The challenge: insights without action If you’ve ever looked at a dashboard and thought… “I want to update a status from this report” “I wish I could approve this request right here” “I want to annotate something I am seeing” …then you’ve run into a common Power BI reality: reportsaretypicallyread-only, which forces users to switch […]
Tag: Fabric
What is Direct Lake mode in Fabric?
You are tired of waiting for your dataset to refresh in Power BI service? Say goodbye to these waiting times, Microsoft Fabric has a Direct Lake connection from Power BI to your OneLake! One of the great innovations in Microsoft Fabric is Direct Lake. Keep on reading if you want to know more about this […]
What is new since the official launch of MS Fabric
In May of this year, Microsoft Fabric made its debut in preview. At the initial unveiling, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hailed Fabric as the most significant new data product since the SQL server. Fast forward to the Ignite conference on November 15, 2023, and Microsoft has officially launched Fabric into General Availability. In this blog […]
Where did my Dedicated SQL Pool go?
Note: This blog was written when Fabric was still in Public Preview. Some features may have changed at the moment of reading. Features are described at the moment of writing (Mid-October 2023). Microsoft Fabric is the newest product of Microsoft in the Data and Analytics world. Fabric provides an all-in-one analytics solution tailored for enterprises […]
Key takeaways from Fabric
Starting on May 23, 2023, a new kid on the block emerged in the Microsoft stack called Fabric. Is this simply a rebranding of Azure Synapse Analytics, or much more? According to Microsoft, this new tool focuses on simplicity by creating a unified experience leveraging a single workspace, single sign-on, single storage and single security. […]
7 pro-tips and tricks for Synapse
From its launch in 2019 until today, Azure Synapse emerged as a powerful analytics service, accelerating time to insight tremendously across data warehouses and big data systems. The data applications for Synapse are endless and applicable in various industries. Consequently, this blog will try to guide you through this ‘jungle’ and provide you with several […]
