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How Manufacturers Can Overcome Common Data Challenges

Today’s manufacturers need to make decisions based on data. Production schedules, supply chain logistics, and customer orders all depend on accurate and timely information. Yet many manufacturers struggle to get the full value from their data.

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10 Data Migration Hacks the Experts Know

Data migration can be one of the trickiest and most critical projects a business undertakes. Moving from one system to another without losing or corrupting data requires planning, precision, and expertise. Our team has done a lot of data migration. And through that process, we’ve identified some ...

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What Data Should OEMs Collect and Monitor?

Modern OEMs don’t just create. They innovate. The secret to innovation is having the right data. The right data strategy helps you reduce downtime, improve product quality, serve customers faster, and drive real ROI.

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Make Sense of Your ERP Data Using Power BI

ERP systems are great for collecting and storing data. They’re typically not-so-great at extracting trends, insights and analytics. For manufacturers who rely on an ERP to track operations, customer, and production, being able to extract and transform that raw data into actionable insights is the ...

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Power BI and Generative AI: What You Need to Know

With generative AI tools taking the internet by storm, it was only a matter of time before SaaS tools started integrating the power of AI into their platforms.

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From Chaos to Clarity: The Role of Data Governance

In today’s increasingly digital world, data plays a central role in the way organizations operate, grow, and make decisions. But the value of data depends entirely on how well it is managed. That is where data governance comes into play.

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How Data Plays a Role in the Insurance Industry

Data might not be the flashiest part of the insurance industry, but it’s easily one of the most important. If you’ve never really thought about how insurance works behind the scenes, it’s basically a giant system built on risk, calculating it, predicting it, and responding to it. And none of that ...

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7 Reasons Why Power BI is a Game-Changer for Organizations

The amount of data we have accessible has never been greater. Data on our customers, the markets we serve, and data from nearly every device we use. The challenge lies in whether we know how to use this data to our advantage.

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4 Considerations to Maintain Clean Data Across Multiple Systems

When developing a database for your organization, it's crucial to maintain clean data across multiple systems to ensure readability and understanding for everyone involved in the project. However, "clean data" can mean different things to different people. How can you ensure everyone is on the same ...

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How Can Government Employees Obtain Clean & Aligned Data?

If you work for a small to mid-sized county government in social services, criminal justice, or any other role that uses data then you already know: getting reliable data is a huge challenge.

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How Counties Can Un-Silo Their Data Management with Power BI

So, you work for a small to mid-sized county government and are having difficulty efficiently getting data out of the systems you use. You are not alone. County staff in many areas, including health and human services, law enforcement, and child welfare are limited in their productivity due to poor ...

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Need Fabric or BI Support? Join the Minnesota Fabric Group!

As avid users of both Fabric and Power BI, we love hearing from other Fabric and Power BI users. Each person has unique insights, cool tricks and tips and things to share.

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3 Big Reasons to Work with a Microsoft Fabric Consultant

Fabric is Microsoft’s most powerful data tool to date. But getting up to speed with Fabric can be a huge challenge. For organizations who are looking to implement Fabric in the future or who currently use Fabric, working with a Microsoft Fabric Consultant is the best way to get the most out of ...

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Finding a Data Home in the Cloud: Microsoft Fabric vs. Azure

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Data Warehouse vs Data Lake vs Data Lakehouse

The following blog comes from Zach Corley, Data and Analytics Consultant at Superior Consulting Services.

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Benefits of Using Tabular Editor 2 for Working with Tabular Data Models

Here’s a “fun” exercise: ask any database developer how they like modeling in Visual Studio. To put it charitably, VS has a lot of limitations. There has to be a better way…and there is.

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Should You Switch to Microsoft Fabric? A Guide for IT Directors

Microsoft Fabric is now live. With the launch of this latest data powerhouse tool many IT directors are asking themselves: does it make sense to stick with what we have, or to use Fabric instead?

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Improve Your Performance and Profitability Today

SCS uses best-in-class tools to deliver database, reporting and data platform and analytics solutions. We partner with your team to develop custom solutions.

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High-level Overview of Medallion Architecture

Keeping a high volume of data organized is one of the top priorities for a business analyst. You’ve likely heard of (or may already be using) Medallion architecture to achieve these goals. This structure is also considered best practice while designing and using Microsoft Fabric.

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Using SSIS and PowerShell to Manage Power BI Workspaces

The following blog comes from Addison Sand, Data & Analytics Consultant at Superior Consulting Services.

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Fabric Community Conference Recap

Brian Larson attended the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference in March 2024. Michael Bergstrom sat down with Brian to capture a quick recap of the experience.

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Will Microsoft Fabric Replace Synapse or Azure SQL?

If you saw the announcement for Fabric and are wondering what this means for the future of Synapse and Azure SQL, you’re not alone. With Microsoft’s introduction of Fabric, it’s difficult to know which current data solutions will remain relevant and which will be replaced by Fabric.

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