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Fabric Git Integration: Version Control for Your Data Platform
Git integration in Fabric is something I've been waiting for since the first preview. Power BI's lack of proper version control has been a persistent…
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Fabric Mirroring: Real-Time Database Replication
Mirroring simplifies real-time data replication to Fabric. Tomorrow, I will cover Git integration in Fabric.
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Dataflows Gen2: Low-Code Data Transformation in Fabric
Dataflows Gen2 provide an accessible way to build data transformations. Tomorrow, I will cover Mirroring in Fabric.
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Fabric Pipelines: Orchestrating Data Workflows
Fabric Pipelines enable robust data orchestration with full control flow capabilities. Tomorrow, I will cover Dataflows Gen2.
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Fabric Notebooks: Interactive Data Engineering and Science
Notebooks are the primary development environment in Fabric. Tomorrow, I will cover Fabric Pipelines for orchestration.
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Semantic Models in Microsoft Fabric: Building the Analytics Layer
Semantic models provide the business logic layer that enables self-service analytics. Tomorrow, I will cover Fabric Notebooks.
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Direct Lake Mode: Power BI Performance Without Import Overhead
Direct Lake is the quiet superpower of Microsoft Fabric, and I think it's underexplained in most of the post-Build coverage. The classic Power BI trade-off…
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OneLake Shortcuts: Connecting Data Without Copying
Of everything announced at Build 2023, OneLake shortcuts might be the feature I find most architecturally elegant. A shortcut is not a copy, not a linked…
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Delta Lake in Microsoft Fabric: ACID Transactions for Data Lakes
Delta Lake isn't a bolt-on feature in Microsoft Fabric — it's the foundational table format for everything. Every table you write through a Spark notebook…
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Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse Architecture: Deep Dive
A week after Build 2023, I'm still unpacking what Microsoft Fabric actually means for how we design data platforms. The Lakehouse is the centrepiece — but…
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Microsoft Build 2023 Summary: The AI-Powered Future of Development
Build 2023 had two dominant themes: 1. AI Everywhere : Generative AI integrated into every product and platform 2. Platform Unification : Simplifying…
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Dapr 1.11: Building Distributed Applications with Ease
Dapr simplifies building distributed applications by providing standardized building blocks. Tomorrow, I will conclude the May series with a summary.
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Jobs in Azure Container Apps: Event-Driven Batch Processing
Jobs in Container Apps provide flexible batch processing capabilities. Tomorrow, I will cover Dapr 1.11 updates.
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Azure Container Apps Updates: Serverless Containers at Scale
Container Apps provides a powerful, serverless container platform. Tomorrow, I will cover Jobs in Container Apps in more detail.
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Azure Deployment Environments: Self-Service Infrastructure for Developers
Deployment Environments enables platform engineering teams to provide governed self-service infrastructure to developers. Tomorrow, I will cover Azure…
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Azure Dev Box GA: Cloud-Powered Developer Workstations
Dev Box simplifies developer onboarding and ensures consistent development environments. Tomorrow, I will cover Azure Deployment Environments.
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Hybrid Retrieval Patterns for RAG Applications
Hybrid retrieval improves RAG quality by combining the strengths of different search approaches. Tomorrow, I will cover Azure Dev Box and development…
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Microsoft Fabric: The Biggest Data Launch Since SQL Server
At Microsoft Build 2023 on May 23, Satya Nadella announced Microsoft Fabric with the phrase "perhaps the biggest launch of a data product from Microsoft…
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Azure Cognitive Search Vector Search: Building Semantic Search Applications
Vector search enables powerful semantic search capabilities. Tomorrow, I will cover hybrid retrieval patterns in more detail.
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Microsoft Fabric Unveiled at Build 2023: The Future of Data Analytics
All in ONE cohesive experience with ONE security model and ONE business model. At the heart of Fabric is OneLake - think of it as "OneDrive for data." It's…
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Responsible AI Improvements in Azure: Building Trustworthy AI Systems
Responsible AI is not optional - it is essential for building AI systems that users and organizations can trust. Tomorrow, I will cover the Azure Content…
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Azure Machine Learning Updates at Build 2023
Azure ML continues to evolve as a comprehensive platform for both traditional ML and GenAI workloads. Tomorrow, I will cover Responsible AI improvements in…
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Prompt Flow General Availability: Building Production LLM Applications
Prompt Flow provides the foundation for building production-grade LLM applications. Tomorrow, I will cover Azure Machine Learning updates from Build 2023.
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Azure AI Studio Preview: The Future of AI Application Development
Azure AI Studio provides a comprehensive environment for building, testing, and deploying AI applications. Tomorrow, I will cover Prompt Flow in more detail.