The Power of Evidence There is a moment in every mature reporting platform when something fundamentally changes. Data informs. Evidence convinces. There is a fundamental difference between the two. Data can answer questions. Evidence ends…
In the previous article, I wrote about how asking the right business questions can help uncover what the data does not reveal at first glance. The next challenge, however, was about much more than building…
When the Right Questions Matter More Than the Right Reports In my previous two articles, I introduced the concept of what I simply call the Golden Dataset—a centralized data platform designed to bring together multiple…
The Story Continues In the previous article, I explained why I stopped building individual reports and started building a Golden Dataset instead. The goal wasn’t to create yet another dashboard. It was to create a…
The Problem Every team needed different reports. Finance wanted one view. Service managers wanted another. Project managers needed completely different information. Everyone was working with the same data, yet every report required separate preparation. Then…
After passing DP-100, I expected to do something very reasonable. Take a break. Relax. Maybe spend a few evenings doing absolutely nothing related to certifications, Azure, Machine Learning, or study plans. That didn’t happen. Instead,…
Eventually, May 19 arrived. The date that had been sitting on my calendar for weeks. The date that had quietly influenced my evenings, weekends, travel plans, and daily routines. The date that had transformed a…
Recently, Microsoft announced the retirement of DP-100. For many people, that immediately translated into a simple conclusion: “DP-100 is obsolete.” I understand why. The industry is moving quickly. Generative AI dominates conversations. New Azure AI…
As I mentioned in my previous post, my daily routine changed completely. The comfortable timeline I had originally planned no longer existed. I had entered a season of focus. The reason was simple. DP-100 was…
When people hear “Machine Learning,” they often think about self-driving cars, image generation, or sophisticated AI assistants. Those applications are impressive. But over the years, I have become increasingly interested in something much less glamorous:…