Microsoft Power BI vs Tableau vs Qlik

In the Gartner Report of February 2018 Microsoft Power BI, Tableau and Qlik are considered the dominant BI Platforms for Business Intelligence and Analytics.

Each has Desktop versions, however Microsoft Power BI Desktop does not require any account setup, is free and is the quickest and easiest to deploy. Tableau Desktop has a limited trial version of desktop and limited licenses for students and faculty. Qlik Desktop requires registration, account setup and offers a limited trial period.

Power BI Desktop provides stand alone Desktop appications and very quick deveopment of powerful interactive Dashboards with Analytic options which are very intuitive. Connections to SQL Server Analytical Services Multidimensional and Tabular Databases is seamless.

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Human Capital Systems, Analytics and Data Mining Scheduled for publication Spring/Summer 2018 which includes extensive Tutorials and Exercises in HCM Analytics and Data Mining along with development of HCM Interactive Dashboards with Power BI Desktop.