The customer
Nabuminds is a provider of business intelligence and AI solutions, primarily serving clients in the gaming industry. Their focus is on delivering scalable, high-quality analytics that support both operational and strategic decision-making.
The context
Nabuminds operates a mixed BI landscape, with the majority of solutions built in Tableau and a growing share in Power BI. Power BI deployments were managed within individual customer tenants, which initially provided flexibility but became increasingly complex as the business scaled.
This setup introduced challenges around access management, governance, and ownership. In addition, performance limitations, particularly related to DirectQuery, impacted data latency and user experience. The lack of modern development practices, such as version control and CI/CD, further limited the ability to standardize and efficiently scale solutions across customers.
“We closed the project on a high note, not only with deliverables, but with a clearer vision for scaling our analytics capabilities moving forward.” Aaron Lee Amarga
The solution
To address these challenges, a centralized data and analytics platform based on Microsoft Fabric was implemented for Nabuminds.
Data from existing platforms was mirrored into a Fabric Lakehouse, creating a unified and controlled data foundation. Semantic models were redesigned using Direct Lake connectivity to enable near real-time performance.
In addition, modern development practices were introduced, including version control and CI/CD pipelines. This established a standardized and repeatable approach to developing and deploying analytics solutions. The platform also enables advanced capabilities such as real-time analytics and AI-powered features.
The impact
The new architecture provided Nabuminds with full ownership and control over their analytics environment, significantly reducing operational complexity and dependency on customer tenants. It established a scalable, multi-customer platform supported by modern DevOps practices.
For their customers, the result is a more reliable and high-performing analytics experience, with faster data availability, improved usability, and access to advanced capabilities, all without the need to manage underlying infrastructure.
A great collaboration throughout this journey, read more here: here.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Pieter Jansen
Managing Partner Estonia
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