You’ll learn how to save your budget and improve business outcomes by controlling self-service BI sprawl inside Microsoft Fabric — directly within the Microsoft cloud — in this episode.

Who this episode is for:
• You want practical strategies you can apply instantly
• You want real execution — not theory
• You want to unlock Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Azure for real business outcomes

Scenario:
BI costs spiraling out of control due to unplanned growth, duplicate data sets, and poor governance practices.

Step-by-step – what you will learn:
• How to manage self-service BI with proper governance
• How to configure Fabric domains to prevent sprawl
• How shared semantic models cut costs and improve trust
• How a center of excellence stops licensing waste and scales best practices

Tools + tech included:
• Microsoft Fabric / Power BI
• Semantic models for data consistency
• Fabric domains for structured ownership
• Governance frameworks for smarter BI execution

Practical payoff:
• Reduce duplicate licensing costs
• Eliminate fragmented data and conflicting insights
• Enable faster, trusted decisions while maintaining budget predictability

Open topical anchors:
productivity improvement • digital operations • cloud-first transformation • Microsoft ecosystem advantage

Example business cases listeners can apply immediately:
• Consolidate duplicate data models to avoid hidden licensing costs
• Implement workspace policies to reduce uncontrolled sprawl
• Train teams to use certified data sets for faster, scalable reporting

Outcome statement:
By the end of this episode — you’ll know how to balance self-service BI empowerment with disciplined governance to protect your budget and scale your analytics program effectively.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Horror Movie Twist, Bad Licensing
00:41 - Self-Service BI, Wild West
03:44 - Domains, Fencing, Policing
07:52 - Center of Excellence, Licensing SWAT Team
11:37 - Silent Costs, Semantic Models
15:09 - Per User Licensing, Trap
17:30 - Forecast Adoption, Planning
18:23 - Power BI Licensing, Overview
18:45 - The Fix, Solutions
19:16 - Subscribe, Channel Update

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