Instead, the client is the recently appointed CEO of mid-sized business: 500 employees, a stable yet stagnant revenue stream, challenged by aggressive competitive encroachment on the customer base.
Once a market leader, the business has struggled to maintain competitive pace. It is floundering and without a clue as to why.
Turning around company fortunes will require a wide-ranging operational review. The CEO explains it is imperative she gain insight to the root cause of dipping profitability, soaring overheads and customer turnover.
She suspects the answers are buried deep within the company’s own data.
With Fabric as his digital magnifying glass, Holmes launches the most modern investigation he has ever taken on.
Holmes knows every financially motivated investigation starts by following the money. What will the business data reveal?
Will Holme’s digital magnifying glass identify the source of profit erosion?
Sleuth with Holmes into the darkest corners of IT and cloud operations as he tracks down costly clues.
Where money flows, skullduggery is sure to follow. Holmes enters the sticky underbelly of the criminal world.
How will Holmes’ renowned intuition turn to the question of operational resilience?
Customer attrition points to the wicked hand of Moriarty at work!
Every chapter of this Microsoft Fabric Adventure provides details of how Holme’s combines his investigative prowess with the power of unified data analysis.
Discover the solutions. Absorb the case notes. Draw your own conclusions!
Blogs
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Blogs
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Blogs
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Blogs
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Press Release
Crayon’s Mathew Howard named in 2026 CRN Australia Channel Chiefs list for driving partner success, innovation, and growth in ANZ IT channels.
Blogs
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On Demand Webinars
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On Demand Webinars
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Business
AvePoint Partner onboarding content packs are now available from Crayon to help fast track confidence and success for your team.
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Insights
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Training
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Blogs
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Insights
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Podcast
Crayon's Global Lead for Hosting Partners, Andreas Bergman joins Microsoft's Hybrid Cloud Partners podcast to share cloud trends from around the world.
Insights
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Insights
What are the most critical business objectives and solution adoption priorities for SMBs in our region? Download the latest Forrester study to find out!
Insights
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Blogs
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Blogs
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