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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
The #PowerBI October update tackles some familiar reporting headaches.
Native Gantt, smarter slicers, AI-assisted visuals and better capacity handling.
Some are still Preview, so test first.
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With a modern #Data & #AIPlatform, manufacturers can:
- Connect disparate systems or query data where it already lives
- Create trusted, governed data products that connect information across plants and functions.
Read on for more: databricks.com/blog/manufact…
Another #dashboard isn’t always the answer.
#FabricApps bring insight and action closer together.
The catch? One destination doesn’t guarantee simplicity. Good design and clear ownership still matter.
Find out more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
Semantic layers are becoming increasingly important as #AIAgents move from simply querying #Data to understanding business context and taking action.
Read on for more:
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#AI can get us from prompt to dashboard faster.
But faster doesn’t mean better. Data quality, #Governance and human judgement still matter. Reduce the friction, not the scrutiny.
See the example: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
With #Databricks Unity Catalog managed tables, the data can stay in a cloud storage account you own, whether that’s S3, ADLS, or GCS, while Unity Catalog handles table management, governance, optimisation, and cleanup.
Read on for more:
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#UnityCatalog
Monitoring several warehouses gets messy fast.
#MicrosoftFabric now brings query activity into one workspace view. Useful for spotting slow queries and failures, but it’s still Preview.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
As #AI and agents accelerate how quickly teams build #Data solutions, the challenge isn’t simply getting a project to work; it’s making sure it can be deployed consistently, monitored effectively, and governed at scale.
Find out more:
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#DataGovernance gets harder as your estate grows.
#OneLake catalog brings a more central view, but tooling won’t fix poor metadata or unclear ownership. Governance still needs discipline.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
Scalar UDFs in #MicrosoftFabric could mean cleaner, reusable #SQL.
But they’re still in Preview.
Test with real workloads before betting on them. Reusable is useful. Predictable is better.
Read more: community.fabric.microsoft.c…
Instead of relying on manual downloads, spreadsheet manipulation and bespoke ETL, organisations can now programmatically move survey response #Data into analytics environments using #MicrosoftGraph.
Find out more:
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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-…
