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Data is being created faster than ever, and in more locations than organizations can track. Data may be stored on-premises, across different public clouds, and in many software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. Despite its importance, most organizations aren’t prepared to properly govern all this data. …

Performance tuning dataset refresh in Power BI — The almighty Chris Webb recently did a presentation on performance tuning dataset refresh in Power BI! I always find it helpful to write things down (or type things out) to help my 🧠 to soak all this up! I hope you may find this useful! Why is refresh performance important? Your reports are ready for…

what you need to avoid — Customers often experience cloud adoption antipatterns within their organizational structure. Many factors can cause these problems: Toolsets Partners Engineers Misaligned IT departments It’s important to understand the role of these factors in a successful cloud adoption scenario. Antipattern: Treat IT as a cost center Many companies treat IT departments as cost centers. This approach can lead to…

The Plan methodology of the Cloud-Scale Analytics scenario outlines a process for you to rationalize your data estate, prioritize technical efforts, and identify data workloads. For many of the named workloads, it’s important to adhere to a set of architectural principles. These principles help guide the development and optimization of…

Learn along with expert Azure engineers as they walk through hands-on exercises, share demos, and answer your questions live to help connect the dots and accelerate your Azure solution deployment. — Modern Data Warehouse — Designing, making & operating As more businesses become data-driven, Modern Data Warehouse (MDW) solutions have exploded in popularity with numerous architectures and technologies to support them. Deciding on which architecture and set of technologies to include in your MDW project can be overwhelming, however. In this session, you will learn important things to consider…

Habit-forming rituals are subconsciously controlling your life. Here’s how to master them with Wendy Wood — Bad habits can be challenging to change due to friction — that is, the time and effort it takes to overcome them. It is widely believed that through better self-control, our habits will change. But it doesn’t work like that. The only way to change a bad habit is through…

Storage accounts Why do I need three separate storage accounts? Can’t I just have one with three containers for each layer (raw, refined, and curated)? Most data analytics patterns today exist with the three layers of raw, refined, and curated. Although they can be kept in the same storage, when it comes to large-scale implementations it creates issues with exceeding the number of allowed role-based access control (RBAC) and access control list (ACL) permissions that…

The Azure Synapse Influencer program recognizes Azure Synapse Analytics community members who actively support one another by sharing Synapse-related content, announcements, and product news via social media. Azure Synapse Influencers range in expertise and engagement level, but they all share one common goal — to help others get connected and…

Microsoft has recently launched a new Power BI Known Issues page. This is an example of their continued effort to increase users’ confidence in our transparency, awareness of issues, and dedication to improving customers’ success. The top-level page lists the current and recently closed known issues for Power BI. To…