Great promise, little rough around the edges – Microsoft Power BI Review

In a short period of time Microsoft has developed one the most promising and easy-to-use self service business intelligence solutions. The companion iOS app is a good start with a nice visual design, support for newer iPhones, fast launch times, and some nice interaction capabilities with Power BI dashboards. Having said that, there is room for improvement. It is prone to crashing on certain dashboards when scrolling. When you share a tile with someone it is sent as a low resolution pixelated JPEG when a crisper PNG would probably be a better choice. Favorite tiles are not synced across devices so you have to set them up individually on each iPhone or iPad. There is no support for Touch ID to protect sensitive financial data. The pace of improvements and the great starting point make me very optimistic about the future of Power BI and their iOS support. My whole company is moving to Power BI as our primary reporting tool. I would love Apple Watch support with support for displaying favorite tiles.
Review by jkg4 on Microsoft Power BI.