As we celebrate the 3-year milestone of Microsoft Fabric becoming generally available, we reflect back on hundreds of Fabric conversations we’ve had with client eager to power the AI frontier with Microsoft latest unified cloud platform.
Over the past few years, we’ve observed that a Fabric rollout is often won or lost based on a few specific decisions early in the process. How you move data, organize workspaces, deploy changes and manage costs sets the foundation for everything after. Our recommended deployment framework for Fabric combines a “Hive-Mind approach” with our time-tested Data Success Framework.
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.
These words came from the mouth of a VP of Transportation for a refrigerated tucking company based in the Midwest. Fulton Analytics’ team of data experts led a small Data Strategy engagement to navigate some challenging conversations around cultivating a data driven culture in a complex organization.
Nature has already solved one of the world's most complex coordination challenges: the beehive. Thousands of bees operate independently, yet every action contributes to a larger objective. There is no wasted effort, no disconnected processes, and no isolated intelligence. The hive succeeds because every component works together as a unified ecosystem.
Today's organizations face a similar challenge. As Microsoft introduces its latest Data & AI platform this week - it looks to solve this age old data problem. Microsoft Fabric is foundational layer that unifies data, analytics, and AI into a single ecosystem capable of delivering measurable business value.
