Microsoft Fabric & Power BI
Most organisations running Dynamics 365 spend more time moving and reconciling data than actually analysing it. Microsoft Fabric changes that — replacing scattered exports, BYOD pipelines, and disconnected BI tools with one unified, AI-powered analytics estate built directly on your Dynamics data.
Your Data Is in Dynamics. Your Answers Aren’t.
Most organisations running Microsoft Dynamics 365 hit the same wall: the data exists, but getting answers out of it is slow, manual, and unreliable. Finance exports to Excel. Operations pulls separate reports. Leadership gets last week’s numbers at best, and different teams quote different figures because the data lives in different places.
The typical workaround — BYOD exports, third-party ETL tools, cube-based reporting, or Power BI datasets refreshed overnight — creates fragile pipelines that break under pressure and rarely scale beyond the team that built them.
Microsoft Fabric is a different model. It mirrors your Dynamics 365 data continuously into OneLake with near-zero ETL, applies a governed Bronze/Silver/Gold data model, and surfaces everything through Power BI Direct Lake dashboards that reflect what’s happening now — not last night’s batch. On top of that sits an AI layer: Copilot and Data Agents that let business users ask questions in plain language and get grounded, accurate answers from their own data.
Zerone HiTech implements this end to end — from initial architecture and data modelling through to Power BI dashboards, AI configuration, and post-launch support.
From Dynamics 365 to Decisions — Five Stages
Each stage maps to a specific Fabric engine. No custom middleware. No brittle pipelines to maintain.
Dynamics 365 F&O
Your ERP data — finance, operations, supply chain — plus any other source your business runs.
Mirrored Continuously
F&O data lands in OneLake via Link to Fabric. Near-zero ETL — no pipelines to build or maintain.
Bronze · Silver · Gold
Raw → Cleansed → Star Schema. Each layer refined in Fabric Warehouse with T-SQL. Governed, consistent, auditable.
Direct Lake Dashboards
Power BI reads the Gold layer in place via Direct Lake — fast, real-time dashboards with no overnight refresh wait.
Copilot & Data Agents
Business users ask questions in plain language. Copilot and Data Agents answer from your own governed Dynamics data.
The key advantage — Dynamics 365 data mirrors into OneLake continuously via Link to Fabric. No ETL pipelines to build, no scheduled jobs to break. Zerone’s proven accelerator means you start at 60–70% complete — not from a blank canvas.
The Medallion Architecture on Microsoft Fabric
Bronze → Silver → Gold. Each layer refines the data further and maps to the right Fabric engine for the job.
Raw Layer
Raw, as-is Dynamics 365 data via Dataverse Delta
Cleansed Layer
Cleaned, typed, joined, and de-duplicated data
Business Layer
Star schema, KPIs, aggregates — business-ready
One Platform. Nine Engines. Everything Connected.
OneLake
A single, open data lake for all your data — structured and unstructured — underpinning every Fabric workload. Data is stored once and shared across engines without copies or movement.
Link to Fabric
Native, no-code mirroring of Dynamics 365 F&O and Dataverse data into OneLake. Continuous, near-real-time sync — no ETL pipelines to build, schedule, or monitor.
Data Factory
Visual data integration pipelines for any source beyond Dynamics — third-party SaaS, flat files, on-premise databases, APIs. Orchestrates the full ingestion layer.
Lakehouse & Spark
The Bronze landing zone for raw data — and the compute engine for large-scale transformation, advanced analytics, and machine learning workloads on the same data.
Data Warehouse
T-SQL-based Silver and Gold layer modelling. Familiar, performant, and governed — giving your data team a reliable environment for building business logic and aggregations.
Power BI · Direct Lake
Dashboards and reports that read data directly from OneLake without import or DirectQuery overhead. Fast, interactive, and always current — no scheduled refreshes needed.
Copilot & AI Agents
Built-in AI across the platform. Copilot generates reports and summarises data in plain language. Data Agents let business users ask questions and get answers grounded in their own Dynamics data.
Purview & Governance
Data governance, lineage, sensitivity labels, and compliance controls built into the same platform — not bolted on separately. One security model across all workloads.
Git & Deploy Pipelines
Version-controlled workspace management and promotion pipelines (Dev → Test → Prod) — bringing software engineering discipline to analytics delivery.
From Ledgers to Leadership KPIs
Microsoft Fabric surfaces insight across every function in your Dynamics 365 data estate.
Finance & Accounting
Live P&L, cash flow, AR/AP ageing, and ledger analysis on Dynamics F&O data — without waiting for month-end exports.
Supply Chain & Inventory
Stock movement, turnover ratios, demand signals, and procurement analysis from live inventory and purchase order transactions.
Sales & Customers
Order pipeline, margin by customer and product, and customer trend analysis — blending F&O and CRM data in one view.
Leadership KPIs
Near-real-time operational dashboards for the whole business — no data lag, no reconciliation, no waiting on IT to run a report.
Blended Analytics
Combine Dynamics 365 with CRM, HR, project management, IoT, and external data on one OneLake estate — a single source of truth across the business.
Operations & Projects
Project cost tracking, resource utilisation, and operational KPIs from Dynamics F&O — with drill-through to transaction level.
AI Woven Through the Platform — Not Bolted On
Copilot in Power BI & Fabric
Generates reports, writes DAX and SQL queries, and summarises data pages in plain language — accelerating both development and day-to-day use.
Data Agents (AI Skills)
Business users ask questions in their own words. Data Agents answer from your Dynamics 365 data — no SQL, no waiting for a report, no analyst bottleneck.
AI-Accelerated Delivery
Copilot speeds how fast the solution itself is built — generating transformations, documentation, and tests — cutting delivery time without cutting quality.
For Your Teams
Self-service insight, faster answers, and natural-language analytics on your Dynamics 365 data — without waiting on a specialist for every question.
The Business Case
Built and delivered faster, at lower total cost. AI reduces analyst time on routine questions — freeing your team for higher-value work.
Microsoft Analytics Expertise. Dynamics-First.
Microsoft Solutions Partner
Zerone is a certified Microsoft Solutions Partner — meaning your Fabric implementation is backed by verified Microsoft expertise, not just familiarity with the tooling.
Dynamics-First Practice
Zerone’s core business is Dynamics 365 implementation. We understand your data model, your business processes, and your reporting requirements from the inside — not as a generic BI partner.
Proven Accelerator
We start from a pre-built Fabric accelerator — not a blank canvas. That means 60–70% of the standard F&O data model and reporting layer is done before we configure anything specific to you.
End-to-End Delivery
Architecture, data modelling, Power BI report development, AI configuration, user training, and post-launch support — one team, one engagement, from first conversation to steady state.
Regional Presence
Headquartered in Doha with offices in Pune and Singapore — serving clients across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia with on-the-ground support and regional compliance knowledge.
Managed Service Options
Flexible post-go-live arrangements — from ad-hoc support through to a fully managed Fabric service with SLAs, capacity management, and ongoing model development.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do we need to change Dynamics 365 to use this?
No. Zerone mirrors a copy of your Dynamics 365 F&O data into Fabric via Link to Fabric. Your ERP continues running exactly as it is — no changes to your live system, no disruption to operations.
Isn’t this just Power BI with a new name?
Power BI is the reporting layer within Fabric, but the platform adds the unified OneLake data lake, the curated Bronze/Silver/Gold data model, and the AI layer underneath it — so reports are fast, consistent, and extensible in ways a standalone Power BI deployment cannot match.
We still use BYOD exports or analysis cubes — can we migrate?
Yes. Zerone assesses your current analytics setup and migrates you to the supported Microsoft Fabric approach with minimal disruption to existing reports and users. BYOD and entity export are deprecated paths — Fabric is Microsoft’s supported replacement.
How quickly can we see results?
Using Zerone’s proven Fabric accelerator, a core F&O reporting build is typically delivered in weeks, not months. Scope and timeline are confirmed in the discovery call based on your specific data volumes and requirements.
Can Fabric connect data sources beyond Dynamics 365?
Yes. Fabric’s Data Factory pipelines can ingest data from any source — CRM, HR, project management, third-party SaaS, flat files, and external databases — into the same OneLake for blended, cross-functional analytics.
What Microsoft licences do we need?
Microsoft Fabric is available as a capacity-based SaaS licence (F-SKUs) or through Power BI Premium. Zerone will advise on the right licensing model for your usage patterns during the discovery call — and can help you understand what you may already have access to.
Ready to Turn Your Dynamics Data into Decisions?
Our consultants will assess your current analytics setup — BYOD exports, cubes, or standalone Power BI — and show you how Microsoft Fabric can replace it with a single, governed, AI-ready analytics estate.