Szymon – Simple BI

February 23, 20260Comments

Microsoft Fabric vs Databricks: The Better Choice for Manufacturing Analytics

We wrote this article for manufacturing companies already invested in Azure and Power BI who need clear, opinionated guidance – not another “it depends.” We’ll look at how Microsoft Fabric and Databricks compare specifically in a factory context, where data comes from PLCs and historians as much as from ERP and Excel.

Microsoft Fabric

February 23, 20260Comments

Microsoft Fabric for Manufacturing: 6 High-Impact Use Cases We See at Simple BI

You need one good Fabric use case to start with. We’ll stay away from buzzwords and walk through exactly those kinds of scenarios: specific, manufacturing-focused ways to use Microsoft Fabric that help you run better plants – not just nicer slides.

Microsoft Fabric

Power Platform

February 23, 20260Comments

Microsoft Fabric Warehouse vs Lakehouse: Key Differences + When to Use

If you’re choosing between Fabric Warehouse and Fabric Lakehouse, you’re not really choosing a storage format—you’re choosing the default way your team will build, transform, secure, and serve data.

Microsoft Fabric

Power Platform

February 23, 20260Comments

Top 11 Microsoft Fabric Engineers to Follow (and Hire) in 2026

Rather than rounding up generic “data influencers”, we’ve focused on hands-on Microsoft Fabric engineers – people who actually build lakehouses, warehouses, pipelines and governance frameworks on Fabric, and then share what they’ve learned.

All

December 23, 20250Comments

Manufacturing Predictive Analytics Services: Cut Scrap, Downtime, and Stockouts

Learn how to connect MES, ERP, maintenance, and quality data, apply machine learning, and embed risk alerts in Power BI using Microsoft Fabric and Azure.