Experts in delivering analytics and AI solutions built with Microsoft Power BI, Fabric, and Azure. Posts about analytics and AI. Creators of @opendatablend.
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AI experimentation is getting easier. Production is where the hard work begins.
Microsoft, Databricks and Snowflake are focusing on deployment, observability, evaluation and controlled autonomy.
Our September roundup: nimblelearn.com/blog/recent-…
#EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI
What if asking a #GlobalData question was as easy as asking a colleague?
A huge amount of the world’s most important statistics already exists, but much of it is disconnected #DataSilos.
Read more: blog.google/innovation-and-a…
For an agentic #SupplyChain, the foundation needs to bring together:
🔹 Harmonised master #Data: consistent identities for products, suppliers, customers, locations and resources.
Read on for more: forrester.com/blogs/build-a-…
The companies racing to build frontier #AI are now racing to govern it.
They are reportedly exploring a new industry body focused on frontier AI safety, covering areas such as #RiskAssessment, testing and pre-release reviews.
Read on for more:
cio.com/article/4226392/the-…
#SQL meets #Python in #MicrosoftFabric.
User Data Functions can now run from T-SQL, reducing extra pipeline logic. Promising, but it’s still Preview. Test performance and governance before production.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
Natural-language #analytics just got more capable in #MicrosoftFabric.
Advanced NL2SQL and DAX are now GA. But easier queries don’t guarantee better answers. Governance, data quality and context still count.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
#Microsoft is retiring Fabric data agents as Foundry custom tools in Nov 2026.
#FabricIQ is the replacement, but it’s still in Preview.
Migrate early, test properly, avoid a deadline-driven scramble.
Read here: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
#Attackers and defenders may both benefit from #AIAgents, but they face fundamentally different problems.
For attackers, success is often technical and measurable: exploit the vulnerability, evade detection, establish persistence.
Read on for more: ncsc.gov.uk/blogs/one-does-n…
More control means more decisions.
Custom #SQL Pools are now GA in #MicrosoftFabric Data Warehouse.
Greater flexibility is useful, but only if governance and complexity don’t grow with it.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
#AI is only as useful as the #Data lifecycle behind it.
For CIOs, the challenge isn’t simply getting more data into AI systems. It’s making sure the right data is findable.
Read on for more:
cio.com/article/4222776/how-…
Behind every #AI query, model training run, and autonomous agent is infrastructure that consumes enormous amounts of electricity, water, land and public resources.
Read on for more: forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr…
#DataCentres
“#ShadowAI” is what happens when employees turn to unapproved #AI tools because the approved options don’t meet their needs or aren’t available quickly enough.
Read on for more: ncsc.gov.uk/blogs/the-hidden…
#AI projects stall because the right #Data is scattered across storage systems.
The NetApp and Starburst partnership brings federation and querying together with NetApp AI Data Engine, enabling governed access to data.
Find out more: starburst.io/blog/starburst-…
Less plumbing, more focus.
#MicrosoftFabric can now ingest CSV & Parquet directly into #MaterializedLakeViews.
Promising, but it’s still Preview. Test before you trust.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
#AIagents are leaving the chat window.
#MicrosoftFoundry Routines can now act on schedules or events. More autonomy, yes.
But identity, permissions and governance matter more than ever.
Read more: devblogs.microsoft.com/found…
#Microsoft and #Snowflake are betting on an open semantic foundation for AI.
One of the most interesting developments in the data & AI ecosystem is the growing commitment to Apache Ossie (incubating).
Read on for more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
#CyberResilience isn't proven by a checklist; it's proven when your defences are tested.
The UK’s National #CyberSecurity Centre has published new guidance on Cyber Adversary Simulation (CyAS).
Read on for more: ncsc.gov.uk/blogs/cyber-adve…
#GoogleThreatIntelligence Group's latest #AI Threat Tracker highlights a significant shift in adversary behaviour during Q2 2026: threat actors are moving from basic AI-assisted activity towards agentic AI workflows and automation.
Read more:
cloud.google.com/blog/topics…
#MicrosoftFabric’s latest updates solve a problem many teams hit after go-live: #governance, monitoring, and cost control at scale.
The upside is clear. The challenge? More capability can mean more complexity.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
Most organisations don't have an insight problem.
They have an action problem.
#MicrosoftFabric is bringing planning closer to #analytics, but better decisions still depend on trusted data and clear #ownership.
community.fabric.microsoft.c…
