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Perspectives on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, AI, and data strategy from BI Visualized.
Should Fabric Capacity Be Paid for by the Hour, or Reserved for a Year?
PAYGo or Reserved Fabric capacity? The ~60% utilization rule of thumb, why it's not the same as the ~40% discount rate, and how a hybrid vs. full-Fabric architecture changes the answer entirely.
At What Point Does Fabric Capacity Cost Less Than Power BI Pro Licenses?
When does Fabric's flat F64 fee beat paying for Power BI Pro one seat at a time? The exact breakeven is ~357 viewer-only users — here's the math, two worked examples, and the three caveats that trip people up.
The Book That Taught Me to Stop Blaming the Symptom
Peter Senge's The Fifth Discipline named the quiet disease in most organizations back in 1990 - and it still shapes how I see why a leadership team can't get one number everyone trusts.
Building Data Warehouse Naming Standards Your Team Won’t Fight You On
Most data warehouses don't have one naming standard - they have five, stacked on top of each other. Here's the layer-contract framework and four real naming approaches (Kimball, domain-driven, prefix-based, catalog-driven), with the honest trade-offs between them.
It’s Time to Pay Attention: What Six Months Deep in AI Taught Me
A skeptic's account of going deep on AI in 2026 — the false starts, the real breakthrough, and five lessons for using it in a professional services firm.