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List of Winners of notebook contest

List of Winners of notebook contest

Congrats to @marclelijveld.bsky.social and Marcus Wegener and everybody else for winning in the notebook contest
#fabconeurope25

17.09.2025 10:56 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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We’ve all seen the rise of natural language features in #MicrosoftFabric—Q&A, Copilot, and now #DataAgents. It’s exciting stuff, but here’s what I keep coming back to: Without a solid #SemanticModel behind it, your Data Agent won’t be half as useful.

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03.06.2025 09:33 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Very annoying indeed… 🤬 and much more mouse movement as a result

08.05.2025 09:53 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks #Microsoft @microsoft.com for moving the Edge browser profile switching from the top left to the top right! Why??
~5 years of muscle memory! Sigh 🤬

08.05.2025 09:50 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
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Validating Azure Key Vault Access Securely in Fabric Notebooks 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…

🔐 When working with customer environments, security is everything. Recently, I needed to confirm access to Azure Key Vault in a Microsoft Fabric Notebook—without ever revealing or printing the actual secrets.

Wrote up the process in a short blog—check it out 👇

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08.05.2025 06:35 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🚨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬: 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐨

I recently ran into a surprising discovery while experimenting with exporting Fabric Notebooks.

Find it in my latest blog post:
👉 Read it here: data-marc.com/2025/04/09/t...
#MicrosoftFabric #Notebooks #DataSecurity

09.04.2025 07:40 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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✨ New Blog Alert! ✨
Struggling to keep your Microsoft Fabric environment organized? 🤔 Naming conventions are the key!

In my latest blog, I dive into how structured naming conventions can bring clarity and consistency to your Fabric items!

📖 Read it here: data-marc.com/2025/02/13/s...

14.02.2025 07:46 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Also tagging @jaypowerbi.bsky.social here as my partner in crime with whom I run this workshop!

11.02.2025 22:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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💡 Behind the Scenes: How I Automated My Fabric Workshop 💻

In my latest blog, I share how I used PowerShell and Fabric REST APIs to:
✅ Bulk create Fabric workspaces
✅ Assign capacities and permissions
✅ Automate cleanup after the workshop

data-marc.com/2025/02/11/b...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerShell

11.02.2025 22:29 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Well, that's a way to start your Monday!🙃 I've found a case in which Copilot is better than the regular feature!

I was looking for a specific email in my flooded Outlook. I asked copilot to find the mail and specifically about parking at that certain appointment. AND IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM 😲

10.02.2025 07:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Fantastically insightful session with fancy @jaypowerbi.bsky.social and @marclelijveld.bsky.social: A Data Analyst’s Guide to Microsoft Fabric. Power BI, Dataflows, Lakehouse, Copilot, and more—packed with practical knowledge!💚

#FabricFebruary #MicrosoftFabric

07.02.2025 13:40 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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a baby is running through a hallway with the words `` oops '' written on it . ALT: a baby is running through a hallway with the words `` oops '' written on it .
23.01.2025 16:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Want to chat with your data and get instant answers? In this blog I'm comparing the #PowerBI Q&A Visual, #Copilot and Fabric #AISkills in the #MicrosoftFabric ecosystem, all based on the same simple dataset to compare answers and customizability! 🙌

data-marc.com/2025/01/23/a...

23.01.2025 15:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Up next tonight are Ian Smith and Grijs Dekkers talking about Fabric architecture. Well, Grijs is here in spirit.

21.01.2025 18:21 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Jordy Sels and Maria Lysenko are preparing to present the first session this evening. Hosted by Sopra Steria.

21.01.2025 17:04 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How did you implement #security in your data estate? Are you sure it is secured end-to-end? Frequently, I come across half-baked security implementations where the front door is locked, but the back door is open.
data-marc.com/2024/12/11/y...

#MicrosoftPurview #MicrosoftFabric

11.12.2024 12:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It is already a few days ago, the last conference of this year for me! This time a precon with my partner in crime @jaypowerbi.bsky.social. We deep dived in #PowerBI Visual Calculations!

Also, delivered a regular session on “Changing the way how we interact with data” #MicrosoftFabric #AISkills

10.12.2024 17:22 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0

And then you find out they extended the deadline 😅😂

07.12.2024 10:55 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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That’s it! Boarding and flying back home ✈️

After an amazing week at #MSIgnite in Chicago, I added a few more days there, and four more days in New York together with the lady! We had a great time! Now time for a nap 😴

30.11.2024 01:29 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Do I see you in Oslo in February? So much looking forward to this one! Secure your tickets now!!

26.11.2024 12:28 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Finding (Data) Friends Want to join us on the show? Ping us on social media or at friends@findingdatafriends.com!

You've probably been pronouncing this cheese wrong your whole life... find out today on #FindingDataFriends with @marclelijveld.bsky.social!

Thanks for joining us on the pod!

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22.11.2024 14:08 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Day 2 at #MSIgnite!

More #MicrosoftFabric, #PowerBI #Purview and of course #CoPilot!

21.11.2024 17:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s 6.37 in the morning, and MVPs are lining up for priority front row seating at the #MsIgnite keynote 😂
#Mvpbuzz @erwindekreuk.bsky.social

19.11.2024 12:40 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Take off! 🛫

Boarded my flight to Chicago for #MSIgnite!
Looking forward to a week full of new announcements and networking with like-minded folks!

Let’s catch-up! Lets talk data! 📊
See you in Chicago!

17.11.2024 11:45 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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⬆️ Trying to import items to you #MicrosoftFabric workspace but not getting the option you're looking for or running into errors? ❌

There may be a caveat in there, which prevents you from uploading notebooks for example! Check my latest blog!
data-marc.com/2024/11/12/i...

12.11.2024 10:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Full Impact Analysis in Power BI, Export and Analyze in Excel 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 …

Wondering how to manage breaking changes in your #PowerBI semantic models? Ensure all users are informed and minimize disruption.

Explore various options for this process in my latest blog:
data-marc.com/2024/10/17/f...

17.10.2024 20:38 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Want to sync two slicers in #PowerBI?! Have you changed relationships to bi-directional?
You may have ended up with an ambiguous data model, over filtering and presenting an incomplete view in your report as a result!

Read my latest blog to find out more!

data-marc.com/2024/09/17/s...

17.09.2024 10:03 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Always great to catch up with likeminded people at conferences! #powerbinextstep @jamesdales @jaypowerbi.bsky.social

13.09.2024 11:47 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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How many times have you heard "copilot" in the past 8 hours? Probably a lot, and so do I! In everyday conversations with customers and colleagues it's mentioned at least every 10 sentences.

I decided to write down my take on copilot in a blog!

data-marc.com/2024/04/03/c...

03.04.2024 11:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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In just over an hour, Nimrod Shalit and I will present our session “Leveraging CI/CD Capabilities in Microsoft Fabric” at #FabCon

Join our session in Boulevard Ballroom 162!

27.03.2024 17:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0