July 2025 – Data – Marc
1 post published by Marc during July 2025| Data - Marc
There are loads of default semantic models and reports provided within Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. Take for example the capacity metrics, or all reports made available in the Admin Monitoring Wo…| Data - Marc
Recently, Microsoft released a new activity type to trigger Power BI Semantic Model refreshes. A great step forward to have a native pipeline activity and no longer need to setup complex steps with…| Data - Marc
It was only yesterday, that I wrote a blog post on Semantic Models as a source for Fabric Data Agents. Not much time has passed, since I learned that Fabric Data Agents does not (always) respect the Synonyms that have been added to a Semantic Model. As a result, the Data Agent may start creating … Continue reading Automatically populate Data Agents with Semantic Model Synonyms| Data – Marc
We’re at a point where the way we work with data is fundamentally shifting. Natural language is becoming the new interface, and tools like Microsoft Fabric are making it possible to ask questions a…| Data - Marc
Working with sensitive data in Microsoft Fabric requires careful handling of secrets, especially when collaborating externally. In a recent customer engagement, I needed to validate access to Azure…| Data - Marc
When working with Notebooks in Microsoft Fabric, exporting and reusing them across environments or tenants might seem like a harmless, even convenient, task. Whether you’re sharing a template with a colleague, moving assets between workspaces, or contributing to the community — the last thing you’d expect is to accidentally include data along with your code. … Continue reading The Hidden Risk in Fabric Notebook Exports: Your Data Travels Too| Data – Marc
Yes, you read it right. Most security implementations on data estates are a joke. It’s just closing your eyes for what you can’t see or don’t feel responsible for. Too often I come across situations where the lack of security awareness and proper implementation results in locking the front door but leaving the back door … Continue reading Your data security is a joke!| Data – Marc
Obviously, you don’t want to start every solution from scratch. Therefore, it might be beneficial to kick-start your new solution by just importing components you already developed at earlier stages. Recently, I wanted to import a notebook to a Fabric workspace but was a bit confused. In this blog, I will further elaborate on the … Continue reading Importing items to Fabric workspaces sounds easier than it is| Data – Marc
In Fabric, you can have many different items in your Workspace. So many, that you easily get lost! Luckily there are tools at hand like Taskflows and Workspace folders. But still, it can be challen…| Data - Marc
Last week I was running a post-conference (postcon) workshop at Fabric February in Oslo. To have a successful postcon, workspaces were needed for all attendees of the workshop. In these workspaces …| Data - Marc
More often, people want to interact with their data in different ways than just a report. By popular demand, AI infused technologies are on top of the list. Customers are asking regularly if they c…| Data - Marc
Imagine you have a semantic model in the Power BI Service (or Fabric if you will), and you’re about to make a breaking change to this semantic model. How do you inform your end users? How do …| Data - Marc
Yesterday, Microsoft released a new option called “branch-out” that allows you to easily setup a new branch from an existing Fabric workspace. Obviously, this was already possible but i…| Data - Marc
Lately it’s copilot before and after in all Microsoft communications and announcements. Also, during the Fabric Community Conference in Las Vegas where I was last week, it was hard to keep co…| Data - Marc
