There are several different programs out there that will deliver when it comes to analytics.  A couple are Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Looker, and InsightSquared.  Power BI is one of the more popular analytic tools.

CloudMoyo  described Power BI the best by saying ” The advanced analytics features in Power BI allow business users to analyze data and share insights across all levels of an organization.  Power BI gives an end-to-end view of important metrics and key performance indicators through intuitive and interactive dashboards  all in real-time, in one place.” 

Now, you’re probably thinking that all you need to do is import the data into Power BI and tada, all the important information will automatically go into visuals that you want to see.  This is not the case.  With just Power BI, you need to know how to import, translate, combine, and model the data before you even begin to build the visuals in order to get the information that you are looking for.  And who has time to learn all ins and outs of yet another program, especially when you’re supposed to be selling.