Modernizing Enterprise Analytics with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI
A global specialty materials provider partnered with DI Squared to modernize its analytics environment by migrating from a legacy BI platform to Microsoft Power BI and Fabric. Through a phased migration, modern governance, and hands-on training, the company established a scalable analytics platform that empowers both business users and IT.
Operations, unified.
Specialty Materials Manufacturing
20+ Global Facilities
Nearly 3,000
Analytics Modernization, Data Strategy, Governance
Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Fabric
Legacy BI to Microsoft Analytics
Phased Migration & Change Management
About the Company
A global specialty materials manufacturer operates more than 20 manufacturing locations worldwide and employs nearly 3,000 people. Reliable analytics are essential for managing production, operations, and business performance across its global footprint.
As the organization’s legacy business intelligence platform aged, leadership recognized the need to modernize analytics while preserving the reporting capabilities the business relied on every day.
The Challenge
The company’s legacy BI platform supported mission-critical dashboards, but it lacked the governance, flexibility, and scalability needed for modern analytics.
Key challenges included:
Aging BI platform limiting future growth
Governance and self-service models that did not translate to Microsoft Fabric
Feature differences between the legacy platform and Power BI that could impact user adoption
Limited internal experience with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI administration
User resistance to changing familiar dashboards and reporting workflows
Need to migrate critical reporting without disrupting day-to-day business operations
The organization needed more than a technology migration—it needed a strategy that balanced modernization with business continuity.
The Solution
DI Squared partnered with the client to execute a phased analytics modernization strategy focused on technology, governance, and organizational adoption.
The engagement included:
- Migration of mission-critical dashboards into Microsoft Power BI
- Validation of business logic and reporting accuracy throughout the migration
- Modern governance framework for Microsoft Fabric
- Workspace design, security, and publication standards
- Practical alternatives for legacy platform features unavailable in Power BI
- Structured user, administrator, and developer training
- Train-the-trainer approach that enabled long-term internal ownership
Rather than simply rebuilding reports, DI Squared redesigned the analytics environment around Microsoft’s modern platform while ensuring users could confidently transition to new tools without losing trusted business insights.
Results Achieved
Modern Analytics Platform
The organization successfully transitioned from a legacy BI environment to Microsoft Power BI and Fabric while preserving critical reporting capabilities.
Governed Self-Service Analytics
A modern governance framework enables business users to build and share reports confidently while IT maintains centralized security, quality, and lifecycle management.
Higher User Adoption
Training, change management, and practical design solutions helped users transition smoothly to Power BI despite significant differences from the legacy platform.
Stronger Internal Capability
Through administrator, developer, and train-the-trainer programs, internal teams gained the skills needed to independently manage, support, and expand the Microsoft Fabric environment.
Better Reporting Performance
Mission-critical dashboards were migrated, validated, and optimized to improve performance while maintaining trust in business data.
Foundation for Future Innovation
With Microsoft Fabric, governed workspaces, and standardized development practices in place, the organization is positioned to expand analytics, automation, AI, and enterprise data governance initiatives.
Engagement summary
By the end of the engagement, the organization had done more than migrate to a new analytics platform. It established a governed, scalable Microsoft Fabric environment supported by trained internal teams, enabling business users to access trusted insights while positioning the company for continued growth in analytics, automation, and AI.