Automated, Al-Driven Migration from Tableau to
Microsoft Fabric.
Executive Summary
Migrating from Tableau to Microsoft Fabric can be slow and complex, often requiring reports, calculations, and data models to be rebuilt manually.
Switchblade is a multi-agent AI migration platform that automates assessment, extraction, mapping, data-layer conversion, and report generation—reducing migration time, cost, and manual effort while keeping client data secure within your environment.
This proposal outlines how Switchblade can help our clients migrate its Tableau estate to Microsoft Fabric quickly, safely, and efficiently.
- Your data stays in your environment
- Secure
- Compliant
- No external sharing
MICROSOFT FABRIC
- Semantic Models
- Power Bl Reports
Up to
Faster Migration
Reduction in Manual Effort
Up to
of Migration Tasks Automated
The Problem
Organizations moving off Tableau and onto Microsoft Fabric typically face:
- Months of manual re-authoring of workbooks, calculated fields, and LOD expressions
- High risk of logic and formatting errors introduced during hand translation
- Scarce, expensive specialist resources fluent in both source and target platforms
- Limited visibility into migration scope, complexity, and risk before work begins
- Pressure to modernize onto Fabric without disrupting reporting continuity for the business
The Solution: Switchblade
Switchblade replaces manual re-platforming with a coordinated pipeline of specialized Al agents, built on Azure OpenAl and Semantic Kernel Each agent handles one stage of the migration, working from structured, auditable data contracts passed between stages – so the process is fast. consistent, and fully traceable.
Our Al Agent Pipeline
01
ASSESSMENT AGENT
Scans the full Tableau estate and delivers a prioritized migration roadmap with complexity scores, risk flags and effort estimates – in minutes, not weeks.
02
PARSING AGENT
Automatically extracts every detail from Tableau workbooks – data sources, calculations, LOD expressions, parameters, sets, actions, layouts, and formatting – into clean, structured data.
03
MAPPING
AGENT
Intelligently translates parsed logic into native Power Bl and Fabric equivalents, including automated DAX generation, visual bindings, interactivity mapping, and confidence-scored suggestions.
04
DATA LAYER AGENT
Converts Tableau live queries into Direct Lake connections and Hyper extracts into scalable Delta tables across bronze-silver-gold layers – no manual ETL rework.
05
GENERATION
AGENT
Produces production-ready Fabric semantic models and Power Bl reports with pinel- accurate layouts, preserved formatting, and full interactivity, ready for one-click publishing.
Why This Approach
- Full visibility upfront - a complexity- and risk-scored roadmap before any migration work begins
- Consistency at scale - every asset is processed through the same rigorous, auditable pipeline
- Speed without sacrificing accuracy - automation handles the repetttive translation work, human review is focused only where the Mapping Agent flags genuine complexity
- Data stays yours - secure-by-design, deployed in your environment, nothing sent externally
- Backed by the Microsoft ecosystem - available via Microsoft Marketplace, with potential eligibility for Microsoft-backed funding or support depending on partner status
Secure. Compliant. In Your Environment.
Clent Environment
Swichblade Al Platform
Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft Fabric
- No data extractnd
- No external storage
- Full data residency
Your data stays in your environment.
Secure-by-design. Deployed in your environment with full control.
Azure OpenAl
Semantic Kernel
Microsoft Fabric
Avaitable on Microsoft Marketplace
Proposed Engagement Approach
We recommend a phased engagement so our customers can validate results at each stage before scaling migration across the full Tableau estate:
01
Assessment
Run the Assessment Agent across your Tableau environment to produce a scored, prioritized migration roadmap and effort estimate.
02
Pilot Migration
Migrate a representative subset of workbooks end-to-end through the full pipeline to validate accuracy, fidelity and timelines
03
Scaled Migration
Roll out the validated pipeline across the remaining estate, with checkpoints for review and sign-off.
04
Handover & Support
Deliver fully published Fabric semantic models and reports with documentation and Support for your team.
Secure by design
Your data stays yours
Al-powered intelligence
Bullt on Azure OpenAI
Proven methodology
Auditable & repeatable
Microsoft ecosystem
Built for Fabric & Power BI
