Customer story
A diverse agriculture, farming, distribution, and marketing organization — originally based in North Dakota and now operating production farms and packing facilities across the USA — was relying on manual SSRS reporting that was slow, static, and hard to maintain. We built a data warehouse and a Power BI master dashboard with role-based, row-level security, replacing static reports with drill-down analytics across structured and unstructured data.
Engagement facts
Client
Agriculture, farming, distribution & marketing organization — North Dakota origin, now nationwide USA operations
Industry
Agriculture — no exact match in the site’s current industry taxonomy
Region
North Dakota (origin); production farms & packing facilities across the USA
Service
Business intelligence solution (SSRS-to-Power BI migration)
Stack
Microsoft Power BI
SSIS
SQL Server
SSRS → Power BI
reporting platform migrated
master dashboard built
Row-level
security applied by user role
DWH
data warehouse built as the new reporting foundation
The client
A national agriculture and farming organization
The client is a diverse agriculture, farming, distribution, and marketing organization in North Dakota, now evolved into a global operation with production farms and packing facilities throughout the USA. They engaged Star Knowledge to leverage the reporting services of Microsoft Power BI.
The need
A data warehouse to replace manual, SSRS-based reporting
The client used SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) for reporting, which required extensive manual effort for analysis and report generation. They needed a data warehouse (DW) for a better reporting base, and a new-age business intelligence solution to manage everything in one place.
The challenge
A slow, static system with no drill-down capability
The existing system, built on multiple stored procedures, was slow and difficult to maintain. SSRS reports were static and didn’t support drill-down, drill-through, or detailed analysis. The client needed an advanced BI solution with rich graphical components that could seamlessly handle both structured and unstructured data.
The solution
A data warehouse and Power BI master dashboard with row-level security
Star Knowledge’s Power BI consultants crafted a strategic solution to match the client’s needs and overcome their business challenges.
- Built a Data Warehouse (DWH)
- Staging and DW were created to fulfil all the reports
- Microsoft Power BI was used to create a Master Dashboard, with row-level security to restrict data based on role
Benefits
What changed for the client
Easier to manage
Easy to manage.
New-generation analytics
Provides new-generation analytics.
Faster performance
Faster performance compared to the former solution.
User-friendly
User-friendly report creation and data analysis.
Technology
What we used
Our Power BI consulting services include the most advanced BI solutions on Power BI Report Server, Power BI Embedded, and ongoing maintenance and support.
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