STORIES & SOLUTIONS FOR THE MODERN BUSINESS USER

A travel-inspired tale of integrating Workday with Snowflake for analytics that don't miss their flight.

You Can’t Make Decisions If Your Data Misses Its Connection

After two weeks of airports, boarding zones, and frantic luggage Tetris across Europe, one thing became painfully clear: Even the best plans fall apart when something doesn’t arrive on time — like your data... or your suitcase in Milan.

Whether you’re planning a trip or building executive dashboards, you need your essentials in one place, ready to go. And when your data is still stuck at the departure terminal (a.k.a. Workday), no amount of visualization magic can save the day.

When you think about what makes a public safety department successful, data might not be the first thing that comes to mind. Yet, behind every effective operation—whether it’s workforce deployment, incident response, or community engagement—clean and reliable data is a driving force. Transparency and accountability start with information leaders can trust. 

Waiting for data is like waiting at the gate with no plane in sight.

For more than 20 years, I’ve had the privilege of working in management consulting. Today, I help lead a data analytics and AI practice focused on empowering our clients with meaningful insights. One of the most rewarding aspects of this journey is connecting directly with customers at conferences like NACUBO, where conversations on the expo floor often reveal the real, urgent challenges institutions face. 

How many times have you spent hours building the perfect dashboard, only for it to be used once, maybe twice?

Data analysts love to produce engaging reports that generate end user collaboration. To drive solution adoption, data teams may need to meet users where they’re at in sharing reporting. Microsoft Power BI not only enables data analysts to build compelling visualizations to drive data storytelling, but it also offers flexibility in accessing content either through the Power BI service or embedding content directly into an organization’s own web application. For instance, embedding allows government organizations, nonprofits, or higher education institutions to share their data insights alongside related information all on one page for external users to consume. In this blog, we’ll explore some of the capabilities, approaches, and best practices for embedding content with Power BI Embedded Analytics.

Power BI is Microsoft’s platform for data visualization and discovering business insights. Its flexibility allows you to visualize limitless iterations of your data and generate insightful reports, but what happens when that data needs to make its way out of the dashboard and onto your desktop?

As the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to face off once again in the Super Bowl, it's the perfect opportunity to explore the capabilities of Microsoft Fabric in analyzing NFL data. Keep reading to learn about the many components within Fabric’s cohesive platform and see how you can leverage them to gain insight into your data.

Utilizing data to strengthen your change management approach can take many forms. One of the best ways to visualize data in support of change activities is through dashboards. Below are a few tips on how to make the most of your change dashboards.

By Tammy Savage and Victoria Lemane

As the global stage is set for the 2024 Paris Olympics, many of us will be glued to our devices to watch these intense competitions — awed and amazed by the incredible feats of strength, speed, grace, and athletic prowess — all from the cozy comforts of our couches.