Power BI is a collection of data analytics and business intelligence software services, connectors, and apps. The collection includes a Windows desktop app, an online cloud-based software as a service, a report builder, a report server, a visual marketplace, and mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android tablets and smartphones. The program is a Microsoft product. It allows you to take data from various sources and put it together to create cohesive insights that are interactive and engaging, and you can share them with others. Power BI was initially released in 2011, but it wasn't unveiled to the general public as a Microsoft product until 2015. "