April 28, 2025

March 2025: Power BI Updates with Soheil

Microsoft’s March 2025 Power BI update is packed with exciting features, but not all updates are created equal. As always, I’ve picked the top four based on two key criteria: how much they improve productivity and how much value they deliver to business owners (think time savings, cost reductions and smarter governance).

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Soheil Bakhshi | Microsoft Data Platform MVP | Principal Consultant in Data & Insights | Author | Blogger

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April 3, 2025

A Bite of the Elephant: Data & AI Enablement vs Governance. Is There a Difference?

Whether you’re an SMB or enterprise, you’ve likely spent countless hours (possibly years) debating the state of your data. And now, with the rapid advancements in GenAI, and the mounting pressure for organisations to embrace and enable it, sorting out your data has become more crucial than ever.

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Gary Blumgart | Head of Data & Digital

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March 12, 2025

February 2025: Power BI Updates With Soheil

The February 2025 Power BI update introduces several important features that improve how users interact with data and manage their models.

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Soheil Bakhshi | Microsoft Data Platform MVP | Principal Consultant in Data & Insights | Author | Blogger

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February 27, 2025

Microsoft Fabric Centre of Excellence Officially Launched

We’re excited to introduce our new Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Microsoft Fabric. A Centre of Excellence is a dedicated team providing leadership, best practices, research, support and training in a specific focus area.

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February 26, 2025

Virtual Panel Discussion: DeepSeek | Carrot & Stick Approach | AI Agents

Welcome back! In today's virtual panel discussion, we're talking about the topic du jour - DeepSeek. Plus, we chat about the carrot & stick approach with GenAI tools and whether we're seeing any real efficiency and productivity gains within businesses.

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February 14, 2025

Register Now: Microsoft Power BI/Fabric Training Sessions

Building on the success of our sold out 2024 Dashboard in a Day (DIAD) and Fabric Analyst in a Day (FAIAD) virtual sessions, we’re excited to open registrations for the next round of free virtual sessions.

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February 3, 2025

January 2025: Top Power BI Updates With Soheil, Microsoft MVP

The January 2025 Power BI update introduces several noteworthy features designed to enhance user experience and reduce costs. After reviewing the latest enhancements, here are my top three picks:

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Soheil Bakhshi | Microsoft Data Platform MVP | Principal Consultant in Data & Insights | Author | Blogger

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January 29, 2025

From Chaos to Control With Power Platform

When Power Platform is used without the proper controls in place, we often see a tangled web of inconsistent data, security vulnerabilities, and integration issues.

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Sudeep Ghatak | Microsoft MVP | Practice Lead

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December 5, 2024

Surprising Ways to Use GenAI You May Not Have Considered Yet

In today's discussion, some of our Practice Heads talk about the surprising ways GenAI is being used by organisations in NZ and globally. Grab a coffee and have a watch.

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December 4, 2024

November 2024: Top Power BI Updates With Soheil, Microsoft MVP

This month’s Power BI update list is pretty impressive, making it harder to pick the most interesting ones. But here we go - these are the features that interest me the most and I believe businesses can get a lot of benefits from them.

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Soheil Bakhshi | Microsoft Data Platform MVP | Principal Consultant in Data & Insights | Author | Blogger

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