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Microsoft Power BI Services
Harness the power of data with Microsoft Power BI. ARO’s expert Power Platform BI team combines technical skill with commercial experience to transform your raw data into real-time insights, enhancing efficiency and giving your business a competitive edge.
Intelligent Business Insights Microsoft Power BI is an end-to-end business intelligence platform that centralises data processes, providing decision-makers with a single source of truth. With a suite of reporting and analysis tools, Power BI turns raw data into actionable insights.
- Scalable Data Extraction: Collect and process data from a wide range of sources, including databases, business systems, cloud services, and APIs.
- Custom Dashboards & Reports: Gain real-time visibility with tailored dashboards, interactive reports, and analytical models.
- Data-Driven Decision-Making: Enhance strategic planning with deeper insights and faster response times.
BI Expertise on Demand
ARO’s expertise in data integration, information design, and analytics is backed by a team of highly qualified architects who continuously update their knowledge of the latest Microsoft technologies.
We support over 52,000 users on Power Platform services and provide design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of Power BI solutions for global enterprises, enabling them to extract valuable insights from their data.
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Customer satisfaction is an important KPI for our business and these statistics show how we performed in August 2026.
Case Studies 97%
Customer Satisfaction
95%
Incident Resolution SLA
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Key Benefits
- Enhanced Data Visualisation: Transform complex data into intuitive, easy-to-understand visuals.
- Improved Business Performance: Leverage data-driven insights to optimise operations and strategy.
- Seamless Scalability: Grow your BI capabilities as your business evolves.
- Real-Time Reporting: Monitor KPIs and business performance with up-to-date analytics.
About our Microsoft Power Platform Solutions
Comprehensive Digital Transformation
ARO empowers businesses to unlock the full potential of Microsoft Power Platform by streamlining data analysis, workflow automation, and custom app development. Our expertise ensures seamless adoption and integration with your existing Microsoft ecosystem.
Data-Driven Decision Making
With Power BI and other analytics tools, we turn raw data into actionable insights. ARO ensures your business benefits from real-time dashboards, predictive analytics, and AI-powered automation to drive smarter decision-making.
Low-Code Innovation & Automation
We help you accelerate innovation by enabling no-code and low-code app development, reducing reliance on traditional software development. Our solutions automate repetitive tasks, improving efficiency and freeing up valuable resources.
All Cloud Technologies
Our cloud technology offerings leverage the expertise of industry-leading vendors to deliver cutting-edge solutions tailored to your organisation’s needs. From scalable infrastructure and advanced networking to robust cyber security and innovative business applications like Microsoft Dynamics 365, we provide the tools and technologies to drive your digital transformation. Explore our partnerships and services to discover how we can empower your organisation with the power of the cloud.
Explore Cloud TechnologiesWhy ARO for Cloud Technologies?
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Expert Support from Cloud Specialists
Our support portal enables you to log issues directly, ensuring rapid resolution by our team of specialist cloud technicians. We prioritise swift, effective responses to keep your operations running smoothly.
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Extensive Experience in IT Support
With over 50,000 end users supported, ARO provides Cloud and IT services to some of the UK’s largest organisations, including FTSE 100 companies, leading law firms, and major broadcasters. Our extensive experience ensures reliable and professional service.
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Recognised Microsoft Solutions Partner
ARO is a trusted Microsoft Solutions Partner across 5 key areas, reflecting our expertise in the latest cloud technologies. Our team has earned 61 Microsoft accreditations, ensuring we stay at the cutting edge of industry developments.
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Customised IT Solutions for Your Business
We deliver tailored IT support solutions to meet the unique needs of your organisation, ensuring a smooth transition and business continuity. Whether you are moving from another provider or enhancing your in-house IT, our process focuses on seamless integration and optimisation from day one.
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Focus on Security and Compliance
ARO upholds the highest standards of security with ISO 27001, ISO 27018, ISO 27017, ISO 9001, and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications. These accreditations demonstrate our commitment to robust information security, data protection, and quality management.
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Proven Commitment to Quality Service
Our certifications are more than just credentials—they reflect our dedication to providing a secure, high-quality service. We strive to build trust by ensuring that our cloud solutions safeguard your data and support your business objectives effectively.
All Power Platform Applications
Microsoft Power Platform is a sophisticated suite of low-code and no-code tools. This cohesive ecosystem empowers businesses to analyse data, build custom applications, automate workflows, and create intelligent virtual agents, all within a unified platform.
Explore Power Platform ApplicationsOur account manager was on the ball to arrange installation as soon as possible. This was done remotely by a skilled and efficient technician who talked me through the setup, and answered our questions on the fly. I would highly recommend working with ARO, and look forward to doing so in the future.
Microsoft Power BI Services FAQs
01What is Power BI?
Power BI is a business analytics tool developed by Microsoft that enables users to visualise and analyse data from various sources to gain insights into business performance, trends, and patterns.
02What are the licensing options for Power BI?
- Power BI Desktop: Free desktop application for building and publishing reports and visualisations.
- Power BI Pro: Subscription-based service with enhanced collaboration, sharing, and administration features.
- Power BI Premium: Capacity-based licensing model offering dedicated resources, enhanced performance, and advanced features.
- Power BI Premium Per User (PPU): Subscription-based licensing that provides premium features for individuals without requiring organisation-wide Premium capacity.
03What is Power BI used for?
Power BI provides businesses with data-driven insights. These are most often used for creating reports and dashboards, connecting various data sources, such as excel sheets, and transforming them into business insights, turning data into a wide range of different visuals, and providing company-wide access to data, data visualisation tools, and insights to create a data-driven work culture.
04What is Power BI report server?
Power BI Report Server is an on-premises reporting solution provided by Microsoft as part of the Power BI suite. It allows organisations to host, manage, and distribute Power BI reports and paginated reports within their own infrastructure. It also enables users to access and interact with reports securely, even in environments where cloud connectivity is restricted or not preferred.
05How is Power BI different from traditional BI implementations?
Power BI stands out from traditional BI by being cloud-based, offering self-service capabilities, seamless integration, real-time analytics support, and built-in AI and advanced analytics features, which traditional BI implementations often lack.
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