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.
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.
If you thought data fabric was just another data buzzword - you might want to think again. It appears a modern data fabric is in fact here to stay and will be foundational technology in most organizations’ AI innovations. A data fabric is a fully integrated layer of connected data and processes across a unified ecosystem.
“We are changing our industry. I’m looking at these dashboards every day, uncovering new trends, and critical insights for our Air Medical crew." The Vice President of Strategy of an Air Medical Transpiration company shared these words of appreciation after leveraging a Power BI Air Medical Analytics solution created by the team of consultants at Fulton Analytics.
If you thought data fabric was just another data buzzword - you might want to think again. It appears a modern data fabric is in fact here to stay and will be foundational technology in most organizations’ AI innovations. A data fabric is a fully integrated layer of connected data and processes across a unified ecosystem.
The Forrester Wave again Named Microsoft Power BI the leader among Augmented BI Platforms for 2021. Earlier this year, the Gartner Magic Quadrant also selected Power BI as the leader in the category of Analytics & BI Platforms. Power BI was released by Microsoft in July of 2015, and has seen rapid adoption across the globe.
Technology leaders have trusted Gartner and Forrester as technology visionaries for decades. Last week Microsoft’s Power BI was recognized as the Leader on the Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms. For the third consecutive year Power BI has ranked number one in the quadrant - establishing it as the top platform for its completeness of vision and ability to execute. A few months earlier the Forester Wave called out Power BI as the leader in the category: enterprise business intelligence platforms.
Back before Power BI had become the industry’s leading business intelligence platform - it was the saving grace in helping me avoid a Valentine’s Day disaster. Three years ago, I had just finished up a day-long Power BI training at Microsoft. As I got into my car to begin my journey home - I realized it was Valentine’s Day and I had nothing for my wife. I admit I usually put off Valentine’s Day planning to the last minute. However, this year it had completely slipped my mind amidst the chaos of young kids and a chaotic work schedule.
