Connect SharePoint Excel Services to Power BI

Enterprise data analytics & real-time insights


For Power BI Desktop & Gateway Deployments

Connect to live SharePoint Excel Services data from Power BI Desktop, Server, & On-prem Gateway. Includes Direct Query support.

SharePoint Excel Services Connector
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Why CData for SharePoint Excel Services Power BI Connectivity

Break free from data loading limitations of SharePoint Excel Services reporting in Power BI. Easily connect Microsoft Power BI with live SharePoint Excel Services data for up-to-date visual analysis and reporting.


High-performance SharePoint Excel Services Connectivity

  • Eliminate SharePoint Excel Services performance & query speed issues in minutes

    Large datasets often slow down reports and dashboards in Power BI due to its in-memory model. However, CData's Power BI Connector for SharePoint Excel Services overcomes these challenges with advanced query optimization and Direct Query support. By leveraging Direct Query, you can avoid loading your entire SharePoint Excel Services dataset into local memory and instead benefit from efficient server-side processing.

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Comprehensive SharePoint Excel Services data and metadata discovery

  • Find the SharePoint Excel Services data you need for reports — fast and easy.

    The SharePoint Excel Services Connector provides full access to both data and metadata, enabling efficient automated data exploration and discovery. It features intelligent row scanning, type detection, relationship mapping, and support for unstructured data. These capabilities allow Power BI to recognize data fields without the need for casting or conversion, making it easier and faster for users to create meaningful reports.

Live SharePoint Excel Services reporting. No ETL Required

  • Mitigate security & compliance risks vs. other integrations

    CData's live Power BI connectivity for SharePoint Excel Services overcomes the challenges associated with traditional integration methods like ETL and local data replication. Unlike data replication, live querying enhances security and compliance by eliminating risks such as data staleness, inconsistency, and corruption. It also reduces exposure from overprivileged access and delayed revocation while minimizing the attack surface created by duplicate copies. Additionally, live connectivity simplifies regulatory compliance by ensuring better adherence to data residency, retention policies, and auditability requirements.

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Connect Power BI to SharePoint Excel Services

Watch the video overview for a first hand look at how easy it is to connect Power BI to live data from SharePoint Excel Services with CData.

  • Leverage Direct Query capabilities to enhance analytics performance for large SharePoint Excel Services data sets.
  • Extensive schema discovery capabilities for every data source. Explore tables, columns, keys, and other data constructs based on user identity.
  • Easily connect Power BI directly with complex data structures through flexible and extensible flattening.
  • Deploy Power BI reports that automatically refresh on-prem or to the cloud.
  • And more!
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Frequent SharePoint Excel Services Power BI connectivity questions

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