Power BI AI Consultancy

Upgrade Your Power BI Team
with Cutting-Edge AI

We help Power BI teams integrate the latest AI tools — Copilot, Microsoft Foundry, Fabric AI Functions, Data Agents, and Premium AI visuals. Everything lives inside your existing Power BI ecosystem. No new platforms. No re-platforming. Just AI that works.

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1,900+ AI Models Available via Foundry
10 Copilot Features in Power BI
9 Single-Line AI Functions
3 Query Translation Modes (NL2SQL/DAX/KQL)
The Shift

From Static Dashboards to AI-Powered Intelligence

Your Power BI dashboards answer "what happened." AI-powered Power BI answers "why" and "what next."

Traditional Power BI

  • Static dashboards that show what happened
  • Manual DAX writing for every new measure
  • Analysts spend hours writing report commentary
  • Stakeholders wait for scheduled report updates
  • Data exploration requires knowing the model
  • Q&A visual with limited natural language support
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AI-Powered Power BI

  • Copilot generates entire reports from a text prompt
  • DAX written in plain English with AI assistance
  • Smart Narratives auto-generate executive summaries
  • Data Agents answer questions in Teams and M365
  • Key Influencers find what drives your metrics automatically
  • 1,900+ AI models including GPT-5 and Claude at your fingertips
Services

How We Upgrade Your Power BI Team

We focus exclusively on Power BI and the AI tools that integrate with it. No generic AI consulting. No platform migrations. Just Power BI AI expertise.

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Copilot Enablement

Enable and configure all 10 Copilot features in Power BI — from report generation to DAX writing to narrative summaries. We handle tenant settings, licensing, and team training.

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Foundry AI Integration

Connect your Power BI environment to 1,900+ AI models via Microsoft Foundry. GPT-5, Claude, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek — all accessible from your Fabric workspace.

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Fabric AI Functions

Implement single-line AI commands for sentiment analysis, classification, extraction, translation, and more. Run on millions of rows with distributed Spark processing.

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Data Agent Development

Build conversational AI agents over your Power BI data. NL2SQL, NL2DAX, NL2KQL — your team asks questions in plain English, gets answers from their own data.

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AI Visuals Upgrade

Replace static dashboards with Key Influencers, Anomaly Detection, Smart Narrative, Decomposition Tree, and Forecasting. Available with your existing Pro licence.

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Training & Enablement

Upskill your Power BI team with hands-on training in Copilot, AI Functions, Data Agents, and AI visuals. From first steps to advanced prompt engineering.

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Capabilities

The Full Power BI AI Stack

Every AI capability available in Power BI today — explained, documented, and ready to deploy.

Generative AI

Power BI Copilot — 10 Features, One AI Assistant

Copilot is Microsoft's generative AI assistant embedded directly into Power BI. Powered by Azure OpenAI (GPT-5 family), it covers report authoring, DAX development, data consumption, and distribution. There are 10 distinct capabilities:

  • Standalone Copilot — full-screen, cross-item chat across all reports and models
  • Copilot Pane in Reports — ask questions about any open report (GA)
  • Copilot in Apps — scoped to curated app content with verified answers
  • Report Generation — build entire report pages from a text prompt
  • Narrative Summaries — AI-generated text that updates with filters
  • DAX Generation — write DAX in plain English, iterate conversationally
  • Measure Descriptions — auto-document every measure in your model
  • Linguistic Synonyms — improve Q&A with domain-specific vocabulary
  • Copilot in Subscriptions — AI summaries in email report subscriptions
  • AI Auto-Summary — semantic model summaries in OneLake catalog
10
Copilot Features
in Power BI
Model Marketplace

Microsoft Foundry — 1,900+ AI Models for Power BI

Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Studio) gives your Power BI team access to the world's largest AI model marketplace. One single Foundry resource connects you to models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Mistral, xAI, DeepSeek, Cohere, and hundreds of open-source providers.

  • GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, GPT-5 — latest OpenAI models with 1M+ context
  • Claude Opus 4.7, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5 — Anthropic's best models
  • Llama 4 Maverick — Meta's 1M-context open model
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro, V3.2 — high-performance reasoning models
  • Grok 4.3 — xAI's latest with reasoning capabilities
  • Mistral Large 3 — European AI at enterprise scale
  • Phi-4 — Microsoft's efficient small models
  • 1,900+ total models including Hugging Face open-source
1,900+
AI Models in
Microsoft Foundry
No-Code AI

Fabric AI Functions — 9 Single-Line AI Commands

AI Functions are the most underappreciated feature in Power BI. Run LLM-powered operations on your data with a single line of code. No API keys, no endpoint configuration, no model selection. Default model: GPT-4.1-mini. Configurable to use Claude, Llama, or any Foundry model.

  • ai.analyze_sentiment — detect positive, negative, mixed, or neutral sentiment
  • ai.classify — categorise text by custom labels you define
  • ai.embed — generate vector embeddings for similarity search
  • ai.extract — pull structured data with JSON Schema support
  • ai.fix_grammar — correct spelling, grammar, punctuation
  • ai.generate_response — custom text generation with structured output
  • ai.similarity — compare semantic meaning, scored -1 to 1
  • ai.summarize — generate summaries with customisable instructions
  • ai.translate — translate text to another language

Multimodal support: process images, PDFs, and documents alongside tabular data. Up to 200 concurrent operations. Runs on pandas and PySpark DataFrames.

9
AI Functions
One Line Each
Conversational BI

Data Agents — Talk to Your Power BI Data

Fabric Data Agents (formerly AI Skills) are conversational AI systems that sit on top of your Fabric data. Your team asks questions in plain English — the agent translates to SQL, DAX, or KQL, executes the query, and returns structured answers. No coding required to build one. No AI expertise needed to use one.

  • NL2SQL — natural language to T-SQL against lakehouses and warehouses
  • NL2DAX — natural language to DAX against semantic models
  • NL2KQL — natural language to KQL against eventhouses
  • Connect up to 5 data sources in any combination
  • Respects your existing security model — no privilege escalation
  • Custom instructions and example queries for accuracy
  • Publish to M365 Copilot, Teams, and Copilot Studio
  • Git integration and deployment pipelines for ALM
  • Microsoft Purview governance for compliance
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Query Modes
NL2SQL / NL2DAX / NL2KQL
Premium AI Visuals

AI Visuals — Machine Learning in Every Chart

Power BI's AI visuals run machine learning algorithms on your data automatically. No coding, no statistics degree, no separate Azure resources. They turn static dashboards into analytical tools that answer "why" and "what next."

  • Key Influencers — ML.NET logistic/linear regression finds what drives your metrics
  • Anomaly Detection — SR-CNN algorithm from Azure Anomaly Detector finds unexpected spikes and dips
  • Smart Narrative — AI-generated text summaries that update dynamically with filters
  • Decomposition Tree — AI splits recommend the best dimension to drill into next
  • Forecasting — exponential smoothing (ETS) time-series predictions
  • Visual Calculations — running sums, moving averages, rankings without complex DAX
  • R & Python Visuals — run scikit-learn, XGBoost, Prophet, and any ML library inside Power BI

Most AI visuals are available with a Pro licence. No Premium required for Key Influencers, Anomaly Detection, Decomposition Tree, or Forecasting.

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AI Visuals
Built into Power BI
Real-Time AI

Real-Time Intelligence — KQL, Eventstreams & Activator

Microsoft Fabric's Real-Time Intelligence suite brings streaming data and real-time analytics to Power BI. Monitor live data, detect patterns as they happen, and trigger automated actions — all within your Fabric workspace.

  • KQL Databases — query streaming data with Kusto Query Language
  • Eventstreams — ingest, transform, and route real-time event data
  • Activator — set thresholds and trigger automated actions on data changes
  • Real-Time Dashboards — live visualisations that update without refresh
  • Data Agent integration — NL2KQL queries against eventhouses
  • OneLake integration — real-time data flows into your lakehouse
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Real-Time
Intelligence
Model Marketplace

AI Models Available for Power BI via Foundry

Access the world's best AI models directly from your Fabric workspace. All available through a single Foundry resource.

GPT-5.5
OpenAI
1,050K context
GPT-5.4 Pro
OpenAI
Latest reasoning
Claude Opus 4.7
Anthropic
1M context
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
1M context
Llama 4 Maverick
Meta
1M context
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek
Reasoning model
Grok 4.3
xAI
Reasoning capable
Mistral Large 3
Mistral
Enterprise grade
Phi-4
Microsoft
Efficient small model
GPT-4.1 Mini
OpenAI
Default for AI Functions
Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic
Fast & efficient
+ 1,800 more
Hugging Face & Partners
Open source & more

All models accessible via a single Microsoft Foundry resource. No separate Azure subscriptions needed for Foundry Tools in Fabric.

Blog

Power BI AI Insights

Deep dives into every AI capability in the Power BI ecosystem. Written for BI teams, not AI researchers.

Copilot

The Complete Guide to Power BI Copilot in 2026

Master every Copilot feature — report generation, DAX writing, narrative summaries, standalone experience, and more. Licensing, setup, and best practices included.

 Foundry AI

5 Ways Microsoft Foundry AI Transforms Power BI Reports

How to connect 1,900+ AI models to your Power BI data. AI Functions, SynapseML, multimodal data, custom models, and Data Agents with Foundry backing.

 AI Visuals

From Dashboards to Decisions: Upgrading with AI Visuals

Replace static dashboards with Key Influencers, Anomaly Detection, Smart Narrative, Decomposition Tree, and Forecasting. Migration guide included.

 Data Agents

Building Custom AI Agents for Power BI with Fabric Data Agents

Build conversational AI over your Power BI data. NL2SQL, NL2DAX, NL2KQL, M365 integration, Purview governance, and step-by-step build guide.
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YouTube

Power BI AI Explained

Video walkthroughs of every AI feature in Power BI. Practical demos, not marketing fluff.

EP 01

Power BI Copilot — Everything You Need to Know

All 10 Copilot features explained. Report generation, DAX writing, narrative summaries, licensing, and setup. 10 min.
EP 02

Microsoft Foundry AI for Power BI Users

How to connect 1,900+ AI models to your Power BI data. GPT-5, Claude, Llama, and more. Coming soon.
EP 03

Fabric AI Functions — 9 AI Commands in One Line

Every AI Function demonstrated live. Sentiment, classification, extraction, translation, and more. Coming soon.
FAQ

Common Questions

Power BI in 2026 includes 10 Copilot features (report generation, DAX writing, narrative summaries, standalone experience, and more), 9 Fabric AI Functions (sentiment analysis, classification, extraction, translation, summarisation, and more), Premium AI visuals (Key Influencers, Anomaly Detection, Smart Narrative, Decomposition Tree, Forecasting), Fabric Data Agents with NL2SQL/NL2DAX/NL2KQL, and access to 1,900+ models via Microsoft Foundry including GPT-5, Claude, Llama, and Mistral.

Yes. Claude models (including Claude Opus 4.7, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5) are available through Microsoft Foundry and can be integrated with Power BI via Fabric AI Functions, SynapseML, or direct API calls. You can configure AI Functions to use Claude instead of the default GPT-4.1-mini model for tasks like summarisation, classification, and extraction.

Power BI Copilot requires paid Fabric capacity (F2 or higher) or Power BI Premium (P1 or higher). Power BI Pro, PPU, and Free licences alone do not include Copilot access. Microsoft also offers Fabric Copilot Capacity (FCC) as a dedicated SKU for centralised Copilot billing.

Fabric AI Functions are single-line LLM-powered commands that run directly on your data in Fabric notebooks. There are 9 functions: ai.analyze_sentiment, ai.classify, ai.embed, ai.extract, ai.fix_grammar, ai.generate_response, ai.similarity, ai.summarize, and ai.translate. They support multimodal input (images, PDFs), run on pandas and PySpark DataFrames, and default to GPT-4.1-mini with configurable alternatives including Claude.

Fabric Data Agents (formerly AI Skills) are conversational AI systems that sit on top of your Fabric data. They translate natural language questions into SQL (NL2SQL), DAX (NL2DAX), or KQL (NL2KQL) queries, execute them, and return structured answers. They can connect to up to 5 data sources, respect your existing security model, and integrate with M365 Copilot and Teams.

Microsoft Foundry provides access to over 1,900 AI models from Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Mistral, xAI, DeepSeek, Cohere, and more. This includes GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7, Llama 4 Maverick, DeepSeek V4, Grok 4.3, Mistral Large 3, and hundreds of open-source models via Hugging Face.

AI visuals (Key Influencers, Anomaly Detection, Smart Narrative, Decomposition Tree, Forecasting) are built-in analytical tools that run machine learning algorithms on your data automatically. Copilot is a generative AI assistant powered by Azure OpenAI that generates reports, writes DAX, and answers questions in natural language. AI visuals are available with Pro licences; Copilot requires Fabric capacity.

Basic AI visuals (Key Influencers, Anomaly Detection) work immediately with a Pro licence — no setup required. Copilot requires Fabric capacity and tenant admin enablement, typically 1-2 days. Fabric AI Functions need a Fabric workspace with capacity, also 1-2 days. Data Agents can be built and published in under an hour once your data is in Fabric. A full AI rollout across an organisation typically takes 2-4 weeks with proper planning.

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