2025 was declared the “Year of Artificial Intelligence”, and most organizations dipped their toes in the water – navigating the waves of AI readiness and enablement. While most people have already given up on their new years resolution, IT leaders and executives are asking the question, “are we doing enough with AI?”.

This is a fast-paced industry. Having actionable-insights like these [Power BI] allow us to spend our energy in the right places and truly make a difference.

Each New Year brings a fresh excitement in the data analytics industry. However, this year is shaping up to be transformational for many organizations across the Data & AI landscape. As we wish each other a Happy New Year - I have a hunch this year will be filled with Data & AI adventure, sweeping transformation, and dare I say some unpredictability. In this article, I’ll outline 25 Data & AI Trends to Watch This Year.

On this day in 2015, Microsoft gave birth to one of the most powerful data analytics platforms of the past decade. In many ways, it has reshaped the data analytics landscape as we know it. Over the years, I’ve had a front-row seat to watch the platform evolve. I’ve worked alongside some wonderful clients and been part of hundreds and hundreds of Power BI projects.

Power BI is easy to use. Hard to master. And even harder to enable across an organization. Organizations have become great at building Power BI reports - yet continue to struggle to drive end-user adoption and enablement.