Power BI as a solution for k6 reporting challenges

Overview

In today’s fast-paced software development, quick insights into performance test results are essential to ensure stable, scalable applications. While Grafana Cloud with k6 offers deep insights, its dashboards are limited to project members and cannot be shared organization wide.

This white paper demonstrates how integrating k6 data into Power BI via SQL Server bridges this gap, enabling secure, continuous, and organization wide access to performance metrics. The approach empowers teams with faster decision making, reduced manual reporting, and enhanced visibility across stakeholders. It also serves as an effective interim solution until Grafana introduces support for public k6 dashboards.

Topics covered in this white paper

• The reporting challenges of k6 dashboards in Grafana cloud
• How Power BI integration with SQL Server bridges the gap
• Technical architecture and implementation approach
• Key business value and technical benefits
• Challenges, limitations, and future considerations

How you can benefit from this white paper

• Faster decision-making: Made possible through organization-wide access to performance reports that support timely insights and informed choices across teams.
• Reduced manual effort: Enabled by automated data integration from k6 to Power BI, which removes repetitive tasks and improves efficiency.
• Improved collaboration: Thanks to cross-functional teams with a single source of truth for performance metrics, thereby enhancing alignment and transparency.
• Technical clarity: Ensured by detailed architectural and implementation guidance to replicate the integration in your own environment.
• Future-readiness: Facilitated by being able to prepare for upcoming advancements by adopting an interim solution that bridges today’s reporting gap while staying adaptable.