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Power BI · Microsoft Fabric · AI upskilling
Stop rebuilding the same reports. Let them run themselves.
Intelligence With Data is a UK data consultancy. We automate your reporting with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, then upskill your team so the hours you save stay saved.
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- BCS member
- UK-based & contract-ready
Sound familiar?
Your analysts are busy. Mostly copying and pasting.
01
The Monday-morning scramble
Exports, VLOOKUPs and manual fixes every week, just to produce a report that looks like last week's.
02
Numbers that don't agree
Finance, operations and leadership each have their own spreadsheet — and their own version of the truth.
03
Tools nobody fully uses
You pay for Power BI and Microsoft 365, yet your team still falls back on Excel because no one was shown how.
What we do
Automate the work. Upskill the people.
Technology alone doesn't stick. Every engagement pairs a working solution with the skills your team needs to own it.
Report automation
We rebuild your recurring reports in Power BI with clean data models and scheduled refresh, so they update themselves.
Learn moreMicrosoft Fabric foundations
One governed home for your data — pipelines, lakehouse and semantic models that every report can trust.
Learn moreTeam upskilling
Practical Excel, SQL and Power BI training built around your own data, so skills transfer straight into daily work.
Learn moreAI & prompt engineering
Teach your people to use AI assistants safely and well, with prompt techniques that solve real analysis tasks.
Learn moreHow we work
From manual to automatic in four steps.
1
Discover
We map your reports, data sources and the hours each one costs.
2
Design
A clear roadmap: what to automate first, the data model, and the quick wins.
3
Automate
We build in Power BI and Fabric, test with your team, and switch on refresh.
4
Upskill
Hands-on training and documentation so your people own it from day one.
What's it worth?
See how much time manual reporting costs you.
Move the sliders to match your team. The numbers update instantly.
Hours on manual reporting / year768
Hours you could get back614
Estimated annual value£21,504
Illustrative estimate assuming automation removes around 80% of the manual effort. We'll give you a real figure after a discovery call.
Why Intelligence With Data
Practitioners, not slide-deck consultants.
We do this work every day
Our founder is a working Senior Data Analyst, so our builds are shaped by real reporting pressure, not theory.
Microsoft stack specialists
Power BI, Fabric, Excel and SQL — deep in the tools you already own, so no expensive platform switch.
Knowledge transfer built in
We train as we build. When we leave, your team can maintain and extend everything we delivered.
Clear scope, clear deliverables
Every stage ends with something tangible you can see, use and sign off.
The goal isn't a prettier dashboard. It's giving people their week back — and the confidence to do more with data.
HF
Hakeem FaladeFounder, Intelligence With Data
Training & careers
We also build the next generation of analysts.
Alongside consulting, we run 1:1 coaching, a simulated data analytics internship, bootcamps and a Saturday tech class for children — for learners across the UK, Canada and Europe.
Individuals
1:1 coaching
Excel, SQL and Power BI at your pace.
Career-switchers
Simulated internship
Six weeks of real-world style projects.
Insights
Latest thinking.
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Let's talk
Ready to get your hours back?
Tell us which reports eat your week. In one conversation we'll show you what can be automated and what it's worth.