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Natural language analytics. Letting people ask the data questions, without a new platform.
Asking your data a question in plain English sounds like a feature for the future, but it is already in the tools many mid-market businesses are paying for today. The harder question is whether the answer you get back is one you can trust.
The real risk with AI isn't the model. It's how you use it.
Most AI risk conversations focus on the technology. The bigger risk sits in how it is deployed: what gets delegated, what gets tested, and who is accountable when it is wrong. Five risks worth taking seriously, and what using AI properly actually looks like this quarter.
Sizing Microsoft Fabric capacity without overpaying or throttling
Fabric capacity is one dial that pays for everything. Set it too high and you burn money idle. Too low and reports crawl at month end. Here is how to get it right.
What Microsoft Fabric actually is, in terms a board will understand
Fabric gets described in acronyms. A board does not buy acronyms. Here is what it is, what it replaces, and the plain-English version of why it matters.
Already Running Pyramid Analytics? The One Thing to Do This Month
A single, practical action for existing Pyramid customers this month: get your semantic layer documented. For the full post-acquisition plan, see our detailed guide.
Pyramid Analytics vs Power BI: A Quick Decision Checklist
A fast, criteria-based checklist for choosing between Power BI and Pyramid Analytics. For the full reasoning behind the choice, see our deeper side-by-side comparison.
What a Semantic Layer Is, and Why AI Needs One
AI gives confident, fluent answers, and sometimes confidently wrong ones. A semantic layer is the missing piece that keeps it honest. Here is what it is, in plain terms.
ServiceNow Has Bought Pyramid Analytics: What It Means for Users and Buyers
A quick, practical briefing for existing Pyramid users and prospective buyers on what the ServiceNow acquisition actually changes. For the wider market view, see our deeper take on the deal.
Data Science Without a Data Scientist
Most mid-market teams want forecasting and what-if analysis but cannot justify hiring a data scientist. Here is how modern platforms put that work within reach.
Business Central reporting options explained: Native, Power BI direct, Jet, and Fabric
Native, Power BI direct, Jet, or Fabric: why Business Central has four credible reporting paths, what each actually costs, and how to pick between them.
Query Where Your Data Lives
The default analytics project starts by building a warehouse and moving everything into it. It is not the only way, and often not the fastest route to value.
What Decision Intelligence Actually Means
Decision intelligence is not a fancier dashboard. It is the whole chain from raw data to the decision and the action that follows. Here is what that means in practice.
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