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September 30, 20260Comments

Business Intelligence vs. Data Analytics: What’s the Actual Difference (and Why Manufacturers Get It Wrong)

By: David Giraldo, Principal Fabric Analytics Consultant at Simple BI Last updated: Sep, 5, 2026 Business intelligence answers "what happened and what is happening now," using dashboards and reports built on

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

August 14, 20260Comments

How to Eliminate Dashboard Chaos in Manufacturing: The 3-Layer Consolidation Framework

Eliminate dashboard chaos with the Simple BI 3-Layer Consolidation Framework: governance, tiered reporting, and a 90-day decommission process.

Microsoft Fabric

Power Platform

February 23, 20260Comments

Microsoft Fabric vs Databricks: Which One Actually Fits Your Factory?

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.

Success Stories

November 25, 20240Comments

Optimizing Global Quality Control Reports

Contact us2 min readJun 24th, 2024By David Giraldo Success Stories Optimizing Global Quality Control Reports: How MSA Boosted Efficiency with Power BI Platform: Power Apps and Power BI Executive Summary Simple BI, utilizing its deep

Power Automate: Everything You Need to Know

Power Platform

July 30, 20240Comments

Power Automate: Everything You Need to Know

This guide will explore what dashboards and reports are, their benefits, and how they can transform your business, especially in the manufacturing industry.

Power Apps: allows users to create applications with little to no code, called Low Code/No Code, making it accessible to non-developers.

Power Platform

July 23, 20240Comments

What is Power Apps and What is it For?

Power Platform is a suite of tools designed to empower businesses to analyze data, build applications, including websites, automate processes, and create virtual agents.

Power Platform

July 16, 20240Comments

What is Power Platform?

This guide will explore what dashboards and reports are, their benefits, and how they can transform your business, especially in the manufacturing industry.

Power BI

July 7, 20240Comments

Complete Guide: Dashboards and Reports

Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform that offers infrastructure, platform from storage, virtual machines to artificial intelligence, Azure provides the services and tools needed to optimize processes, improve efficiency, and drive innovation.

Data Warehouse vs. Data Lake vs. Data Lakehouse

Microsoft Fabric

June 30, 20240Comments

Data Warehouse vs. Data Lake vs. Data Lakehouse

Success Stories

June 24, 20240Comments

From Paper to Power: Automating Wisconsin DMA’s Tuition Grant Process with the Power Platform and Power BI

Contact us2 min readJun 24th, 2024By David Giraldo Success Stories From Paper to Power: Automating Wisconsin DMA's Tuition Grant Process Platform: Power Apps and Power BI Download the One Pager Simple BI partnered with the

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