Prestigious Private Bank
One of the Europe’s oldest privately owned banks, known for its deep heritage, personalised service, and commitment to responsible banking.
The challenge.
Empower departments to self-serve data and automate manual processing tasks.
The client faced a critical challenge in scaling data-driven decision-making across its departments. Teams were heavily reliant on centralised data teams for analytics, leading to bottlenecks and delays. The organisation needed a way to empower departments to extract value from their data independently and automate repetitive, time-consuming data preparation and processing tasks.
The solution.
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Established a Microsoft Fabric Centre of Excellence
The client partnered with us to set up a dedicated CoE focused on Microsoft Fabric. This hub served as a strategic enabler, guiding departments in adopting Fabric as a self-serve analytics platform and fostering a culture of data ownership and agility.
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Introduced Scalable Patterns and Processes
The CoE developed and disseminated best-practice patterns for using key Fabric components including Dataflow Gen2, Lakehouses, Data Warehouses, Data Pipelines, Notebooks, and Power BI. These patterns helped teams standardise their approach to data preparation, modelling, and reporting.
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Leverage Mirrored Databases for Seamless Integration
To maximise the client’s existing investment in analytics infrastructure, Mirrored Databases were introduced. This allowed departments to tap into existing datasets with minimal friction, accelerating adoption and reducing duplication of effort.
The results.
What did we achieve in 12 weeks?
Team Onboarding Success
Four teams were successfully onboarded to Microsoft Fabric in a self-serve capacity. This enabled them to independently manage data workflows, reducing reliance on centralised analytics and accelerating delivery of insights across departments.
Reusable Training Sessions
Half-day training sessions were delivered and recorded, creating a reusable onboarding resource. These recordings allowed future teams to learn at their own pace, ensuring consistent understanding and reducing the need for repeated live facilitation.
Centralised Knowledge Base
A SharePoint-based knowledge hub was launched, offering curated self-paced learning paths, FAQs, and extended content. It helped teams quickly find answers, deepen their Fabric expertise, and reduce support dependency.
Collaborative Data Community
A Microsoft Teams-based data community was created with channels for topic discussions and experience sharing. It fostered cross-team collaboration, peer support, and continuous learning, strengthening the organisation’s data culture.
