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Best FPL Team so Far This 2025/2026 Season: Using Power BI to Analyse Points, Form, and Player PerformanceOne of the best things about Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is that it feels analytical, at least it is to me. I know for many folk most decisions are still driven...

Why Data Initiatives Stall as Organisations Grow A four-part framework for leaders Most data initiatives don’t fail loudly. They stall. Dashboards exist, but confidence is low. Platforms are in place, but value feels elusive. Reporting works, just not quickly enough....

Why Reporting Slows Down as Organisations Grow In the early days, reporting feels easy. A few systems. A small team. Clear questions. Someone asks for a number, and it appears. But as organisations grow, something strange happens. Despite better tools, bigger teams,...

Monitoring vs Observability: What Business Leaders Need to Know As organisations grow, a familiar frustration emerges. Dashboards exist. Monitoring is in place. Alerts fire. And yet leaders still ask: “Why didn’t we see this coming?” This is where the conversation...

Why Dashboards Fail (and What Most Organisations Get Wrong). For many organisations, dashboards start with optimism and end in frustration. Power BI looks promising. Reports get built. Stakeholders are excited. And then, slowly but surely, confidence erodes. People...

Why Platforms Like Microsoft Fabric Don’t Fix Broken Data CultureAfter dashboards fail, organisations often reach for a bigger answer. A new platform. A more integrated stack. A promise that this time things will be different. That’s where platforms like Microsoft...

Most-Read SQL Server Posts of 2025 | Security, Auditing & Performance What Are Our  Most Popular  Blog Posts in 2025? As 2025 comes to a close, I took a look at the most-read articles on gethynellis.com to understand what SQL Server and data professionals were...

Power BI & Microsoft Fabric Consulting and Training | 2025 Review As the final working day of 2025 draws to a close here at GRE Towers, it feels like the right time to reflect on what has been another highly successful year for data consulting, Power BI delivery,...

Our 2026 Microsoft Data & Analytics Training Schedule Is Live We’re excited to share our public training schedule for 2026, covering three of the most in-demand Microsoft data certifications: PL-300 – Power BI Data Analyst (3 days) – £995 per seat DP-600 –...