This helps in analyzing your data source for optimizing the data model. With the new release, we wanted to create a dashboard so we started with SQL Server data profiling. They removed the reliance on Excel, added formatting options, new visualizations, and more. There were some steps back (chart/map drill down, tile slicers, etc.) but many more steps forward. With the announcement of General Availability for Power BI 2.0, Microsoft made BI to the masses possible.
