In July 2025, Microsoft announced a significant change that will impact organisations using AI and machine learning within Power BI Dataflows. Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning integrations will be fully retired by September 15, 2025.
What’s Changing
From September 15th 2025, Power BI users will no longer be able to create new models or apply transforms via cognitive services. There will also be a cessation of support.
What This Means for You
If your current reports or analytics pipelines rely on these integrations for sentiment analysis, image tagging, text extraction or predictive modelling, now is the time to plan your transition.
What Are Your Options?
Microsoft recommends migrating to alternative services like:
- Migrate ML solutions to Fabric
- Migrate to Azure AI REST APIs
How Antares Can Help
As Microsoft specialists and leaders in modern data platforms, Antares can help you:
- Audit your current Power BI environment
- Identify impacted reports and workflows
- Design and implement modern, sustainable AI alternatives
- Transition to Fabric for more powerful and scalable data science capabilities
Time to Act
With just over a month until the retirement, early planning is essential to minimise disruption and maintain continuity in your analytics workflows. Contact us for a free planning session
