{"id":25757,"date":"2025-06-19T13:14:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/?p=25757"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:51:09","slug":"microsoft-power-bi-turns-10-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/microsoft-power-bi-cumple-10-anos\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Power BI is 10 years old\ud83c\udf82"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf89 Power BI and Next-Step 10 years of success! \ud83c\udf82<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In June 2015, Microsoft officially launched Power BI, its data analytics and interactive visualisation platform. Ten years later, it celebrates a decade of innovation, constant evolution and undisputed leadership in the world of Business Intelligence. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next-Step we feel especially connected to this anniversary: We have also been successfully developing business intelligence projects for ten years, betting from the first day on Power BI technology as the core of our solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 Power BI 10 years as a leader, according to Gartner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its first year, Power BI has been recognised as <strong>Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant<\/strong> for data analytics and business intelligence (BI) platforms. During <strong>ten consecutive years<\/strong>has dominated the quadrant alongside well-established tools, but with a strong focus on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Democratisation of data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessible interface for non-technical users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Powerful integration with Excel and Microsoft 365.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Constant evolution based on community feedback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc8 Power BI evolution 2015-2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Key milestone<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2015<\/td><td><strong>Official launch<\/strong>; connection with <strong>Excel<\/strong> and first online dashboards.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2016<\/td><td>First functions <strong>DAX<\/strong> and AppSource for sharing reports.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017<\/td><td>Launch of <strong>Power BI Report Server<\/strong> (on-premise).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>Integration with <strong>AI Builder<\/strong> and automatic prediction models.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020<\/td><td>Mass adoption in pandemics as a COVID-19 monitoring tool.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022<\/td><td>Integration with <strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong> and Collaborative Workspaces.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>is born <strong>Microsoft Fabric<\/strong>unifying Data Lake, ETL, BI and AI.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2024<\/td><td><strong>Copilot<\/strong> arrives in <strong>Power BI<\/strong>Generative AI-assisted analysis.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2025<\/td><td>Visual Calculations, dynamic fields, and web publishing in <strong>Power Query<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udd16 From static reporting to AI-driven analytics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Power BI is no longer just a data analysis and visualisation tool. Today it is a <strong>complete business intelligence ecosystem<\/strong> which it incorporates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Insights generation with natural language (Copilot).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creation of metrics, measures and dashboards by voice or text.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automation of complex analytics with predictive models.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integration with <strong>Power Platform<\/strong>which includes tools for task automation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf0d Global and accessible community<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the major drivers of<strong> Power BI <\/strong>has been its <strong>vibrant community<\/strong>The website offers a wide range of training tools, with forums, idea sharing, templates, customised visuals, and thousands of experts and certified trainers around the world. Today there are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More from <strong>500 000 companies<\/strong> who use <strong>Power BI <\/strong>at the global level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hundreds of <strong>local communities<\/strong>of which Next-Step has been a co-founder: <strong>PUG Spain, Power Platform Spain, Power Platform Madrid...<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YouTube channels, newsletters, and online courses drive its growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd2e What's next for the coming years?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Microsoft<\/strong> has already stated that the future of <strong>Power BI <\/strong>is focused on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Greater integration between <strong>Copilot and predictive analytics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generation of reports from natural instructions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New user experiences with <strong>reporting on mobile devices and AR<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Security and governance at the most demanding enterprise level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Power BI <\/strong>celebrates 10 years at the forefront of data analytics, a decade marked by innovation, growth and a global community that has transformed the way businesses make decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Still not using Power BI? At Next-Step we help you make the leap to intelligent analytics, contact us and start transforming your data into the best decisions!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/next-step-integrating-whatsapp-with-your-order-management-system\/contacto+next-step+%e2%86%97+next-step.es\/contact\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/next-step.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/next-step-contacto-1024x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/next-step.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/next-step-contacto-1024x227.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/next-step.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/next-step-contacto-980x217.jpg 980w, https:\/\/next-step.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/next-step-contacto-480x106.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>*Article written with the help of www.chatgpt.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf89 \u00a1Power BI y Next-Step 10 a\u00f1os de \u00e9xitos! \ud83c\udf82 En junio de 2015, Microsoft lanzaba oficialmente Power BI, su plataforma de an\u00e1lisis de datos y visualizaci\u00f3n interactiva. Diez a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, celebra una d\u00e9cada de innovaci\u00f3n, evoluci\u00f3n constante y liderazgo indiscutible en el mundo del Business Intelligence. Next-Step nos sentimos especialmente conectados con este aniversario: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-power-bi-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25757"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25885,"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25757\/revisions\/25885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/next-step.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}