MS BI

“MS BI” typically stands for “Microsoft Business Intelligence.” It refers to a suite of tools and technologies developed by Microsoft for business intelligence, data analysis, and reporting. Microsoft’s BI stack includes several key components:

1. SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS): SSAS is used for creating and managing multidimensional data models (OLAP cubes) and tabular data models for analytical reporting.

2. SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS): SSIS is an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tool that facilitates data integration and transformation processes to prepare data for analysis.

3. SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS): SSRS is a reporting platform for creating, managing, and delivering interactive, graphical, and tabular reports.

4. Power BI: Power BI is a modern and widely used business intelligence and data visualization tool. It allows users to create interactive reports and dashboards from various data sources.

5. Azure Analysis Services: Azure Analysis Services is a cloud-based version of SSAS, allowing organizations to build and deploy scalable and secure analytical solutions in the cloud.

6. Power Query: Power Query is an Excel and Power BI feature that simplifies data transformation and integration tasks by providing a user-friendly interface to query and shape data from various sources.

7. Power Pivot: Power Pivot is an Excel feature that enables users to create data models and perform advanced data analysis using DAX (Data Analysis Expressions).

8. Azure Data Factory: Azure Data Factory is a cloud-based data integration service that allows you to create, schedule, and manage data pipelines for data movement and transformation.

9. Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL Data Warehouse): Azure Synapse Analytics is an analytics service that combines big data and data warehousing into one unified platform for large-scale data processing and analysis.