Battery Manufacturer Supercharges PowerBI Dashboards with Real-Time Data Using CData Connect AI

Power BI’s scheduled refresh limits, including a default maximum of eight daily refreshes for Pro users, can restrict organizations that need near real-time operational reporting. CData presents Connect AI as a solution that provides live connections between source systems and Power BI, illustrated by a high-output battery manufacturer that connected SAP HANA production data to dashboards to monitor rapidly changing operations without upgrading its Power BI subscription or overhauling infrastructure. The platform is described as automatically pushing source-data changes to Power BI, helping users bypass scheduled refresh constraints while also offering data exploration, blending, and filtering capabilities. Beyond real-time updates, Connect AI is positioned as expanding Power BI connectivity to hundreds of sources, including ERP systems, cloud platforms, databases, NetSuite, Salesforce, and Google Analytics, for use cases such as manufacturing monitoring, retail trend response, and financial reconciliation.

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