# Price Guide: Explore Microsoft Fabric Pricing & Capabilities

**January 15, 2026**  
**Artificial Intelligence**  
*Robert Gerads*  
[Weaving a Fabric for Data & AI Innovation](/content/data-blog/weaving-a-fabric-for-data-ai-innovation/index.html)

2025 was declared the “Year of Artificial Intelligence”, and most organizations dipped their toes in the water – navigating the waves of AI readiness and enablement. While most people have already given up on their new years resolution, IT leaders and executives are asking the question, “are we doing enough with AI?”.

**July 7, 2025**  
*Robert Gerads*  
[Renewable Energy and Insights with Power BI](/content/data-blog/renewableenergy-powerbi-insights-casestudy/index.html)

This is a fast-paced industry. Having actionable-insights like these [Power BI] allow us to spend our energy in the right places and truly make a difference.

**January 1, 2025**  
**Artificial Intelligence**  
*Robert Gerads*  
[25 Data & AI Trends to Watch This Year](/content/data-blog/25-data-ai-trends-to-watch/index.html)

Each New Year brings a fresh excitement in the data analytics industry. However, this year is shaping up to be transformational for many organizations across the Data & AI landscape. As we wish each other a Happy New Year - I have a hunch this year will be filled with Data & AI adventure, sweeping transformation, and dare I say some unpredictability. In this article, I’ll outline 25 Data & AI Trends to Watch This Year.

**July 24, 2024**  
**Power BI**  
*Robert Gerads*  
[Five Key Reasons Why Power BI Efforts Fail](/content/data-blog/microsoft-powerbi-tips-5-reason-efforts-fail/index.html)

On this day in 2015, Microsoft gave birth to one of the most powerful data analytics platforms of the past decade. In many ways, it has reshaped the data analytics landscape as we know it. Over the years, I’ve had a front-row seat to watch the platform evolve. I’ve worked alongside some wonderful clients and been part of hundreds and hundreds of Power BI projects.

**March 26, 2024**  
*Robert Gerads*  
[10 Tips to Drive Power BI Enablement & ...](/content/data-blog/powerbi-10tips-powerbi-adoption-enablement/index.html)

Power BI is easy to use. Hard to master. And even harder to enable across an organization. Organizations have become great at building Power BI reports - yet continue to struggle to drive end-user adoption and enablement.

**Power BI: 10 Steps to Getting Started**  
Learning Power BI can be a challenge - not due to a lack of resources, but because of the multitude of options available. Courses from Udemy, EdX, and LinkedIn Learning are great for learning the basics, but they leave a lot to be desired when it comes to solving tangible business problems.

**Forrester Wave Signals Power BI As Analytics Leader**  
The [Forrester Wave again Named Microsoft Power BI the leader among Augmented BI Platforms](https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-forrester-wave-augmented-bi-platforms-q3-2021/) for 2021. Earlier this year, the Gartner Magic Quadrant also selected Power BI as the leader in the category of Analytics & BI Platforms. Power BI was released by Microsoft in July of 2015, and has seen rapid adoption across the globe.

**How Power BI Saved Valentine's Day**  
Back before Power BI had become the industry’s leading business intelligence platform - it was the saving grace in helping me avoid a Valentine’s Day disaster. Three years ago, I had just finished up a day-long Power BI training at Microsoft. As I got into my car to begin my journey home - I realized it was Valentine’s Day and I had nothing for my wife. I admit I usually put off Valentine’s Day planning to the last minute. However, this year it had completely slipped my mind amidst the chaos of young kids and a chaotic work schedule.