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Data Skeptic

LLMs for Data Analysis

Dec 12, 2023
29:00
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Amir Netz, Technical Fellow at Microsoft and CTO of Microsoft Fabric, discusses how business intelligence has evolved, Power BI and Fabric, building and deploying ML models, benefits of Fabric's auto-integration and auto-optimization, Copilot capabilities, and future developments.
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Quick takeaways

  • The shift in business intelligence (BI) towards a more business-driven approach has empowered business analysts to use user-friendly tools like Power BI designed for easy use by Excel and PowerPoint users.
  • Fabric, a new analytics platform by Microsoft, extends the principles of Power BI to cover the entire analytics stack, enabling data import, organization, transformation, and storage of structured data for various workloads.

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Evolution of Business Intelligence

Business intelligence (BI) has evolved over time, transitioning from being IT-driven to being driven by the business side. This shift has given more power and control to business analysts who use tools like Power BI, designed for easy use by Excel and PowerPoint users. The emphasis in BI has shifted towards providing easy and fast experiences for business decision makers, who demand automated processes and high performance in accessing and analyzing data.

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