Microsoft's Power BI Premium brings new data visualization and analytics capabilities, as well as feature changes across all license tiers.

Omni, a startup building a business intelligence platform in the cloud, has emerged from stealth with $26.9 million in financing and the backing of former Google execs.

Two years later, Microsoft introduced a tabular database model in SQL Server to enhance business intelligence processes.

Microsoft announced a three-part strategy aimed at scaling up SQL Server to support larger data warehouses and using Excel to 'democratize' the use of BI tools within companies.