As discussed in my blog and book “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh” (Amazon), organizations are often challenged with choosing the right data architecture to meet their business goals—especially as … Continue reading →
A ton of new features for Microsoft Fabric were announced at the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference recently. Here are all the new features that I found most interesting, with some released now and others coming soon: More info: FabCon 2025: Fueling … Continue reading →
In today’s data-driven world, organizations need the ability to analyze and act on data as it flows in real time. Microsoft Fabric provides a powerful ecosystem for real-time intelligence, enabling businesses to process, store, analyze, and visualize data with minimal … Continue reading →
There are three Azure SQL products with so many different deployment options, service tiers, and compute tiers that it can get quite confusing when choosing the right option for your workload. So, I thought I would write this blog to … Continue reading →
As I researched and wrote my OpenAI and LLMs blogs (see Introduction to OpenAI and LLMs, Introduction to OpenAI and LLMs – Part 2 and Introduction to OpenAI and LLMs – Part 3, along with a presentation on that topic … Continue reading →
My previous blog posts on this topic were Introduction to OpenAI and LLMs, the “what” part (what is OpenAI and LLM), and the “how” part Introduction to OpenAI and LLMs – Part 2. Those blogs focused on using LLMs on unstructured data, … Continue reading →
Microsoft Fabric is rapidly gaining popularity as a unified data platform, leveraging OneLake as its central data storage hub for all Fabric-integrated products. A variety of tools and methods are available for copying data into OneLake, catering to diverse data … Continue reading →
Announced at Microsoft Ignite last week were some new product features related to the data platform and AI. Check out the Major announcements and Book of News. Below are the ones I found most interesting: Fabric-related: Non-Fabric related: More info: … Continue reading →
Many customers ask me about the advantages of moving from Azure Synapse Analytics to Microsoft Fabric. Here’s a breakdown of the standout features that make Fabric an appealing choice: Cost-Saving Insights with Microsoft Fabric Additionally, here are indirect ways customers … Continue reading →
A TON of new features announcements at the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference help last week. The full list is here, and I wanted to list my favorite announcements from that list: More info: Microsoft Fabric Conference Europe Recap: Copilot, … Continue reading →
This fall you can take the next step in your data leadership journey by joining a cohort of industry peers and get mentored by experts in the field. In this cohort you will get personalized interaction and coaching from me, … Continue reading →
The new data governance features in Microsoft Purview are now being made generally available as they are gradually rolled out across various regions. You can view the deployment schedule at New Microsoft Purview Data Catalog deployment regions. These enhanced features … Continue reading →
I get many of the same questions about Microsoft Purview, so I wanted to list those common questions here along with their answers. If your question is not answered here, please put it in the comments and I will reply: … Continue reading →
Are you ready to have conversations with your data? Announced in public preview within Microsoft Fabric is AI Skill, a new capability in Fabric that allows you to build your own generative AI experiences. In short, this is a generative … Continue reading →
Microsoft Fabric uses a data lakehouse architecture, which means it does not use a relational data warehouse (with its relational engine and relational storage) and instead uses only a data lake to store data. Data is stored in Delta lake … Continue reading →
I see a lot of confusion on how classifications and sensitivity labels work in Microsoft Purview. This blog will help to clear that up, but I first must address the confusion with Purview now that multiple products have been renamed … Continue reading →
Microsoft Copilot is an app that uses AI to help you find information, create content, and get things done faster (see What Is Copilot? Microsoft’s AI Assistant Explained). Copilot is now integrated heavily in Microsoft Fabric to bring new ways to … Continue reading →
I’ve collaborated with two industry experts to design a transformative course for data leaders: “The Technical and Strategic Data Leader.” This six-week intensive learning journey is crafted to elevate both your technical skills and strategic acumen. Facing Data Leadership Challenges? … Continue reading →
My previous blog post on this topic was Introduction to OpenAI and LLMs, the “what” part (what is OpenAI and LLM), and this blog post will talk about the “how” part (how to use OpenAI on your own unstructured data … Continue reading →
There were a number of Microsoft Fabric announcements at Microsoft Build yesterday that I wanted to blog about. Everything announced at Build can be found in the Microsoft Build 2024 Book of News. Top announcement: Real-Time Intelligence The new Real-Time Intelligence within Microsoft Fabric will … Continue reading →