Building Better Reporting: A Peek Behind the Curtain

RE: Building Better Reporting: A Peek Behind the Curtain

Fatima Al-Rashid — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:12:00 GMT

It is worth noting that infrastructure changes of this magnitude carry significant audit and governance implications. From a compliance perspective, I would highlight three areas where additional detail would be valuable:

Data residency: Will the columnar store maintain the same geographic boundaries as our current relational warehouse?
Access logging: Does the new engine capture query-level audit trails, or only administrative actions?
Third-party subprocessors: Are any new vendors introduced as part of this streaming ingestion pipeline?

Our security review cycle is approaching, and this information will determine whether we need to schedule an interim assessment.

RE: Building Better Reporting: A Peek Behind the Curtain

Carla Jimenez (Staff) — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:45:00 GMT

Keiko, thank you for these thoughtful questions. I want to make sure you're set up for success as we roll this out.

On Power BI specifically: we have a working prototype of a direct connector internally, and it's performing well. I don't have a committed date I can share yet, but I would love to get you into our early access program when we open it. I'll follow up directly to coordinate.

For data retention: the granularity you have today is preserved. We know how critical historical fidelity is for compliance and trend analysis, and we built the new architecture with that constraint front and center.

Happy to schedule time to walk through what this means for your consolidated reporting workflow if that would be helpful.

RE: Building Better Reporting: A Peek Behind the Curtain

Keiko Tanaka — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:23:00 GMT

Appreciate the transparency on the infrastructure investment. Two questions:

First, what is the timeline for native Power BI connectivity? Our finance team runs consolidated reporting across three platforms, and a direct connector would eliminate significant manual work.

Second, will the new engine retain historical data at the same granularity, or are you planning aggregation beyond a certain retention window? This affects our compliance posture and whether we need to implement additional archiving.

Strategically, this direction makes sense. Execution will determine adoption.