There has been a lot of hype around Model Context Protocol (MCP) lately.   If you are a Power BI Developer, Data Analyst, or Data Engineer, you might be wondering:   * Is this just another AI buzzword? * Or is this something that will actually impact how we build data solutions?   In this blog, I’ll explain MCP in extremely simple terms, then go deeper technically so you understand why it matters, especially if you’re building AI-powered data applications.