Success story
Building Services Contractor
They needed proof Microsoft Fabric would pay off before committing to a full rollout.
- Client
- Building Services Contractor
- Industry
- Engineering and construction
- Technologies
- Microsoft Fabric, Power BI
This client is an Australian building services and mechanical contractor specialising in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration for commercial buildings.
The challenge
The client wanted to try Microsoft Fabric before a wider rollout.
What we did
We stood up a pilot with OneLake, daily data pipelines and a curated Power BI report on their key data.
We ran a focused Microsoft Fabric pilot to prove the value before a wider rollout.
What this involved
- Set up a Fabric workspace with a OneLake-first design.
- Built pipelines to bring in and shape up to five key tables with a daily refresh.
- Modelled the data as a star schema for clarity and speed.
- Built a curated Power BI report to show business value.
- Wrote as-built documentation for the team.
- Ran a knowledge-sharing session to build in-house skills.
The results
What Building Services Contractor got
Early wins on key datasets
Curated reporting on five key business tables, refreshed daily
A reusable base to grow on
A OneLake-first design ready to extend across the business
Stronger in-house data skills
As-built documentation and hands-on knowledge transfer
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