Qlik to Power BI Migration – Tech Giant Based in Bay Area

Business Driver

An American multinational technology conglomerate, specializing in networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, and high-technology services, was grappling with data silos across the organization. This fragmentation led to a lack of a Single Source of Truth (SSOT), significantly increasing operational costs and rendering their existing business intelligence infrastructure unsustainable. The company needed a streamlined, cost-effective modernized solution for improved decision-making capabilities.

What KPI Delivered

KPI Partners executed a seamless "lift and shift" of the client's Qlik scripts into Microsoft Fabric with minimal modifications, ensuring continuity. Utilizing KPI’s proprietary Qlik to Power BI Migration Utility, the migration of Qlik dashboards and reports to Power BI was automated, reducing build efforts by 70-80% and cutting overall migration costs and timelines by 70-95%. As part of the solution, KPI replaced Qlik NPrinting with Power BI Paginated Reports and Subscriptions, providing a unified and modern reporting experience.

KPI managed the migration of key dashboards and reports, ensuring accurate data representation in Power BI. The Qlik data model, logic, and metadata—including chart coordinates, tables, and dimensions—were accurately extracted and translated, enabling pixel-perfect reports in Power BI. This cost-effective migration not only resolved existing reporting challenges but also positioned the company for future integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities.

Business Benefits

The migration delivered the following key benefits:

• A cost-effective reporting infrastructure, with migration time and costs reduced by up to 75%
• Seamless integration of Power BI with Salesforce, enhancing reporting capabilities and data visibility
• Establishment of a Single Source of Truth (SSOT), improving data accuracy and supporting better decision-making
• Smooth transition from Qlik to Power BI, and advanced reporting tools, automating up to 80% of the migration process and minimizing human errors