actors within your company:

Managers and Decision Makers : We all know how valuable a decision maker's time is. Often on the move or overwhelmed by urgent matters, managers need to simplify their lives. Opting for a BI ERP solution like the one offered by Microsoft allows these managers to rely on dashboards that are easily and quickly accessible, in the way that suits them best. Analysts and Controllers : Every day, workers are bombarded with data. Hard to know where to turn. The work of analysts and controllers is precisely to make everything more digestible. In particular, these professionals can use Power BI Desktop to analyze all the data and make it actionable and concrete for everyone. It is also with this BI ERP tool that they are able to make logical links between data. Your company's IT department : Whether internal or external, your company's IT experts can use Power BI to secure your business data. In fact, the IT department can, among other things, manage who has access to data, monitor user activities and ensure compliance of all your processes. Why choose Microsoft Power BI software from Dynamics Square for your BI ERP solution? The Dynamics Square team has more than 20 years of experience in ERP solutions adapted to businesses. It thus offers a personalized approach to implementing BI ERP software that meets the needs of organizations. Even the most specific ones.

Call on Dynamics Square and benefit from valuable advice on how to properly use, analyze and secure your data by combining BI and ERP.

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