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The future of Microsoft Analytics is here – Welcome Microsoft Fabric!

Look back into the past of Microsoft Analytics Do you remember those good old times where it was “just” SQL Server DB-Engine, Integration Services, Analysis Services and Reporting Services and your Data Warehouse solution was done? And then – we … Continue reading

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How to enable Microsoft Fabric in your (Power BI) tenant

During Microsoft Build 2023, Microsoft Fabric has been announced in public preview. If you want to try Fabric in your tenant, you need to enable the Fabric features in your Power BI admin portal. There are some hints in the … Continue reading

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Microsoft Build 2023 – Book of News including Microsoft Fabric announcement

As with every big conference, Microsoft also published a Book of News for the Build 2023 conference Book of News: https://news.microsoft.com/build-2023-book-of-news/ Even when Build is mainly focused on a developer audience, this year Data and AI got their places in … Continue reading

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Microsoft Purview and the Apache ATLAS API

This week, I had the pleasure to present for the Hybrid Virtual Group about how to Extend and Customize your Microsoft Purview account with the Apache ATLAS API. I really enjoyed presenting again for this group and thanks for everyone … Continue reading

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(Data/Power BI) Governance Sessions at SQLBits 2023

This week is SQLBits 2023 week. I will start my journey tomorrow and in preparation I had a look at the schedule to find some interesting sessions in the Data / Power BI Governance area. There is a huge list … Continue reading

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One Way to Try Microsoft Purview (Data Governance) for Free – BUT…

One of the most complained things about Microsoft Purview Data Governance is the missing of a development/trial option. The pricing of Microsoft Purview is based on different usage types – including Data Map Population, Data Map Enrichment and Data Map … Continue reading

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Data Community Austria Day 2023 – Wir leben noch!

Usually, January is the month when we traditionally held our #SQLSatVienna / #DataSatVienna or the #DataCommunityAustria Day. It’s been a long time (a year) since we got together for a big data event in Austria. Although the covid situation in … Continue reading

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Microsoft Purview in the Year 2022 – A Recap Tour

A lot happened in the Microsoft Data Governance area, especially in the area of Microsoft Purview Data Governance. Let’s go back in history and wrap up the announcements that have been made in Microsoft (Azure) Purview area. My main source … Continue reading

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Ignite 2022 – Azure Data Platform Update

It’s the week of Ignite 2022 and as in the last years, many new features and updates have been announced. It’s hard to catch up with all the tweets, blog posts and similar things so I will recall the good … Continue reading

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Microsoft Purview and Data Governance at PASS Data Community Summit

Yesterday the session catalog for the hybrid PASS Data Community Summit 2022 was released. I am now allowed to talk about my sessions that got selected for this event. It looks like there is a little bit of Data Governance … Continue reading

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