A developer built a governed data pipeline that produces a single master dataset from the UCI Adult Census Income data, serving both a Power BI dashboard and four ML models for income prediction. Miss…
A developer describes how Power BI became an essential tool in their data workflow, transforming analysis from one-time explanations into living products that business teams can explore independently.…
Aufait UX's detailed analysis of AI design tools reveals how output format and model selection determine real workflow value. The team found that Figma Make's editable frames and component code speed …
After a decade building enterprise products, a developer argues that AI copilots alone are insufficient; the real value lies in AI workflow automation that connects entire business processes across te…
A developer provides an honest comparison of Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric for data platforms on Azure in 2026, highlighting strengths and overlaps. The guide includes a feature comparison tab…
Zebra BI compared governed dashboards and AI-driven reporting on financial data from 100 public companies across 6 industries over 6 years. The AI agent generated an executive-ready P&L, computed EBIT…
Snowflake introduced Horizon Context, a governed meaning layer designed to resolve semantic ambiguity in enterprise AI systems. The product addresses context fragmentation where the same term like "re…
A semantic layer is a shared definition of business metrics that sits between raw data and consuming tools, ensuring consistent computation of terms like 'revenue' across dashboards, reports, and AI a…
Microsoft raised Copilot's input limit from 500 to 10,000 characters across all surfaces in February 2026, but the article argues this is not the most significant upgrade.…
Brent Ozar is discontinuing SQL ConstantCare and the Consultant Toolkit due to increasing AI-driven security risks, lower-than-expected cloud adoption, and insufficient product adoption. The company i…
At Data + AI Summit 2026, Azure Databricks announced new capabilities for the agentic era, including Agentic Data for real-time foundations, Agentic Dev & Work for AI coworkers, Agentic Marketing for …
Nader Al Shawki, a final-year AI Engineering student at Al-Razi University in Yemen, has built several production-grade AI systems including a tomato leaf disease detection platform using YOLOv8 and F…
Microsoft has released four official MCP servers for connecting AI to data stacks: Power BI Modeling MCP, remote Power BI MCP, Fabric MCP Server, and Data Agent MCP. The article helps users choose the…
Mercedes-Benz Korea and Databricks piloted an AI-powered "Talk to Data" system using Unity Catalog, Metric Views, Genie, and Agent Bricks to deliver governed, explainable analytics at enterprise scale…
Data science and data analytics are distinct career paths with different focuses, skills, and educational requirements. Data analytics interprets existing data to identify trends and inform business d…
As of May 2026, four major business intelligence tools—Looker, Tableau, Power BI, and Mode—have varying levels of Model Context Protocol (MCP) coverage, enabling AI agents to access dashboards, datase…
Meta announced layoffs of 8,000 employees and canceled 6,000 open requisitions, many for software engineers, while Google's CEO reported 75% of new code is now AI-generated. Stanford researchers found…
Power BI has introduced user-aware calculated columns that evaluate at query time under the security context of the individual user running the report. The feature, enabled by setting Expression Conte…
Microsoft Fabric has introduced AI Functions that integrate generative AI directly into pandas and Spark workflows as standard data transformation steps, rather than requiring separate chatbot applica…
Databricks released a new feature that simplifies how Power BI customers manage data and build AI agents on its platform, effectively diverting workloads from Microsoft's competing Fabric offering. Th…