DP-700 training: Item Level Access

In the previous blog post, I wrote about workspace-level Access. With the four levels of access that can be defined, this wasn't too hard. Let's make it a little harder and see if we can prevent mishaps in the different items within our workspace. In other words, let's regulate access to the different items because … Continue reading DP-700 training: Item Level Access

DP-700 training: Workspace access level controls

When you're working with Microsoft Fabric, some people are allowed to do everything in your workspace, other people are less privileged and should have less permissions. There are a lot of ways to make sure people don't ruin your weekend, the best one being no access at all. But that also means that you're always … Continue reading DP-700 training: Workspace access level controls

DP-700 training: data masking

Data security is the most important part of our job as data engineers and data architects. There are very few use cases where people need to see all the data in full detail. I know, customers take a different view on this but in reality, do they really need every single detail? No, they do … Continue reading DP-700 training: data masking

DP-700 Training: Choose an appropriate data store

The best place to store your data is in a SQL Server database that no living being can ever access. The end. No, I'm kidding, of course. But there's an atom of truth in this joke. Because for years we, in the structured data industry, have always been convinced that a database is the best … Continue reading DP-700 Training: Choose an appropriate data store

Mastering your Fabric Capacity Metrics App

This weekend, attending Data Saturday Denmark, I joined a session presented by Benni de Jagere. Benni works for Microsoft as a member of the CAT team but is also very active in the community as an organiser and speaker. In general, when Benni starts speaking and sharing knowledge, it's well worth it to listen and … Continue reading Mastering your Fabric Capacity Metrics App

DP-700 Training: endorse, promote and certify your items

Now that's a long title! Luckily, this concept isn't really hard so you should be in for a smooth ride today. What is this easy thing? Well, to put it quite simple, you can add three labels to items in your Fabric workspace:- Promoted- Certified- Master Data In my view, there's an order to these … Continue reading DP-700 Training: endorse, promote and certify your items

DP-700 training: exploring event streams

Microsoft Fabric really is a Swiss army knife when it comes to its possibilities. Not only capable of hosting your BI information which is usually loaded at night and analysed during working hours but it can also process real time information. Let's dig into that some more! Data Fabric architecture Before we go all nerdy … Continue reading DP-700 training: exploring event streams

DP-700 training: Create and configure deployment pipelines

In one of the earlier blogs, the topic revolved around everything Git. Git is a version control system where you can leverage CI/CD. I love Git, even though it has a habit of biting me severely in the parts I use to sit on. If you're not well versed in Git or have no option … Continue reading DP-700 training: Create and configure deployment pipelines

DP-700: Configure version control

This blogpost will be introductory to version control within Microsoft Fabric. If you've got the basics of this under control, you're welcome to refresh your knowledge in this blog or check out our points of view. Alternatively, you can dig into the blogposts by Kevin Chant who has a lot of good posts on this … Continue reading DP-700: Configure version control

Top Highlights from #MSIgnite 2024

By the time you read this, I'm guessing the big #MSIgnite announcements were yesterday. You can use that hashtag to find most of the posts on social media. And there were many, very cool, announcements! Let me quickly take you through my favourites. Databases! As I still love the DBA work, announcing SQL Server 2025 … Continue reading Top Highlights from #MSIgnite 2024