Advanced BI & Semantic Modeling
One definition of every number.
Most Auckland reporting is still manual Excel. We move it onto governed Power BI semantic models, built with careful DAX and Power Query and orchestrated through Microsoft Fabric, so refresh runs on its own and every report resolves to the same certified measure.
- Power BI
- Microsoft Fabric
- DAX
- Power Query
- Semantic layers
- Excel migration
Best for
Finance, operations and commercial teams rebuilding reports or debating whose numbers are right.
Where it usually starts
Monthly reporting consumes senior time, refreshes manually, or produces conflicting definitions of key metrics.
First phase
4–6 weeks to a first production release
Indicative investment
From $12k + GST
What we deliver
- Certified semantic models with governed measure libraries
- Performance tuning for large models and incremental refresh
- Executive and operational report design
- Enablement so internal analysts own the model after handover
Enterprise FAQ
- How quickly can we fix inconsistent reporting?
- A certified semantic model for one business domain is usually live within 4–6 weeks. Once measures are centralised, reports that previously disagreed resolve to the same definition automatically.
- How do you protect sensitive financial or operational data?
- We use Microsoft Fabric's built-in Entra ID integration, object-level security, and row-level filters. All transformations are auditable in Power Query, and no raw data leaves your tenant.
- What do we own after the engagement?
- The semantic model, report templates, measure definitions, documentation, and a handover session for your analysts. We build so your team can own ongoing changes and new report requests.
- Will this scale as our data grows?
- Yes. We design incremental refresh, aggregation tables, and query folding from the start, and tune DAX so report performance holds as model size and user count increase.
Related capabilities
Most engagements combine more than one layer. These are the ones that most often sit alongside Advanced BI & Semantic Modeling.