Building Data Platform Architectures with Microsoft Fabric

Create a Shortcut in Fabric pt. 2 On-Prem Shortcuts!

I was reading through the Fabric May 2024 Updates today and noticed a pretty cool development tucked away amongst the pile of features released this month. In a single paragraph was the following: “With OneLake shortcuts, you can bring on-premises or network-restricted data into OneLake, without any data movement or duplication.” From my perspective, this …

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CI/CD in Microsoft Fabric

For many developers, the concept of CI/CD (continuous integration and continuous deployment) isn’t a new concept. For those who may need a refresher, I’ll break CI/CD into it’s 2 components. Continuous Integration (CI) CI refers to the practice of regularly merging and updating code bases from multiple avenues of development. This could be multiple developers …

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Fabric Data Factory Spotlight: Semantic model refresh activity 

One of the newer features discussed this week on the Fabric Community page was the feature of Semantic Model Refresh Logic directly integrated into the Microsoft Fabric Data Factory experience. In this blog, I will talk through how this functionality used to be done in Synapse and Data Factory and demonstrate how easy MSFT has made this type of solution in …

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Capture Merge with Fabric’s Lakehouse using Notebooks

Today we will examine a fairly simple data warehousing workload where we create a Sink table in a Fabric Lake House, load it with data, Source incremental Data to Merge into the Sink Table, and capture metrics on the merge operation in a process log. The good news is that a lot of these same …

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Create A Shortcut in Fabric Pt. 1 ADLS Gen2 Files

One of the cool features that Microsoft Fabric offers is the concept of Shortcuts. This functionality allows you to centralize all of your decentralized data stores across your data estate into a single layer of your architecture via Microsoft Fabric. The cool thing with shortcuts is that rather than creating copies of your data and …

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Spring Cleaning is here with Fabric Workspace Folders!

If the rain and budding trees weren’t a big enough hint, spring has sprung. With spring comes the process of decluttering after a long winter stuck inside building out solutions on Microsoft Fabric. In the spirit of Spring Cleaning…Microsoft has announced a seemingly simple update that will make the management and organization of your data …

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Streaming, Alerting, and Predicting Manufacturing IoT Device Failure with Machine Learning in Microsoft Fabric

In the digital landscape of modern manufacturing, the heartbeat of efficiency lies in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The Industrial Internet of Things refers to a mesh of interconnected sensors, instruments, and machinery that have become an integral part of any Industrial Organization. Imagine a symphony of interconnected devices orchestrating the seamless production of …

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