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FabCon Europe 2026: What We Heard, and What It Means for You

FabCon Europe 2026: What We Heard, and What It Means for You

Our consultants were at FabCon Europe 2026 in Barcelona. What Microsoft announced for Fabric and Copilot, what it means for you and what to ask next.

Knowing the tool: vibe coding, agentic AI, and how to put it into practice.

Knowing the tool: vibe coding, agentic AI, and how to put it into practice.

Part 3 of 3: how to use vibe coding and agentic AI without losing the skills your people need, and why knowing the tool matters more than ever.

The car is driving. You are not.

The car is driving. You are not.

Part 2 of 3: a simple framework for deciding which work to hand to AI and which 20% to keep on purpose, so your people keep learning as you automate.

The wrong word, on purpose…

The wrong word, on purpose…

Part 1 of 3: why automating too early and too completely stops people from learning, and why we call it cognitive dystrophy rather than atrophy.

Keeping up comes at a price.

Keeping up comes at a price.

Prompted, part 4 of 4: the real gains and costs of AI in software development, and where the next generation of judgement will come from.

We’ve automated away the ability to become a senior.

We’ve automated away the ability to become a senior.

Prompted, part 3 of 4: if AI now does the work juniors used to learn from, how do developers grow into seniors? A developer’s honest view.

Let’s just stick with spreadsheets for now.

Let’s just stick with spreadsheets for now.

Prompted, part 2 of 4: when the proper system costs too much, spreadsheets win. Why fit for purpose software no longer needs a bottomless budget.

Code became cheap. Software stayed expensive.

Code became cheap. Software stayed expensive.

Prompted, part 1 of 4: AI lets our team write code faster than ever, yet good software still takes judgement. Where the value is moving, and why.

From Intern to Consultant

From Intern to Consultant

A junior data consultant’s journey from intern to consultant at Insight Consulting, and what graduates can expect from our internship.

AI Changed Everything. And Nothing.

AI Changed Everything. And Nothing.

A national AI policy withdrawn over unchecked citations shows what AI changes and what it doesn’t: judgement, partnership and the work underneath.

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