Having quite some experience in various statistical and reporting programs, I have to admit that Microsoft Excel is the pioneer. Although it might seem easy for some people, Excel worksheet has many capabilities. From simple calculations to extensive spreadsheets and pivot tables.
Excel is a tool that allows you to create well designed and easy understanding reports. It is much easier to understand a result by watching a chart than watching some random numbers. The only disadvantage of Excel is the limited data and more specifically, every worksheet may have a maximum of 1.048.576 rows by 16.384 columns. The need for more space, led to the creation of Data Model, which is an additional tool inside Excel’s interface, and afterwards to the creation of Power BI.
Power BI by Microsoft has amazing possibilities and provides great information and most important, live information. The structure is very similar to Data Model, it contains the DAX language, the M language and Power query, but it has a lot of advantages, such as Visualizations, automatic refresh and Power BI service, which allows the user to see the report online through desktop, or through the mobile application.
Why is Power BI useful for us? We connect directly to the SQL server of each of our hotels and we receive all the necessary data. By cleansing, transforming and modeling the data, we have information regarding the income, the occupancy, the costs, the clients and we can compare the current year’s performance, with the previous years. It is a great tool for the manager, or the owner of the hotel to see live the hotel’s performance.
Therefore, we at Enorme Hotels & Villas are always searching for new technologies to upgrade and update our services regarding guests and owners.
