I’m Stewart, a BI Engineer working in automotive retail. I’ve spent the last decade building data platforms on the Microsoft stack and I’m now exploring how AI and MCP servers are changing the way we work with data.

I recently presented MCP Servers for Conversational BI at SQLBits 2026. There was a lot I was trying to squeeze into 50 minutes, so I’ve been expanding on the ideas here — the talk outline, demos, and the thoughts that didn’t fit on stage.

Some of the threads I’m pulling on:

What does this mean for reports and dashboards — they're not going anywhere, but something is shifting

Perspective — what's unsaid — the bigger implications I didn't say on stage

Importance of the semantic model — why this becomes the main thing