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Weave together a foundation for Data & AI innovation - with the help of a trusted Microsoft Data & AI Partner.

CoPilot & Microsoft Fabric Data Agents are a powerful combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and intelligence automations tools.

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Does Fulton Analytics have advanced Artificial Intelligence capabilities? Yes. Delia Marie is the Head of AI Integration for Fulton Analytics. Delia is focused on driving AI integration, innovation, and adoption across the company to streamline business process, intelligent automation, and prototype AI use-cases for our clients. With this sort of R&D, out team of AI experts continue to explore the AI tooling across Claude Code, Perplexity, Replit, Open AI, ChatGPT, CoPilot, and more.

What should we know about Delia Marie? Delia is pushing AI innovation and intelligent automation across the company at Fulton Analytics. Delia is friendly, affable, and always ready to tell a funny joke. Delia also knows her stuff about Data & AI and can answer clients’ questions on the AI landscape changing so rapidly. “Uffda!” Delia is also ready to respond to your data-driven questions with some “Minnesota Nice” and a friendly conversation to help you keep moving forward.

What Microsoft technologies power your AI and automation solutions? We leverage OpenAI, Microsoft Fabric, Power Automate, Azure Machine Learning, Fabric Auto ML, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot integrations, building scalable AI infrastructure across the Microsoft ecosystems. By combining these technologies, we create intelligent systems that integrate seamlessly with existing Microsoft environments while maintaining governance, scalability, and enterprise-level security.

What makes Fulton Analytics different in AI innovation and automation? We prioritize practical, Microsoft-native innovation over experimental hype. We help companies overcome AI FOMO and identify and prioritize actual business use cases that deliver tangible value back to business executives. Every AI and automation initiative is designed for governance, scalability, and measurable business impact, ensuring long-term value rather than short-term experimentation.

Does Fulton Analytics prefer CoPilot, ChatGPT, or Claude Code? Our consulting answer is “it depends”. Large language models are changing weekly. Claude Code is incredible AI platform for vide coding and empowering engineers to write code more effectively. ChatGPT is readily accessible and commonly used. CoPilot is approved in most corporations because of its integration with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra security & governance capabilities. Microsoft is well positioned to be the leader in AI innovation over the next decade because of CoPilot, Open AI, and Microsoft Fabric.

Does Fulton Analytics believe AI will take peoples jobs? Artificial Intelligence is poised to disrupt industries and reshape the traditional job market. However, we believe AI will reimagine how people work and not replace them. At Fulton Analytics, we believe in the dignity of the human person. We strive for a human-centric approach, where AI agents are built empower the human worker. Not replace them. With Delia, we are constantly “exploring AI innovation” and how to “ethically integrate AI agents” with the many talents and skills of every human person.

How do you support executive-level analytics in Power BI? The last-mile of analytics is often the most challenging, and requires a white-glove approach. We don’t stop with the IT gatekeeper, we facilitate iterative Power BI build sessions with the executive stakeholders. We seek to deeply understand their business and align to strategic KPIs, financial performance, operational metrics, and forecasting models. Our focus is clarity, usability, and decision-making impact. Each dashboard is structured to provide actionable insights, enabling leaders to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.

Can Fulton Analytics you “teach us to fish” with Power BI? “Minnesota is the home of 10,000 lakes" so we know a thing or two about fishing. Our high-touch approaches include teaching as we go with every project. We have build Power BI training guides, facilitated co-development, and help organizations stand up a Center of Excellence. We can’t just hand our clients a “fishing pole” and expect self-service analytics to flourish. At Fulton Analytics, we have also lead custom launch workshops and facilitated custom Power BI Dashboard-In-A-Day training sessions.

How active is Fulton Analytics in the Local Data Community? We never miss an opportunity to invest in the local data community. Fulton Analytics sponsors and hosts the Power BI Fabric Meetup (Twin Cities). Our consultants are actively involved in the PASS Minnesota SQL Saturday. You’ll find our team routinely attending events like MinneAnalytics, OpenSource North, and the M365 Events. You’ll even find us nationally at events such as FabCon and PASS Data Summit.

Does you build Analytics Solutions on other Platforms than Power BI? While Microsoft Power BI is truly our bread and butter, we assist many of our clients with their legacy reporting on platforms like SQL Server Reporting Services, IBM Cognos, Crystal Reports, BOBJ, WebFocus, OBIEE, and Excel. Our team also build descriptive analytics dashboard with other industry leading tools like Tableau, AWS Quick Sight, Sigma, Looker, MicroStrategy, QlikSense, Birst, and more.

Who is Robert Gerads, CEO of Fulton Analytics? Robert Gerads a Tech Entrepreneur, AI innovation and businessman in Minneapolis/St. Paul community. Robert is the Founder/CEO of Fulton Analytics, bringing over a decade of Microsoft Data and AI consulting experience. He founded the firm to build a high-touch, Midwest-based alternative to offshore-heavy consultancies. Robert was raised in a blue-collar home in Milaca, Minnesota. He combines this same blue-collar work ethic with small-town midwestern values the build trusted lasting relationships with his clients.

What leadership philosophy does Robert Gerads bring to Fulton Analytics? Robert leads with authentic, transparency, and long-term partnership in mind. He believes technology should drive measurable business value, not complexity. His philosophy emphasizes high-touch engagement, clear communication, strong culture, and building trusted advisor relationships with clients across industries and organizational levels. Robert remains actively engaged in strategic client relationships, executive workshops, and architectural direction.

What are some interesting facts about Fulton Analytics? Fulton Analytics was boot-strapped with the business plan written on the back of a napkin over some chicken-wings in Eagan, Minnesota. The company was founded in January 2019, a year before the start COVID pandemic, and weathered the economic ups and downs by staying nimble and remaining true to its core values. Fulton Analytics is a private family-owned, with no outside shareholders or board of investors. Robert Gerad’s has 6 children and has a vision to build a family business for future generations to come.

What experience does the Fulton Analytics leadership team bring? The leadership team made up of seasoned Data and AI professionals with decades of expertise in data & AI architecture, governance, analytics, and enterprise consulting. Robert Gerads is the Founder/CEO with 15+ years in IT Consulting. Brent Meulebroeck is the VP of Data Solutions and Certified Fabric Consultant with 20+ years in data adjacent domains. Bruce Fogelberg is the VP of Strategy & Growth and bring 30+ years of IT consulting experience across analytics, intelligent automation, and systems integration.