Tag: Microsoft Fabric

Data Integration, Migration & the Future of ETL in Microsoft Fabric — A Conversation with Wee Hyong Tok | Fabric Insider Ep. 9

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Is ETL as we know it coming to an end? What is the real migration path from ADF, Synapse, or SSIS to Microsoft Fabric? And what does AI mean for the future of the ETL developer’s career? I sat down with Wee Hyong Tok — Partner Director of Product Management for Data Integration at Microsoft, Read more about Data Integration, Migration & the Future of ETL in Microsoft Fabric — A Conversation with Wee Hyong Tok | Fabric Insider Ep. 9[…]

Fabric MCP Servers, CLI & AI Agents — A Conversation with Hasan Abo-Shally | Fabric Insider Ep. 8

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Everyone is talking about MCP Servers. But most people still cannot clearly explain what one actually is, why it matters for Fabric, or how it differs from the APIs and skills they already use. In this episode of Fabric Insider, I sat down with Hasan Abo-Shally — Product Manager for Fabric MCP Servers and CLI Read more about Fabric MCP Servers, CLI & AI Agents — A Conversation with Hasan Abo-Shally | Fabric Insider Ep. 8[…]

What Is Fabric App or Rayfin and Why You Should Care

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Imagine an application built entirely inside the Microsoft Fabric environment. Not an application that connects to Fabric. Not an application that reads from a Fabric data source. An application where the database is a Fabric SQL database, the semantic model is a Power BI semantic model, and the frontend is hosted and managed inside Fabric Read more about What Is Fabric App or Rayfin and Why You Should Care[…]

No Code Dataflow Gen 2 in Microsoft Fabric Using GitHub Copilot and Fabric Skills

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What if you could create a complete Dataflow Gen 2 in Microsoft Fabric — with data connections, merge transformations, and a fully built date table — without writing a single line of M code? Not as a theoretical future capability. Right now. Today. In this video, I show you exactly how to do that using Read more about No Code Dataflow Gen 2 in Microsoft Fabric Using GitHub Copilot and Fabric Skills[…]

Fabric Real-Time Intelligence & Fabric IQ — A Conversation with Yitzhak Kesselman | Fabric Insider Ep. 6

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We had Fabric. Then Real-Time Intelligence. Now Fabric IQ. What comes next? That is the question I most wanted answered when I sat down with Yitzhak Kesselman — Corporate Vice President for Real-Time Intelligence at Microsoft Fabric. Yitzhak leads not only Fabric RTI and Fabric IQ but also the Microsoft observability products within Azure. This Read more about Fabric Real-Time Intelligence & Fabric IQ — A Conversation with Yitzhak Kesselman | Fabric Insider Ep. 6[…]

No Code, No Tools: Documentation for Power BI and Fabric Using Fabric Skills and GitHub Copilot

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Documentation is one of those things that every data team knows they should do — and almost nobody does well. You build a Power BI semantic model. You create reports. You set up workspaces, schedules, and refresh jobs. You document none of it because there is no time, no simple way to do it, and Read more about No Code, No Tools: Documentation for Power BI and Fabric Using Fabric Skills and GitHub Copilot[…]

Fabric Spark: Custom Live Pools, Resource Profiles & Performance Fixes — A Conversation with Santhosh Kumar Ravindran | Fabric Insider Ep. 4

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Fabric Insider Series | Episode 4 | Interview with Santhosh Kumar Ravindran, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering at Microsoft 📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube: Fabric Insider Ep. 4 — Fabric Spark with Santhosh Kumar Ravindran 🎧 Listen on Spotify: Fabric Insider Podcast 📚 Full Fabric Insider Blog Series: radacad.com/category/fabric-insider-2026 🎬 Full Read more about Fabric Spark: Custom Live Pools, Resource Profiles & Performance Fixes — A Conversation with Santhosh Kumar Ravindran | Fabric Insider Ep. 4[…]

Microsoft Fabric Mirroring – Copy Job – SAP Integration – Interview with Wilson Lee from Microsoft

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Microsoft Fabric has been moving fast — and nowhere faster than in data integration. Between Microsoft Fabric Mirroring, Copy Job, Open Mirroring, and SAP integration, there is a lot to unpack. I recently sat down with Wilson Lee, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, who leads the entire data movement area — including Mirroring, Copy Job, Read more about Microsoft Fabric Mirroring – Copy Job – SAP Integration – Interview with Wilson Lee from Microsoft[…]

Different Versions of Dataflow in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric

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If you have worked with Power BI for a while, you have probably heard the word “dataflow.” But here is the thing — when people say “dataflow,” they might mean three completely different things: Dataflow Gen 1, Dataflow Gen 2, and Dataflow Gen 2 CI/CD. Each version has its own licensing requirements, destination options, and Read more about Different Versions of Dataflow in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric[…]

Live Connection; When Power BI comes Hybrid

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Live Connection is another type of connection in Power BI. This type of connection is somehow similar to DirectQuery because it won’t store data in memory. However, it is different from DirectQuery, because it will give you the analytical engine of SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. With this method, you get benefits of both worlds; Read more about Live Connection; When Power BI comes Hybrid[…]