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.

Data Analytics Technology, Knowledge Base

How Much is Manual Reporting Costing My Business?

Poor data quality is a silent profit killer that causes businesses to lose millions annually...

Data Analytics Technology, Knowledge Base

Migrating From Microsoft Excel to Power BI

Taking the leap from Microsoft Excel to Power BI is about moving away from manual...

Data Analytics Technology, Knowledge Base

What Is OneLake?

OneLake is Microsoft Fabric's built-in data lake: a single, organization-wide place where all your data...

Data Analytics Technology, Knowledge Base

Star Schema vs Flat Tables

If your Power BI reports are slow, the file is enormous, and your DAX keeps...

Data Analytics Technology, Knowledge Base

Direct Lake Explained

Direct Lake is a Microsoft Fabric feature that lets Power BI read your data straight...

Data Analytics Technology, Knowledge Base

AI Readiness Assessment

AI readiness is a plain measure of whether your data is clean, organized, and secure...

Data Analytics Technology, Knowledge Base

Migrating from Snowflake to Microsoft Fabric

Migrating from Databricks to Microsoft Fabric is essentially a move toward extreme operational simplicity. For...

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.