Modern Reporting with Power BI: Moving Beyond Email Reports

The Dashboard Effect

In this episode of The Dashboard Effect Podcast, hosts Brick Thompson and Caleb Ochs discuss the pros and cons of emailing reports in business intelligence. They explore why the common practice of sending daily Excel sheets or PDFs is limiting and outdated, and offer better alternatives using modern BI tools like Power BI.
We cover in this episode...
- The limitations of static, emailed reports
- Power BI's subscription feature as an improvement
- The importance of live, interactive data
- Alternatives for users who need raw data access
- Storage concerns with emailed reports
Learn how to move beyond inbox-clogging data dumps and empower your team with real-time, interactive dashboards. Whether you're a BI professional or a business leader, this episode offers valuable insights on modernizing your reporting practices.
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