“More than 70% of employees have access to data they shouldn’t, and 80% of analysts’ time is wasted just preparing data.” – Harvard Business Review Data is your company’s most valuable asset. Yet, without a structured data management strategy, that asset quickly turns into a liability. Inconsistent, siloed, or unsecured data can lead to poor decision-making, compliance risks, and wasted resources. Worse yet, it can cost your business millions in inefficiencies. A strong data management strategy ensures that your business can extract value from its data while maintaining security, governance, and operational efficiency. Let’s break down how you can build and execute…

Whether it’s fraud detection in banking, predictive maintenance in manufacturing, or personalized recommendations in e-commerce, real-time data ingestion plays a critical role in making instant, data-driven decisions. This guide explores what real-time data ingestion is, why it matters, when to use it, the different approaches available, and how Microsoft Fabric enables real-time data processing at scale. What is Real-Time Data Ingestion? Real-time data ingestion refers to the continuous process of capturing, processing, and storing data as it is generated, rather than in scheduled batches. Unlike traditional batch processing, where data is collected and processed at fixed intervals, real-time ingestion ensures data is immediately…

The rise of large language models (LLMs) has given some businesses the impression that training data is no longer a critical factor. After all, these models come pretrained with vast amounts of knowledge. However, to gain a true competitive edge, companies need AI that understands their specific domain, customers, and internal processes—which means high-quality, proprietary data is still king….

Data is often hailed as the new oil, the lifeblood of modern enterprises, and the key to unlocking competitive advantage. Yet, despite businesses collecting more data than ever before, only 32% of organisations report realising tangible and measurable value from it, according to an Accenture study. This statistic reveals a troubling paradox: companies are sitting on a goldmine of data, yet most fail to extract its true worth. Instead of fuelling innovation, data often becomes a costly burden—scattered across siloed systems, under-utilised, or too complex for decision-makers to act upon effectively. Why does this happen? And more importantly, how can businesses bridge…

In early 2024, Microsoft announced the consolidation of purchase options and the retirement of Power BI Premium per capacity SKUs (P-SKUs).Starting February 1, 2025, customers with expiring Enterprise Agreements (EA) or Microsoft Cloud Agreements will no longer be able to add or purchase Power BI Premium capacities through their agreements. As a result, organizations currently using Premium Capacity must migrate to the new Microsoft Fabric capacity.The migration process is straightforward—you only need to reassign your workspaces to the new Fabric capacity. However, for organizations managing thousands of workspaces, a manual migration can be tedious and time-consuming. Fortunately, Microsoft has provided an automated…

AI is transforming the processes across retail from logistics to Customer Experience. There are plenty of articles covering all these various use cases, an admirable task but I feel there is a shortage of actual discussion around actual actionable strategy for decision makers that want to integrate AI into retail. Today we will do a deep dive into how you can integrate AI in your customer support to improve user experience and reduce customer query resolution time. Scoping Out the Solution Before diving into AI integration, it’s crucial to define the scope of the solution that fits your retail business. Generally, you have…