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I took the beta exam for the DP-700 Fabric Data Engineer Associate certification last week, and while I don’t know the results yet, I figured I would share my thoughts on studying for the exam, and a few notes on the topics included on the questions I received. If you want to schedule the exam,…
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Introduction The new Organizational Apps Fabric Item which was revealed earlier this year has arrived in Public Preview. Why is this interesting? Because the current Workspace Apps have a number of inherent limitations. A non exhaustive list includes: On the other hand, Workspace Apps have a number of features which are heavily used and depended…
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Fabric Capacity Consumption: Can you run Eventstreams and Data Activator on small Fabric Capacities?
Introduction Often I hear that people are worried about the costs associated with Real Time Intelligence in Fabric. For Eventstreams, I was able to find decent documentation stating the Capacity Unit consumption. However, I personally thought it would be nice with a bit more of a practical example. Hence, I decided to do a small…
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Introduction Recently I posted my guide on Data Write-Back to Fabric Data Warehouse with Power BI and Power Apps: Live Data Write-Back to Fabric Data Warehouse from Power BI w. Power Apps and Power Automate – Downhill Data (downhill-data.com) That solution uses Power Automate to circumvent the traditional Power Apps x Fabric problem, of Fabric…
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Introduction Yesterday, I participated in the Swedish Power BI User Group to discuss a topic that has been heavily on my mind since the introduction of Microsoft Fabric. As a Power BI user and Data Analyst, how will I fare on a Platform with so many possibilities, and yet so many requirements? What will my…
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Introduction What to you get when you mix the recently-gone-generally available Stored Procedure functionality in Power Apps with Stored Procedures in a Fabric Data Warehouse? A match made in heaven is what, I tell you. This blog will introduce you to the general principles of working with Stored Procedures in Power Apps (not just for…
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Introduction I’ve previously written about sharing Power BI Reports with Externals, both through Power BI Embedded (using Power Pages) and to guest users in the Power BI Service. However, a new addition to the line-up of capabilities in Microsoft Fabric allows us to share Semantic Models directly with external users as well, enabling entirely new…
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Introduction An overlooked feature of Power BI, is the ability to create deep links for specific Report Pages, to aid users in navigating to a specific place in your report, decided by you, the report developer. Combined with the ability to add filters to these deep links, and you have a super powerful way to…
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Introduction Power BI Reports on TV Screens are a work of art. They need to be curated with extra care, as interaction between user and report is (usually) not possible or very limited. Further, in terms of technicalities, the report needs to be displayed with as few distractions as possible, and it needs a way…
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Introduction In terms of developing Power BI reports and models, Power BI Desktop has long reigned supreme. However, being limited to developing in Power BI Desktop comes with at least 2 issues: Hence I find it very appealing to aspire towards a paradigm in which in-browser development can be seen as an equally viable option.…
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