I build Power BI and Microsoft Fabric solutions, design first.

I'm Prathy Kamasani. Fifteen years across storage, pipelines, semantic models and reports, and Fabric since its private preview. I design the engineering and the experience together, so the platform works technically and makes sense to the people using it.

  • Microsoft MVP since 2016
  • 15 years in Microsoft data
  • Fabric since private preview
  • London and Utrecht, remote first
Prathy Kamasani, founder of Data Nova

A connected data platform

Data Factory
OneLake
Notebooks
Semantic model
Power BI

Services

Consulting, building and training

Three kinds of work, and they often run together: a decision first, then a build, with your team learning as we go. You work directly with me throughout, whichever shape it takes, and I also work through consultancies who need a Fabric specialist.

01 / CONSULTING

Consulting

Working out what to build and whether to build it. Fabric POCs and assessments, architecture decisions, and advice on a retained basis. On my own, embedded in your team, or as the Fabric specialist on your consultancy's engagement.

POC in 2 to 4 weeks, or days per month

What's involved
02 / BUILDING

Building

Building it and handing it over. Fabric platforms end to end, and Power BI reports and semantic models that need to work better. Fixed scope, or embedded in your team for a stretch.

Platform in 8 to 12 weeks, Power BI in 2 to 6

What's involved
03 / TRAINING

Training

Teaching your team to do it themselves. In-house workshops, coaching alongside a build, conference sessions, and a Power BI course.

One or two days, or coaching as we build

What's involved

Proof

What clients say

Prathy made an exceptional impact from the moment she joined, leading the build of a complete Microsoft Fabric environment and delivering a wide range of high quality reports. Her technical expertise was matched by her ability to explain complex concepts in a clear, approachable way, ensuring the wider team understood not just what was being built, but why it mattered and how it worked.
Michael K.
Prathy delivered far beyond expectations. Her ability to quickly understand a complex business environment and extract meaningful insights was outstanding. Her solo effort felt like the work of an entire team. Strategic, efficient, and genuinely impactful.
Project client
Prathy is a rare combination of deep technical expertise and genuine ease to work with. She explains complex work clearly at every level and gives her team the space to deliver excellent work.
Simon F.

Design first

What I mean by design first

Most consultants focus on the technical architecture. I think a good platform needs solid engineering and thoughtful design, and by design I don't mean colours. I mean:

  • a report someone can read without a training manual
  • a semantic model with names and descriptions a new analyst or Copilot can understand
  • notebooks with a proper framework for logging, monitoring and debugging
  • a pipeline that orchestrates and simplifies the data flow
  • an architecture that works and is simple enough to explain
  • workspaces set up so the team knows where to look and what to trust

Think of the iPhone: it changed what a phone is and who can use it.

A concrete example is the semantic model toolkit on my open source page: it generates descriptions and synonyms for someone to review, and shows what a rename would break before anything is touched. I work the same way on every engagement, from a two-week POC to a full platform build.

Writing

Latest writing, newsletter and videos

All writing, newsletter and videos
NEWSLETTER AND VIDEOS

The Fabric Alchemist and Fabric Field Notes

My newsletter on what changed in Fabric and why it matters, and short videos walking through one setting or feature at a time.

Book a 20-minute call

Twenty minutes. Tell me what is going on with your data, however messy, and I'll say what I'd do first.