GTC 2024 Recap | uGreen and Power BI Empower Enterprise Data Insights, Driving AI-Powered Business Intelligence Innovation

GTC 2024 Global Traffic Conference (Shenzhen) Successfully Concludes

 

As one of the largest events in China’s cross-border e-commerce sector, the conference spotlighted cutting-edge innovations and emerging trends in global expansion.

As an exhibitor, uGreen partnered with Microsoft to demonstrate how innovative AI and powerful business intelligence tools can drive growth in cross-border trade. With dynamic data visualization and smart analytics, Power BI captivated attendees, becoming a standout highlight at uGreen’s booth.

A New Era of Intelligent Data Analytics: How Microsoft Power BI Benefits Businesses

In today’s business landscape, data is more than just numbers—it’s the foundation of decision-making. When processed through advanced analytics and business intelligence (BI) tools, data transforms into actionable insights, unlocking unprecedented growth and efficiency.

Microsoft Power BI is one such tool. In the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant, it was named a Leader in the Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms (ABI) category for the 17th consecutive year, ranking highest in both vision completeness and execution capability.

01 AI Integration: Unleashing Data Potential for Global Enterprises

The latest evolution of Power BI, particularly with Microsoft Fabric and Copilot, marks the dawn of a new era. Microsoft Fabric is a comprehensive analytics platform that redefines how teams collaborate with data by equipping every professional with the right tools.

As part of Microsoft Fabric, Copilot leverages generative AI to accelerate productivity. With high-level prompts, Copilot in Power BI can generate entire report pages, identify and visualize tables, fields, measures, and charts—helping users uncover key insights effortlessly.

02 A Robust Product Ecosystem for Unified Data Collaboration

Microsoft’s ecosystem offers enterprises unparalleled advantages. The deep integration of Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data Factory into Power BI enables data analysts, engineers, scientists, and business users to collaborate seamlessly on a unified data lake—OneLake.

OneLake, Fabric’s multi-cloud data lake, automatically connects to every Fabric workload, simplifying data management and eliminating redundancy. For Power BI users, Direct Lake mode delivers unmatched performance without data movement or duplication. It combines the query speed of Import Mode with the real-time consistency of DirectQuery, ensuring data remains in the lake—eliminating refresh management.

03 Innovative Visualization Tools Empowering Data Analysts

Beyond these major updates, Microsoft has introduced new tools for report builders:

Model Explorer & DAX Query View: Enhances efficiency with tree-view semantic models and direct DAX expression editing.

Git Integration: Connects Power BI semantic models to Azure DevOps for version control and team collaboration.

Web Authoring Enhancements: Enables real-time co-editing of measures, RLS roles, formatting, and relationships.

Explore Feature: Lets users create matrix views or visual data explorations without building full reports.

New Visuals: Including button slicers, card visuals, enhanced charts, and geospatial data visualization with Azure Maps.

Driving Cross-Border Growth with Innovative Solutions

Microsoft Power BI’s leadership is no accident—it’s the result of deep innovation and user-centric design. With AI integration, Power BI is no longer just a tool but an intelligent analytics partner, helping businesses thrive in a data-driven world.

Looking ahead, as AI matures and Power BI evolves, we can expect even more AI + BI applications in cross-border e-commerce and global trade. As a Microsoft partner, uGreen will continue to innovate, delivering superior data solutions to accelerate digital transformation for enterprises worldwide.