Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse OneLake security, some experiences

Today was a very interesting day at a customer's site, where I had some trouble determining why the OneLake security wasn't functioning as I expected. Spoiler alert: a part was me, and a part had to do with setting up my testing account. Setup The reason I got myself into this little pickle was quite … Continue reading Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse OneLake security, some experiences

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 exam training: Configure Domain workspace settings

In the previous blog, you read about the Spark settings within the workspace. This time it's about the domain settings. So let's dig into what domains are, what you can use them for and which settings there are. What are domains? If you read (and you should) the excellent book on data architectures by James … Continue reading DP-700 exam training: Configure Domain workspace settings

Analyze Azure NSG Flow Logs in SQL Server: Step-by-Step Guide

I had an interesting question lately where I was requested to show all the network traffic within an Azure landing zone. Specifically source and target IP, protocol and port. From the aspect of Zero Trust, it's important to show both successful and failed connections in your network. To be able to answer this question I … Continue reading Analyze Azure NSG Flow Logs in SQL Server: Step-by-Step Guide

Sql Server and Copilot. What the query it this? Part 1, introduction

Welcome to a series of three blogs where I'm going to explore Azure Sql Copilot. This series will portray a lot of my experiences trying out Azure Sql Copilot. The first blog will feature a short introduction and an introduction on Copilot security. The following blogs will focus on a lot of testing. Remember, AI … Continue reading Sql Server and Copilot. What the query it this? Part 1, introduction

Creating Azure Synapse Link for Dynamics: Step-by-Step Guide

I had an interesting morning trying to connect Dynamics to a Data lake. As you might know, there was a feature where Dynamics would create a Data lake for you. This choice will cease to exist quite soon and to offer alternatives, you can create an Azure Synapse Link or Fabric Link. This blog will … Continue reading Creating Azure Synapse Link for Dynamics: Step-by-Step Guide

Microsoft Fabric GA, and now?

Last week the big announcement came at Microsoft Ignite, Fabric is GA. Very cool, a lot of noise again for this shiny toolbox, but do we need to abandon everything and focus solely on the new toys? Before I'll answer that question, let's look at a few moving parts of Fabric. Integration The most important … Continue reading Microsoft Fabric GA, and now?