How Mint can help you harness the power of Microsoft’s data and analytics solutions
Analytics are, as Microsoft describes, ‘the cornerstone for businesses in today’s rapidly evolving digital economy’. Digital is the other key word here. It is a digital-first business that, says research published by Harvard Business Review, takes home the proverbial money. Companies that lead with digital initiatives and innovation are seeing significantly higher returns and financial performance. Which brings us back to analytics – if companies have the right solutions in place to help them explore and understand their data, they can improve decision-making and innovation.
In short, digital builds empires and analytics helps those empires evolve and thrive. Microsoft has invested heavily into its own data and analytics tools, embedding them within its Azure platform and creating solutions that provide powerful insights in user-friendly and accessible interfaces that empower employees to benefit from data.
Microsoft Fabric, an in-depth analytics solution offers companies access to a user-friendly data management experience that has, according to a Forrester Total Economic Impact Study, delivered 379% return on investment over a period of three years. Enabling complex data analytics, Microsoft Fabric helps you to unify your data in a central data lake, which makes it easier to connect and explore data from all sources. You can then leverage this data for operational and executive reporting, cross-functional insights as well as machine learning AI models. Processes and workspaces are also enhanced via Fabric’s seamless integration into Microsoft Teams and Office applications.
The tool is also designed to help your organisation remain compliant through good governance and data protection.
Power BI is the primary user-facing Microsoft analytics solution designed for ease of access and use. In conjunction with Azure’s impressive range of data services, Power BI offers companies a platform for creating interactive visualisations and reports that can inform decision-making and stakeholder engagement.
Some of the key features of Power BI include:
- Direct Query and Live Connection which allow you to query data that has been stored in Azure data services so you can enjoy real-time data visualisation and insights.
- The ability to ingest, transform and unify data from multiple Azure data sources so you have a consistent data model for reporting and analysis.
- Integration with AI and machine learning tools so you can automate workflows, apply predictive analytics and use machine learning models to enhance your analytics and your insights.
- Inclusion within Azure’s scalable infrastructure means you can handle large datasets and complex queries, plus you gain all the benefits of Azure’s advanced security features.
Reimagine data potential
For many companies, the sheer scale of these feature-rich solutions can be daunting. What will fit within the business? How should Power BI, Microsoft Fabric or Azure be implemented to suit my needs? What are the dots that need to be connected to ensure the results are relevant as opposed to weighty, complex and convoluted?
This is where Mint steps in. Our proven experience enables us to guide on all data and analytics initiatives, from defining and designing an enterprise data strategy with you, to solving specific business analytics challenges through focused solutions. We help you to ensure you benefit from relevant features while streamlining processes and minimising complexity. If you want to explore data and analytics for your business, Mint can help you weave together these powerful technologies in a way that works for you.
