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Microsoft Fabric includes all the tools and components you need to build a business intelligence capability, conveniently bundled into a single Software as a Service (SaaS) license. The Fabric single licence improves cost transparency and management. The improved integration between the underlying components reduces the development effort required to build a BI solution. The tools included in Microsoft Fabric have been tried and tested over many years. Fabric's value-add is the improved integration and ease of management of these tools.
CMBI and Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft released the Fabric product in late 2023 as a unified offering of existing Microsoft BI products. CMBI have been building solutions BI solution with these products since their initial release.
Our Fabric project approach
Microsoft Fabric includes all the tools we need to deliver end-to-end business intelligence solutions.
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Data extraction and loadData Factory supports dozens of data sources including text files, Excel, SharePoint, databases, and SaaS applications. |
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Data storageOneLake provides extensible, fast data storage. |
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Data modelingSynapse Data Warehouse includes full T-SQL capabilities for robust modelling and data integrity |
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Power BIPower BI includes model building, calculations, reports, dashboards, and self-service capabilities. |
Delivery method
CMBI deliver projects using short sprints of typically 1-3 weeks durations. Our agile approach keeps costs low and our clients in control.
Training
CMBI has an extensive Power BI training program that takes users from first principles through to advanced data integration, report development, and Power BI administration. We are the Power BI training provider of choice for a number of corporate and government entities. We are an approved NSW Government Power BI services vendor.
CMBI courses include
- Supporting course notes PDF document (approx 80 pages, printed on request)
- Complete Power BI models for all exercises
- Datasets for all examples
- Optional Q&A time at the end of the session for anyone interested in asking specific questions
Support
CMBI provide ongoing Power BI support and mentoring to a variety of Australian organizations. Whether supporting solutions developed by CMBI, other vendors, or internal stakeholders, we reduce the total cost of ownership for organisations by delivering flexible on-demand support to end users, report developers and IT administrators.
Comparing Fabric and Power BI
Microsoft Fabric includes and extends Power BI. Microsoft Fabric is a bundle of products under a single license that includes Power BI but also enterprise data storage, data integration tools and other advance data management features.
Clients can start with Power BI and may find that Power BI alone is sufficient for their requirements. Microsoft Fabric is appropriate where we need to integrate and store larger data sets from multiple systems and where requirements are moving closer to a data warehouse solution. In this case, Power BI alone may not be sufficient. However, Power BI does have comprehensive data integration functionality, and whether we use Power BI or Fabric, it will always include Power BI for the reporting and data visualisations.