Ep. 21 - Reverse interview, should you switch to Microsoft Fabric?
In this episode, Microsoft MVP Angela Henry asks me questions about Microsoft Fabric. We compare the current Fabric development timeline to the old Power BI development timeline. I talk about when Fabric makes the most sense, in my personal opinion. It was a surprise this episode to hear about SSRS.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crabSVG images in Power BI (2018)Fabric Roadmap
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Ep. 20 - Power BI Accessibility
In this episode, Juliana Smith talks about accessibility in Power BI. She talks about starting out as a data scientist and moving to Power BI. We talk about how impairments can be temporary or varied and how accessibility helps everyone. We discuss simple, low-effort changes like font sizes, labels, and color contrast.Megean Longoria on accessibilityInclusive Design ToolkitAccessibility Insights for WindowsAccessibility documentation for Microsof Power BIJuliana’s YouTubeJuliana’s Blog
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Ep. 19 - Getting into Microsoft Fabric
In this episode, Heidi Hastings joins to discuss the practical realities of adopting Microsoft Fabric. We cover her early exposure to Fabric through the MVP preview, the challenges of understanding and implementing it across real-world projects, and the often-overlooked learning curve for newcomers. Heidi shares insights into common misconceptions driven by marketing materials, gaps in documentation, and the difficulty of navigating architectural decisions like Lakehouse vs. Warehouse. LinksYou could have invented Microsoft FabricGuy in a CubeRui RomanoWorkout WednesdayKerry KoloskoMegean LongoriaData witchesSynapse EspressoContoso generated datasetAustralia timezones
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Ep. 18 - SQL DB on Fabric
In this episode, Sukhwant Kaur the PM for SQL DBs in Fabric, talks about the new feature. She talks about how management is much easier, which is great for experimentation. SQL DBs are very popular for metadata pipelines and similar. It’s exciting as a way to enable writeback and curated data storage for Power BI. We also talked about AI features and workload management.LinksVector support for in Azure GASurge protection in Fabric
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Ep. 17 - Fabric Notebooks
In this episode, we talk with Emilie Rønning about notebooks. We talk about how notebooks can be used for data engineering and when to get started with them. One of the nice things about notebooks is that you can easily debug individual steps instead of having to search a whole script for an error. We also discuss when to learn notebooks. Near the end we talk about how exporting notebooks risks exfiltrating data.LinksROC in statisticsREPL LoopLiterate programmingU-SQL languageFabric FebruaryLucid Will capacity trackingSemantic link BPABest Practices aren't always helpfulThe hidden risk in Fabric notebook exports
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