Microsoft Power BI is a robust, cloud-based business intelligence tool that enables even non-technical professionals to easily gather, analyze, visualize, and share data. This tool proactively links various data sources, helping companies to unearth valuable insights from their own data. Whether your data is in Excel spreadsheets, databases, on-site, or in the cloud, users can easily transform it into various forms, including reports, charts, or graphs.
Power BI a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn … unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights.
Power BI comprises several components, including Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power BI mobile apps for all major mobile operating systems, Power BI Report Builder to create reports for sharing, and Power BI Report Server.
Power BI offers a diverse array of tools and services. You can customize these to fit different roles and project needs. For instance:
- Sales professionals can monitor sales numbers
- Marketing teams can draw insights from customer engagement data
- Executives can examine "what-if" scenarios
- Developers can leverage Power BI to build custom applications
Benefits of Power BI for Business
Power BI revolutionizes business operations, providing data-driven insights for informed decision-making. This platform delivers dynamic dashboards, impactful BI reports, visually compelling data displays, and robust analytics.
Enhanced Visualization: Power BI offers intuitive, customizable visualizations. Pin these insights into your dashboard to guide strategic decisions and planning.
Cost-Efficiency: With diverse subscription plans, Power BI can scale with your business. Start with the free option and upgrade as your data needs expand.
Seamless Data Integration: Power BI effortlessly integrates with a wide variety of data sources, including SQL Server, Azure, Teradata, Oracle, and more.
Rich Functionality: Power BI's extensive feature set makes data analysis a breeze. From comprehensive reports to graphs and dashboards, it's all at your fingertips.
Cross-Platform Accessibility: Compatible with numerous browsers and devices, Power BI ensures you can access your insights from anywhere, at any time.
Unified Data View: With Power BI, you can gather data from various sources into a centralized hub, streamlining your analysis and reporting processes.
Integration with Intelligent Apps: Power BI seamlessly interacts with applications like Cortana and Microsoft Excel, enabling effortless data access and analysis.
Why Choose Belitsoft?
At Belitsoft, our team of Microsoft Power BI consultants and programmers guides you through every step of the process, from planning to execution. As your full-scale Power BI service provider, we bring extensive experience and industry knowledge to the table. We stay current with the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in data analytics to deliver the best results for your business.
We've earned our reputation by crafting flexible, tailor-made solutions that cater to each role within your business, making data analysis more relevant and effective. Our approach is agile and adaptable, ensuring your Power BI project evolves smoothly in line with your business needs. Our high client retention rate attests to our commitment to forming long-lasting partnerships.
Our expert Power BI developers excel at synchronizing your provided information and offering tailored advice. We collaborate closely with you to design and structure dashboards that align with your specific domain.
Power BI Development Services
Power BI Dashboard Design
We have assisted many businesses in creating and tailoring personalized Power BI Dashboards that perfectly align with their brand image and corporate workflow. We create user-friendly dashboards, select visualizations, and configure data connections to make data analysis easier.
Power BI Development
Integration with Power BI
Our Power BI experts are adept at seamlessly integrating your Power BI solution with any third-party or internal CMS (Content Management System) or DMS (Document Management System) you use. They leverage open, standards-based REST APIs to incorporate your application or service with Power BI effortlessly.
Support & Maintenance
Our dedicated team of Power BI experts and support professionals is available round the clock, 24/7, to assist you with any challenges or issues you may encounter. With experience working under tight deadlines and in high-pressure situations, they ensure that your input, concerns, and queries are promptly addressed with swift responsiveness.
Power BI Consulting Services
Our Power BI consultants help organizations effectively implement and utilize Microsoft Power BI, a business intelligence and data visualization tool. Consultants work closely with organizations to understand their business objectives, data requirements, and reporting needs. This involves assessing the existing data infrastructure, identifying data sources, and determining the desired outcomes.
Power BI Predictive Analytics
Our Power BI consultants assist you in analyzing and predicting patterns within the ever-evolving business environment of customers, clients, prospects, and partners. They help you uncover valuable insights from the data to understand the dynamics and make informed decisions.
Whether it's about hiring Power BI experts, choosing the right Power BI tool, or performing a comprehensive analysis of your business with a single click - we are here to talk.
It's Easy to Hire Power BI Developers With Belitsoft
Depending on the size and growth of your products and services, you might need the assistance of a Power BI developer or even a remote developer team to ensure the smooth operation of your business. If you're a startup or a company building an MVP, your product is likely to expand beyond its initial framework. Hiring dedicated developers can ensure that your Power BI solutions remain up-to-date and in sync with your evolving needs.
- Share your project. Tell us about your project, and we will recommend developers from our talent pool who are best suited to complete your tasks efficiently and effectively.
- Plan your strategy. During this stage, we'll establish the specifics of our collaboration, including the scope of work for the developers, the hiring model, and the designated time frames.
- Interview️ candidates. Receive vetted candidate profiles that match your engineering needs. We typically offer multiple options for skilled developers in various technologies. You can assess the proficiency level of our Power BI developers, using your preferred qualification tests, to ensure they have the necessary experience in the tools and technologies your project requires.
- Hire developer candidates. When ready, select a developer to hire. The developer will be employed by us, but you will have complete control over their assigned tasks and work responsibilities.
- Team Scaling. We offer you the flexibility to adjust your Power BI development team size according to the project scope, whether that requires expanding or reducing the number of team members.
Flexible Hiring Model For Power BI Developers
Tech Stack
Frequently Asked Questions
Experienced Power BI developers handle a variety of responsibilities, including:
- Developing and managing Power BI
- Building intuitive dashboards, visual reports, KPI scoreboards
- Connecting with various data sources, transforming data for BI and importing it
- Constructing analysis services and reporting models
- Implementing low-level security and understanding the application security layer model
- Creating compatible multidimensional and tabular models
- Closer business monitoring thanks to rich and intuitive dashboards,
- Interactive reports, visualizations, and personalized dashboards for a single view,
- High level of security, privacy, compliance, and transparency with separate cloud data centers,
- Simple to use with a short learning curve,
- Low cost and fast turnaround,
- Frequent updates and up-to-date features and functions.
Yes, we can perform data modeling with Power BI, which is one of its key advantages compared to other business intelligence platforms. Power BI development enables you to effortlessly create advanced models that can address intricate data-related inquiries.
- Designing data models to transform raw data into valuable insights
- Developing interactive dashboards and visual reports
- Identifying and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Analyzing and presenting data through easily understandable reports
- Establishing relationships between data sources and creating demonstrative data models
- Creating charts and documentation to explain algorithms, models, and relationships
- Designing, developing, testing, and deploying Power BI scripts
- Performing in-depth analytics
- Executing DAX queries and functions
- Analyzing and refining the current ETL process if necessary
- Developing a data warehouse and working with SSAS, SSIS, and SSRS
- Enhancing existing BI systems through redefinition and strategic/technical changes
- Creating custom charts and implementing custom calculations
- Utilizing SQL queries for optimal results
- Applying filters and graphs to facilitate data comprehension
- Collaborating with colleagues from various departments to gather suggestions for performance improvement.
The must and nice-to-have skills to look for when hiring Power BI developers are:
- Experience working with BI tools or in a data-focused role
- Proficiency in database management, SQL querying, data modeling, data warehousing, BI, and online analytical processing (OLAP)
- Familiarity with data science, BI, and data analytics concepts
- Understanding of data integration, data warehousing, BI, and presentation principles
- Hands-on experience with various BI tools and systems
- Ability to create data-rich dashboards, write DAX expressions, and implement low-level security in Power BI
- Capability to develop custom BI products using scripting and programming languages like R and Python
- Skill in transforming data into compelling narratives to facilitate data-driven decision-making
- Extensive knowledge and practical experience with Microsoft Business Intelligence stacks such as Power Pivot, SSRS, SSIS, and SSAS
- Analytical mindset and adeptness in problem-solving
- Effective communication of insights through charts, reports, and dashboards for clear understanding by all stakeholders
- Proficiency in developing custom BI solutions
- Strong interpersonal and client management skills
- Ability to adapt and respond quickly to evolving business requirements
- Commitment to staying updated with design and development best practices.
At Belitsoft, we carefully evaluate all our remote Power BI developers before introducing them to you. This ensures that only top-tier candidates — those who have excelled in our technical and communication assessments — are presented for your consideration. We aim to provide you with suitable options within days or weeks, depending on your company's specific requirements.
Based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, software developers in the U.S. earned a median annual salary of $120,730 in May 2021. This translates to an hourly rate of approximately $70-100. It's important to note that this figure does not cover the additional expenses associated with hiring, which typically amount to around $4000 per new employee, according to Glassdoor.
The annual salary of your remote Power BI developers can vary significantly based on factors such as their years of experience, technical skills, education, and country of residence. However, in general, if the developer is based in Eastern Europe or Latin America, the hourly rate is typically 2 or 3 times lower compared to the US, UK, and Israel.
You can access Power BI for free, but the best experience comes with a Power BI Pro Subscription account, which you can purchase from the Microsoft Store. Many businesses opt for a subscribed account because it provides them with enhanced features compared to the free version.
Self-service BI is an approach to data analytics, reporting, and visualization that empowers users to create user-friendly dashboards independently. It allows users to easily handle data ingestion, process it, and conduct business operations smoothly. Analyzing data is straightforward and doesn't require complex programming code. Users can generate actionable dashboards without relying on third-party vendors, thereby eliminating any associated constraints.
On the other hand, managed Enterprise BI involves data flowing from multiple sources and is typically used by businesses for their operations. However, managed Enterprise BI can sometimes hinder effective business operations due to a potential lack of collaboration and valuable insights during data analysis. Companies often turn to outside vendors to refine their data sources, leading to budget limits and decreased productivity.
Belitsoft has been the driving force behind several of our software development projects within the last few years. This company demonstrates high professionalism in their work approach. They have continuously proved to be ready to go the extra mile. We are very happy with Belitsoft, and in a position to strongly recommend them for software development and support as a most reliable and fully transparent partner focused on long term business relationships.
Global Head of Commercial Development L&D at Technicolor