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Power BI vs. Real Time Dashboards (RTD)

Why do we offer two different visualization and analytics tools? The comparison between Power BI and Real Time Dashboards is crucial for organizations looking to optimize their data visualization and reporting capabilities in Fabric. Both tools offer unique features and functionalities that cater to different business needs. Power BI is known for its rich feature …

Domains in Fabric – new enhancements

Microsoft Fabric’s data mesh architecture supports organizing data into domains, enabling data consumers to filter and discover content from the domains most relevant to them. It also enables federated governance, meaning that some governance functions that would otherwise be controlled centrally, at the tenant level, can instead be delegated to domain-level control. This enables each business …

Legacy Timestamp Support in Native Execution Engine for Fabric Runtime 1.3

The recent update to Native Execution Engine on Fabric Runtime 1.3 brings support for legacy timestamp handling, allowing seamless processing of timestamp data created by different Spark versions. This feature helps to address compatibility issues introduced when Spark 3.0 switched to the Java 8 date/time API, which uses the Proleptic Gregorian calendar (SQL ISO standard), …

Simplifying Data Ingestion with Copy Job: Upsert to SQL Database & Overwrite to Fabric Lakehouse

Copy Job simplifies your data ingestion with non-compromising experience from any source to any destination. Whether you need batch or incremental copying, Copy Job provides the flexibility to meet your data needs while keeping things simple and intuitive.  Check out the details in Announcing Public Preview: Copy Job in Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric Blog …

SQL to Microsoft Fabric Migration: Beginner-Friendly Strategies for a Smooth Transition

Looking to unlock analytics on your SQL Server and seamlessly integrate it with Power BI for rich reporting and insights? Discover strategies in this post for migrating your SQL database to Microsoft Fabric, a unified platform that brings your data and analytics together effortlessly. Previously, several methods for SQL database integration with Microsoft Fabric have …