After Microsoft took the lead in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems in October 2015, Gartner has once again positioned Microsoft as a leader, for the ninth year running, in the  Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms, placing it for the first time as the most visionary.

The establishment of a modern BI and analytics platform significantly transformed the leaders quadrant in this year's Magic Quadrant compared with its composition in previous years. In a market that is evolving rapidly, with innovations constantly being introduced, leaders in the BI market must show that they are not only focused on current execution but also on maintaining a robust roadmap that consolidates their position as future market leaders, protecting today's customers' investment.

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft's position was only possible thanks to the work done over the years to meet the needs of Excel and Power BI users, expanding capabilities and increasing business benefits. Microsoft is now determined to deliver modern BI and analytics solutions for every type of user, in order to consolidate its position as a leader and visionary in a competitive environment such as BI.

Power BI allows users to create and share insights in real time, so that any user can build rich and engaging stories through seamless data visualisation. Power BI is being continuously updated by our community of engineers, partners and users, so that these information analysis tools get better day by day.

Further details about this distinction can be found here.

Post written by Paulo Mena, Cloud & Enterprise Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft

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