Power BI and Microsoft Fabric How-To Guides

Data Analytics

Data Analytics Guides

This is the how-to shelf of the Allston Yale knowledge base. When you already know what you want to build and need to do it well, start here: implementation best practices, migration roadmaps, cost and capacity guidance, and industry-specific dashboard guides for the sectors we work in. These are the answers we give clients most often, written down without the sales spin. 

How to Migrate Reporting from Domo to Power BI

Migrating from Domo to Power BI requires a surgical approach focusing on data governance rather...

How to Migrate from Tableau to Power BI Reporting

Migrating your reporting stack requires a focus on the semantic layer rather than merely replicating...

How Can My Business Migrate from Oracle to Microsoft Fabric Successfully

Transitioning from Oracle to Microsoft Fabric is a strategic move for small teams that feel...

How To Transition Your Business from AWS to Microsoft Fabric to Save Time and Money

Moving from the complex web of AWS services to the unified SaaS environment of Microsoft...

How Do I Transition My Business from Azure SQL Server to Microsoft Fabric

Moving from Azure SQL to Microsoft Fabric involves shifting from a siloed database mindset to...

How Do I Migrate My Business from an SQL Server to Microsoft Fabric

Moving a lean team from a local SQL Server to the cloud is a massive...

What is Microsoft OneLake

Microsoft OneLake is the unified data lake for the entire Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. It acts...

How Do You Pick the Right Microsoft Fabric SKU

Choosing the right Microsoft Fabric SKU involves matching your specific workload requirements to the available...

How to Use Power BI Mobile for Executive Reporting

Mobile reporting with Power BI allows decision-makers to access critical business metrics instantly from any...

What Is Microsoft Fabric Copilot? 

Microsoft Fabric Copilot is an AI assistant built into Microsoft Fabric that lets you build...

Microsoft Foundry Explained

Microsoft Foundry is the platform businesses use to build, run, and manage their own AI...

Retail Data Analytics: Inventory, Foot Traffic, and Margin Reporting in Power BI 

For American retailers, the margin between profitable and unprofitable operations has narrowed to single percentage...

Life Sciences Data Analytics: R&D, Clinical, and Compliance Reporting 

For American pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies, data is generated faster than legacy reporting...

Lakehouse vs Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric 

Microsoft Fabric gives you two ways to store and query structured data: a lakehouse and...

When a Guide Is Not Enough

Guides handle the cases most teams share; yours may be the exception. If part of the work is still a buying decision, the Platform Comparisons shelf covers which tool fits before you build. 

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