Vibe Coding in Microsoft Fabric

Can ChatGPT actually help you build a complete data platform in Microsoft Fabric if you pretend to know absolutely nothing? That’s exactly what I set out to test. I gave myself a simple scenario: I’m a data engineer with a SQL database that needs to be transformed into a proper medallion architecture with bronze, silver, …

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Setting V-Order for delta tables in Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft recently made a change that caught a lot of people off guard: they disabled V-Ordering by default for new Fabric lakehouses. If you’re using Power BI Direct Lake mode, this matters—a lot. V-Ordering can dramatically improve your query performance, but it comes with tradeoffs. Today I’m going to show you how to check if …

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All about Lakehouse in Microsoft Fabric

Lakehouses are the foundation of data engineering in Microsoft Fabric. They’re where you store your raw data, your transformed tables, and everything in between. But if you’re new to Fabric, lakehouses can be a bit confusing. What’s the difference between tables and files? What are shortcuts? How do you actually work with the data once …

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OneLake Security Preview in Microsoft Fabric

Recently, Microsoft came out with a private preview for OneLake Security in Microsoft Fabric lakehouses. This is amazing, it is a feature I have been waiting for now for a long time. The promise with Fabric would be that security in the most detailed grain (both row-level and column-level) would be implemented in OneLake. However, …

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How To Implement Medallion for Microsoft Fabric Lakehouses

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Introduction In this guide, we’ll dive straight into the practical steps of how to implement Medallion Lakehouses using Microsoft Fabric. If you’re unfamiliar with the Medallion Architecture, or need a refresher, check out our previous post on the theory behind the Medallion Architecture. This post focuses on hands-on implementation, guiding you through each step of …

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Medallion Architecture for Microsoft Fabric, a Theoretical Guide

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The medallion architecture is maybe the most important concept to grasp when you start building lakehouse solutions on Microsoft Fabric. Data products should never be built ‘right away’ or on their own. There’s a structure and process to follow. Luckily, we don’t have to figure out that structure by ourselves. Rather, I’d suggest using what …

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