Microsoft Fabric and Power BI — From data to decisions.

Power BI — Data analysis and visualization

Power BI is Microsoft's modern analytics tool that connects data sources, models them and transforms them into clear reports and interactive dashboards. It enables data-driven decisions in real time, sharing results across the team (Power BI Service) and leveraging built-in AI analytics and Copilot — from Excel through SQL and Azure to business systems.

Key features:

• Connects data from Excel, SQL, Azure, cloud and on-premises sources
• Interactive drag‑and‑drop dashboards and reports
• Automatic data refresh and live streaming
• Built-in AI analytics and natural language (Q&A)
• Team sharing via Power BI Service
• Mobile access on smartphones and tablets

Power BI in brief (video)

A brief introduction to Power BI: how to connect data sources, build a model, create visualizations and publish reports in the cloud. The video excellently demonstrates the basic workflow from data to decisions.

Power BI products

Power BI version comparison

Integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

We integrate Power BI with Business Central systems: from ready-made OData/API connectors, through standard models, to dedicated reports and dashboards for finance, sales, purchasing, warehouse and production. We provide RLS configuration, access security and automatic refresh.

• Quick start on BC data (Company, G/L, Customers, Vendors)
• Dimension, currency and calendar mapping
• Efficient refresh: incremental refresh, on-prem gateway

Copilot in Power BI

Copilot supports report creation using natural language: you describe your data and questions, and the assistant generates visualizations, measures and narratives. It accelerates analysts' work and facilitates self‑service BI across teams.

• Report generation based on a description (prompt) — page layout, visualizations and narratives.
• DAX measure and query suggestions with explanations of how they work.
• Summaries and natural-language insights for selected visualizations or entire pages.
• Anomaly and trend detection with the ability to ask follow-up questions.
• Integration with Microsoft Fabric (Direct Lake, OneLake, semantic models) for faster performance.

Ideal for:

• Companies needing quick access to data
• BI teams and analysts reporting results
• Managers requiring real-time dashboards

Microsoft Fabric – comprehensive data and analytics platform

Microsoft Fabric is an all-in-one cloud analytics platform. It covers the full data lifecycle — from ingestion and integration, through lakehouse OneLake and processing (Data Engineering / Data Factory), to data warehouses (Warehouse), real-time analytics (Real-Time Intelligence) and visualizations in Power BI, with built-in Copilot and data governance in Microsoft Purview.

Main Fabric modules

• OneLake — a shared, open data lake for the entire organisation.
• Lakehouse and Warehouse — large-scale analytics in lake model and/or classic DWH.
• Data Factory and Data Engineering — flows, pipelines, transformations, notebooks.
• Real-Time Intelligence — events, IoT, streaming and live dashboards.
• Power BI with Direct Lake mode — ultra-fast visualizations without import.
• Copilot and AI features — natural language query, model and description generation.
• Governance in Purview — classification, lineage, access policies.

Getting started resources

• Official page: microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-fabric
• Video introduction: below is a short video explaining the Fabric and OneLake concept.

Ideal for:

• Companies looking to unify multiple data sources and accelerate analytics.
• BI teams already using Power BI and needing scale (Direct Lake).
• Organisations building a shared data catalogue with governance and compliance (Purview).
• Projects requiring real-time analytics and IoT integration.
• Multi-department environments where collaboration and data security are paramount.