Who this is for
Teams with Power BI reports, legacy data warehouses or an existing Fabric environment that has become slow, inconsistent or hard to govern.
Common symptoms
- Slow reports, unreliable refreshes or Excel dependencies.
- Duplicate datasets and inconsistent KPI definitions.
- Semantic models that are difficult to maintain or trust.
- Unstructured workspaces, unclear security and stalled migrations.
Start with assessment, not a rebuild
A rescue engagement begins by understanding the existing estate and the decisions it supports. Rebuilding everything is not assumed; the assessment identifies what should be retained, repaired, retired or migrated.
Assessment and architecture review
We map sources, data movement, semantic models, reports, ownership, workspaces, refresh behaviour, security and deployment practices. The result is a documented set of issues and a target architecture appropriate to the organisation.
Rescue and migration process
Assess
Establish current state and priorities.
Diagnose
Identify architecture, model and performance risks.
Design
Create target architecture and delivery plan.
Rescue
Repair the highest-value reliability issues.
Migrate
Move suitable workloads in controlled stages.
Govern
Define security, workspace and lifecycle practices.
Performance, security and lifecycle
The work can include semantic model and query optimisation, refresh design, role and workspace review, controlled release practices, documentation and knowledge transfer. Any measured performance findings are documented against the actual environment; no improvements are assumed in advance.
Portfolio demonstration
The accompanying scenario is independent portfolio work—not a client engagement. Any illustrative measures in it are explicitly marked as simulated.
View the Fabric Migration & Rescue case study →
Questions
Do we need Microsoft Fabric?
Not necessarily. The assessment considers the appropriate target architecture rather than assuming one product fits every environment.
Can you fix slow Power BI reports?
Performance diagnosis and optimisation can be part of a rescue engagement after review of the specific cause.
Can you standardise KPIs?
Yes. Shared definitions and governed semantic models are central to reducing inconsistent reporting.
How do you handle security?
Security and workspace practices are reviewed as part of the assessment and designed for the agreed operating model.