It’s Time to Start Giving Power BI CoPilot a Serious Look (For End User Interaction)
It started as a side project. Rob Collie built a Power BI model for his rec league hockey team. Just for fun. Just to see what the data could say. […]
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Connecting AI to Your Company’s Internal Information
AI wants your data, but it can’t handle the truth . . . “We’ll just plug our data into ChatGPT.” Sure. Sounds easy. Rob thought so too, right up until […]
An Inflection Point in AI? Understanding MCP and Multi-Agent
For a while, you could pretend AI was still a someday problem. Not anymore. Rob Collie and Justin Mannhardt are back, and this time they are tackling Model-Context-Protocol (MCP) and […]
Confessions of a Data Gener w/ Sakiko Stickley
Sakiko Stickley joins Raw Data to share a story that is part inspiration, part revelation, and a whole lot of truth-telling. From the first moment she discovered Power Pivot, Sakiko […]
The Biggest Improvements Announced at FabCon, and the Ever-Widening Gap Between Adoption and Capabilities
What’s the value of a long-awaited feature? Well, that depends. Have you ever tried explaining a fiscal calendar that doesn’t believe in months? This week, Rob Collie and Justin Mannhardt […]
Data, Data, and Metadata: Letting ChatGPT Interpret Power BI Output
What happens when you hand off your Power BI output to ChatGPT and ask it to make sense of your world? You might be surprised. This week, Rob shares a […]
AI Agents, Business Bros, and Snake Oil
AI agents are making big waves, but are they the future of business or just another passing trend? In this episode, Rob Collie and Justin Mannhardt explore the rise of […]
One Data Model to Rule them All?
Listener John sent in a classic question: should you build one all-encompassing data model, or should each part of your business have its own? If you think the answer is […]
Miller’s Theorem: A Principle for Getting Off the Fence
Ever find yourself overthinking a problem until you’ve thought yourself right into a corner? Yeah, we’ve been there too. But what if there was a way to cut through the […]
Rethinking the ROI of Dashboards
For years, dashboards have been the go-to for business intelligence. Built with the best intentions, loaded with visuals, and meant to empower decision-makers. But are they actually delivering? A recent […]
Why the Data Gene is (Still) Under-Represented in Management
Ever sat in a meeting, watching a decision unfold that makes zero sense—bad for business, bad for employees—while the data that should be guiding the way is ignored? You’re not […]
The Data Gene Transforms Non-Football Fans into Fantasy Football Devotees, w/ Adam Harstad
What happens when you mix fantasy football, data analytics, and a little bit of chaos? You get a conversation that refuses to follow a straight line—but somehow lands exactly where […]