Data is everywhere, but turning it into actionable insight remains a challenge for many organisations. Join ANS and Microsoft for a hands-on Dashboard in a Day workshop where you’ll learn how to connect, model and visualise data using Microsoft Power BI.

This immersive workshop combines expert guidance, practical exercises and real-world scenarios to help you develop the skills needed to create impactful dashboards that support smarter, faster decision-making.

Whether you’re exploring Power BI for the first time or looking to strengthen your reporting capabilities, you’ll leave with practical knowledge you can apply immediately within your organisation.

What You’ll Experience

During the workshop, you’ll work through a guided scenario that covers:

• Connecting to and preparing data
• Creating a data model
• Building insightful Power BI reports
• Designing interactive dashboards
• Exploring data through visual analytics
• Sharing insights across your organisation with confidence

Why Attend?

You’ll gain practical experience and learn how to:

• Transform raw data into clear, actionable insights
• Build interactive reports and dashboards using Power BI
• Create visualisations that help stakeholders make informed decisions
• Explore best practices for data modelling and reporting
• Understand how modern analytics can support organisational goals

Prerequisites

To take part in the event, there are a few prerequisites that need to be completed in advance. Please see prerequisites here.

Meet the hosts

Martin Brierley

Data & AI Practice Lead

Martin Brierley, ANS' Data & AI Practice Lead, is dedicated to demonstrating the practical advantages of digital transformation and enabling clients to utilise the full potential of their data. With over 17 years of industry experience, Martin assists organisations in adopting and updating data solutions. He formulates data strategies, creates technical designs, and ensures alignment with corporate goals, budgets, and current technological trends. Martin is enthusiastic about providing innovative solutions catering to clients’ needs and priorities.

Ian Pike

Data & AI Solutions Architect at ANS

Ian Pike is a Solution Architect specialising in Data & AI solutions across Microsoft technologies. He has been working in consulting since summer 2025, previously working at Microsoft for 8 years. He enjoys working closely with customers to design practical, scalable data platforms that deliver real business value.

Chris Muir

Presales Solution Architect at ANS

Chris is a Presales Solution Architect at ANS focused on delivering customer value through Data & AI solutions. He has worked in Data & AI for over 8 years, including 6 years at Microsoft where he guided various organisations through Data & AI transformation. More recently, he has acted as an Advisor to an AI start-up, before joining ANS where he now works directly with customers and helps bridge the gap between technology and business outcomes.