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MicrosoftAnalytics

When Dataverse reporting needs more than Power BI

Most reporting on Dynamics 365 and Dataverse data never needed a data platform. Copying it out earns the cost only when history, joins or scan volume demand it.

Elliot ParkSeptember 22, 2026 6 min read

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MicrosoftSalesforceAnalytics

A metric two people cannot reproduce is a governance gap

Two analysts pull the same headline figure and get different answers because the filter, the date field and the definition were never written down or owned.

Elliot ParkSeptember 20, 2026 6 min read

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MicrosoftAdministration

Release Radar: a better way to read change notes

A release note is sixty decisions someone else already made. Three questions and a one-line record find the four that need an owner and a date.

Priya NwosuAugust 26, 2026 6 min read

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MicrosoftAnalytics

Cut every Power BI tile that cannot name a decision

A Power BI tile earns its place by naming the decision it changes, the value that triggers it, and the person who acts. Everything else is a report.

Noah ValeJuly 9, 2026 6 min read

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MicrosoftSAPData

The lake can copy S/4HANA, but it cannot sign the quarter

Let Power BI read a copy of S/4HANA history, keep the signed number in the Universal Journal, and show extract time and tie-out status on pages that mix them.

Elliot ParkJune 21, 2026 6 min read

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MicrosoftSalesforceAnalytics

Who gets to define revenue in Power BI and Data Cloud

Sales, finance, and operations each hold a correct definition of revenue. A semantic model picks one and hides the rest, so name a steward before it does.

Elliot ParkJune 4, 2026 6 min read

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MicrosoftSalesforceAnalytics

How two departments agree on one number and keep agreeing

Two correct figures for the same measure differ on timing, population or attribution. Find which one, write the definition down, then name an owner.

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Write the analytics questions before the Dataverse schema

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