Artificial Intelligence is no longer a luxury in the analytics world – it’s an expectation. Microsoft’s BI stack is evolving rapidly, with Power BI Co-Pilot and Microsoft Fabric at the centre of an AI-first strategy. But here’s the reality: not every organisation is moving at the same pace. Some BI landscapes are already in Fabric…

In today’s hyper-connected world, where every click, swipe and transaction leaves a trail of data, one phrase keeps echoing in boardrooms: real-time analytics. It’s fast. It’s dynamic. It’s modern.But here’s the big question: Do you really need it? Or is it simply another shiny tool that looks great in a tech stack but doesn’t pay…

Part 1: When Stability Becomes a Trap – Living in the SSAS Era Opening Hook:For more than a decade, FreshGoods Co., a mid‑sized FMCG manufacturer, relied on its BI platform the way it relied on its production lines: dependable, steady, and rarely questioned. Every week, reports pulled from SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cubes informed…

Part 2: From Stability to Panic – How Azure Analysis Services Disrupts the Business Opening Hook:2016. The IT team at FreshGoods Co. stands before the leadership team, presenting slides with Microsoft’s cloud strategy. Azure Analysis Services (AAS) is the future. On-prem SSAS is yesterday’s news. The room fills with unease. The CFO mumbles: “Another cost…

Part 3: The Rollercoaster Peaks – Power BI Premium and Microsoft Fabric Opening Hook:By 2019, things were calm again at FreshGoods. AAS ran steadily, users learned the new processes and dashboards regained trust. IT even dared to smile again. Then came the blow: Power BI Premium would now absorb AAS capabilities. The CIO later described…

Azure Fabric vs. Traditional Data Warehouse: What’s Changing in Microsoft’s Data Ecosystem If you’ve been in business long enough, you’ve probably lived through at least one “data revolution.” You might remember the excitement when the first dashboards began lighting up in Power BI. Or when your company finally moved from spreadsheets to a modern cloud…