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Most retailers don’t lack data. They lack consistency. Sales sit in one system, inventory in another, and customer complaints in a third. The result is conflicting dashboards and meetings that start with debate instead of decisions. Microsoft Fabric solves this by uniting ingestion, storage, transformation, modeling, and reporting in one platform. By landing data in…

As AI gains momentum, more business leaders are asking about AI applications. In most industries, the implementation of AI systems and programs seems inevitable.  Even so, leaders in every industry have many questions about these programs, including: Are they real? Can they be built without massive budgets? Do they actually work? At the same time,…

In the evolving landscape of global data management, the demand for near-real-time data processing is pushing the boundaries between traditional Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) systems. In the first part of this series, we established a foundational architecture using Kafka to meet specific customer requirements for data immediacy. Now, we advance…

Nowadays, more and more companies require real-time data processing. There are many software vendors on the market offering real-time platforms and streaming solutions. But what can be done when classic OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) need to be processed in real time? For example, consider the following SQL query: select dept.name as dept_name, emp.name as emp_name…

Dealing with data can feel like walking a tightrope—maintaining accuracy and consistency while avoiding unnecessary losses is a challenge every organization faces. When working with real-time data systems, the way you handle deleted data often determines the integrity and usability of your datasets. This post dives deep into hard and soft deletes, the challenges of…