A Power BI consultant must enable seamless cloud integration to enhance scalability, performance, and data accessibility. Power BI consulting should have expertise in Azure Synapse Analytics, AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, and cloud-based data lakes. Integration with Azure Data Factory, Power Automate, and Dataverse ensures automated workflows and optimized data pipelines. Cloud-based Power BI services allow for real-time data processing, AI-driven analytics, and collaborative reporting. Without strong cloud integration capabilities, Power BI solutions may lack scalability, encounter performance bottlenecks, and limit cross-platform connectivity, reducing overall business intelligence effectiveness.