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Complete guide to Microsoft Fabric Capacity Units. What CUs measure, how they map to F-SKUs, workload consumption rates, and the CU calculator every Fabric buyer needs.
Every Copilot invocation burns CUs. Per-agent CU footprints quantified, plus 8 concrete tactics to cut Copilot CU consumption 40-70% without disabling features.
Direct Lake+ benchmark study: query performance across 5 workloads vs Import + DirectQuery, plus optimization patterns that unlock 5-10x speedups.
Every P1/P2/P3 tenant needs to migrate to Fabric F-SKU. Exact P-to-F mapping, billing math, migration cutover playbook, and 12 mid-migration pitfalls.
Fabric Real-Time Intelligence with Eventhouse: Microsoft answer to Kafka + ClickHouse + Grafana. RTI architecture, KQL basics, and 6 production use cases.
Fabric Data Agent API public preview from Build 2026: architecture, auth, prompt patterns, code samples, and production-readiness checklist.
Real break-even analysis of Microsoft Fabric vs Power BI Premium 2026: 350-user threshold, CU-consumption math, and a vendor-neutral decision framework.
Direct Lake+ went GA at Microsoft Build 2026. This is the updated 2026 decision framework for Direct Lake, Direct Lake+, Import, and hybrid semantic models — with benchmarks and capacity guidance.
Fabric SQL Database GA landed at Build 2026 with automatic provisioning inside Fabric workspaces. When to use it vs Fabric Warehouse vs Azure SQL DB.
OneLake Catalog went GA at Microsoft Build 2026 with the Govern tab and Foundry integration. First independent enterprise deep-dive on the catalog, its role vs Purview, and a 12-week rollout playbook.
Copilot in Power BI went agent-mode at Build 2026. Enterprise guide to the 5 prebuilt agents, custom agents, governance, CU cost, and adoption playbook.
Independent benchmarks and CU cost analysis for Fabric Lakehouse vs Warehouse in 2026. When each wins, hybrid patterns for using both, and a migration path from Synapse Dedicated Pools.
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Microsoft Power BI consulting services are professional engagements where certified Power BI experts help organizations design, deploy, optimize, and manage Power BI environments. Services include strategy and architecture, dashboard and semantic model design, DAX optimization, data engineering, enterprise deployment with governance, Microsoft Fabric implementation, training programs, and ongoing managed services. Rates typically range $150-$400/hour for senior consultants; fixed-price projects start at $15,000 for dashboard builds and $50,000+ for enterprise rollouts.
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The Power BI blogosphere spans official Microsoft content (powerbi.microsoft.com/blog, techcommunity.microsoft.com), community MVP blogs (Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari at sqlbi.com for DAX and semantic modeling, Chris Webb at blog.crossjoin.co.uk for Power Query and analysis services, Reid Havens at havenmvp.com for DAX patterns), consultancy blogs including powerbiconsulting.com/blog, and community forums at community.fabric.microsoft.com. Combine multiple sources — Microsoft for official features, MVP blogs for deep-technical patterns, and consultancy blogs for enterprise implementation guidance.
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