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18 articles on data, analytics, and BI.

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CareerVIRAL
12 min read

I Applied to 1,047 Jobs. Here's the Data That Changed Everything.

55K+ views on LinkedIn

The data-driven breakdown of my job search that went viral. What recruiters really look for — and what's killing your application before anyone reads it.

Read more →March 2026
Power BI
7 min read

Your Power BI Dashboard Is Lying to Your CEO. Here's the Proof.

Stop burning money on bad BI

After auditing 50+ enterprise dashboards, I found the same 5 critical errors everywhere. Any one of them can cost you six figures in bad decisions.

Read more →February 2026
SQL
8 min read

My Boss Needed a Report in 10 Minutes. It Was Going to Take 45. Here's How I Fixed It Forever.

From 45 min to 4 min

The exact SQL optimization techniques I used to transform a query from 45 minutes to 4 minutes — with real code you can use today.

Read more →January 2026
Story
9 min read

At 16, I Fired 13 People. Not Because I Wanted To.

The automation origin story

At 16, I automated my family's transport business in Nepal and eliminated 13 manual roles. It wasn't cruelty — it was survival. And it shaped everything I've done since.

Read more →December 2025
Power BI
10 min read

I've Built 200+ Power BI Dashboards. These 8 DAX Measures Are in Every Single One.

Copy-paste ready

After 200+ dashboards, these 8 DAX measures show up every single time. Copy-paste ready, with exact code and notes on when to use each one.

Read more →November 2025
Power BI
6 min read

Why Your Power BI Reports Aren't Getting Used (And the Fix Takes 20 Minutes)

The adoption problem nobody talks about

You built a beautiful dashboard. Your stakeholders opened it once. Now it collects dust. Here's the real reason — and how to fix it fast.

Read more →May 2025
Python
9 min read

I Replaced Excel With Python for 30 Days — Here's What I Learned

The transition nobody prepares you for

I forced myself to do every data task in Python for a month. Some things got 10x faster. Some things I'm still doing in Excel.

Read more →Apr 2025
Data Engineering
11 min read

The Azure Fabric Migration Guide Nobody Wrote (Until Now)

What the Microsoft docs don't tell you

We migrated from Azure Synapse to Microsoft Fabric in 6 weeks. Here's everything that went wrong, what we'd do differently, and the checklist we wish we had.

Read more →Mar 2025
Career
7 min read

Data Analysts: You're Presenting Data Wrong (And Losing the Room)

The skill that separates seniors from juniors

Technical skill gets you hired. Storytelling gets you promoted. Here's the framework I use to turn any data finding into a decision that sticks.

Read more →Feb 2025
SQL
8 min read

SQL Window Functions Are the Most Underused Tool in Data Analytics

Stop writing subqueries for this

I see experienced analysts write 40-line subqueries for problems that window functions solve in 3 lines. Here's the complete practical guide.

Read more →Jan 2025
Data Engineering
9 min read

Why I Stopped Batch Processing Everything (And Built a Kafka Pipeline Instead)

Real-time vs batch — the honest tradeoffs

After building ETL pipelines that ran every hour, I hit a wall. Some business questions can't wait 60 minutes for an answer. Here's what Kafka changed, how the pipeline is architected, and when you actually need it.

Read more →May 2026
Data Governance
8 min read

Nobody Told Me This About Data Governance (Until It Was Too Late)

Every data governance framework I've seen fails for the same reason — and it has nothing to do with tools, technology, or budget.

Read more →June 2026
Data Governance
6 min read

I Asked 50 Analysts What 'Data Governance' Means. I Got 47 Different Answers.

The term is everywhere. The definition is nowhere. This is a problem — and it's costing teams real money.

Read more →June 2026
Power BI
7 min read

The Most Dangerous Dashboard Is the One Everyone Trusts But Shouldn't.

A wrong dashboard that people distrust costs you debates. A wrong dashboard that people trust costs you decisions.

Read more →May 2026
Business Analysis
5 min read

I Write a Business Case for Every Data Project. Even the Small Ones. Here's Why.

Most data projects fail not because the analyst was wrong, but because nobody agreed on what success looked like before the project started.

Read more →May 2026
Data Governance
6 min read

The 5-Minute Data Quality Check I Run on Every New Dataset

You don't need a full DQ framework to catch 80% of problems. You need five questions and fifteen minutes.

Read more →April 2026
Career
7 min read

I Modelled My Career as a Star Schema. Here's What It Revealed.

A data modeller who can't model their own career is a cobbler with no shoes. So I tried. The results were uncomfortable.

Read more →June 2026
Data Governance
6 min read

Your Data Catalogue Isn't a Catalogue. It's a Graveyard.

Every organisation I've joined had a data catalogue. None of them had a data catalogue anyone actually used. Here's the pattern — and the fix.

Read more →April 2026