https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/tags/microsoft-fabric/Recent content in Microsoft Fabric on Ahead of the AIHugoen-USTue, 08 Sep 2026 15:55:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/survival-or-creative-build-your-first-ai-agent-on-oracle/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:55:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/survival-or-creative-build-your-first-ai-agent-on-oracle/Anyone who has played Minecraft knows the first decision in the game isn’t about where to build. It’s about which mode to play.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/pawn-rook-queen-how-to-field-the-right-model-for-each-agent/Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/pawn-rook-queen-how-to-field-the-right-model-for-each-agent/Every chess player learns a table early on and carries it for life: a pawn is worth 1, knight and bishop are worth 3, a rook is worth 5, the queen is worth 9. 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But when he gets to the starting grid, the vehicle you handed him is a prototype with no…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-build-2026-a-new-hope-for-the-era-of-autonomous-agents/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:39:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-build-2026-a-new-hope-for-the-era-of-autonomous-agents/In 1977, when the movie theater lights went down and that iconic opening crawl started scrolling across the screen, nobody knew exactly what was about to happen. Star Wars wasn’t just a movie; it was a rupture, a…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/gambits-cards-how-prompt-caching-can-cut-claude-costs-by-up-to-90/Tue, 05 May 2026 15:02:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/gambits-cards-how-prompt-caching-can-cut-claude-costs-by-up-to-90/Imagine that every time you start a meeting, the assistant reads all the company rules out loud before getting started. Two hundred pages. Every day. In every meeting. Even though everyone already knows what’s written there.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/beast-didnt-build-cerebro-in-a-day-claude-managed-agents/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:51:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/beast-didnt-build-cerebro-in-a-day-claude-managed-agents/When the X-Men go into battle, the world sees Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops. Nobody sees Hank McCoy, the Beast, working on the systems underneath. But he’s the one who designed Cerebro. He’s the one who keeps the Danger Room…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/leap-of-faith-data-engineer-to-ai-engineer-in-90-days-microsoft/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:40:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/leap-of-faith-data-engineer-to-ai-engineer-in-90-days-microsoft/In the Assassin’s Creed universe, the Leap of Faith is an act of courage, technique and trust. It isn’t a blind jump, but a calculated move that demands knowledge of the terrain and precision to reach a new level. In the…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/ai-data-engineer-the-evolution-of-the-data-engineer-in-the-age-of-intelligent-agents/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:21:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/ai-data-engineer-the-evolution-of-the-data-engineer-in-the-age-of-intelligent-agents/The data engineering profession is going through its biggest transformation since the move to the cloud. For years, the focus was on building efficient pipelines, moving data from one point to another and making sure…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/fabric-iq-the-end-of-the-tower-of-babel-in-enterprise-data/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/fabric-iq-the-end-of-the-tower-of-babel-in-enterprise-data/For years, the data world chased the dream of a “single source of truth”. In practice, however, what many companies built was a real Tower of Babel. Every department, every team, every analyst…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-fabric-at-ignite-2025-the-complete-guide-to-whats-new/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:53:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-fabric-at-ignite-2025-the-complete-guide-to-whats-new/Microsoft Ignite 2025 wasn’t an event about future promises; it was about concrete deliveries that mark the maturity of Microsoft Fabric. The platform stopped being a collection of promising tools and became…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/building-a-data-skyscraper-how-to-ensure-quality-in-your-bi/Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:14:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/building-a-data-skyscraper-how-to-ensure-quality-in-your-bi/Imagine you’ve been hired to build the tallest skyscraper in the city. It would be an incredible project, right? But what if I told you that you had to use cracked bricks, expired cement and rusty iron…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/la-traviata-of-data-how-fabric-failed-to-win-the-market/Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:21:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/la-traviata-of-data-how-fabric-failed-to-win-the-market/In May 2023, Microsoft announced Microsoft Fabric as a revolutionary solution to unify every analytical workload on a single platform. The promise was ambitious: lakehouse, data warehouse…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/the-digital-orchestra-when-ai-agents-learn-to-play-together/Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:41:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/the-digital-orchestra-when-ai-agents-learn-to-play-together/Imagine an orchestra where every musician plays alone, without communicating with the others. The violinist plays their melody, the pianist follows their own rhythm, and the drummer keeps a completely different beat…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/fabric-hero-complete-arsenal-new-powers-and-gear-july-2025/Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:19:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/fabric-hero-complete-arsenal-new-powers-and-gear-july-2025/July 2025 arrived with a shower of updates that turned Microsoft Fabric into an even more powerful superhero. Like any self-respecting hero, Fabric never stops evolving, picking up new powers and…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/vip-security-in-fabric-your-workspace-now-runs-like-an-international-airport/Mon, 12 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/vip-security-in-fabric-your-workspace-now-runs-like-an-international-airport/Picture a large, modern airport with VIP lounges, strict protocols and exclusive tunnels for boarding and arrivals. Now picture that this airport is your Microsoft Fabric workspace.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-fabric-presents-the-full-april-buffet/Wed, 07 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-fabric-presents-the-full-april-buffet/April is here, and with it, Microsoft Fabric has prepared a set of important updates. As a platform that’s always looking to innovate, Fabric treats us to a variety of new and improved “dishes”…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/holy-upgrade-batman-robin-f2-sku-now-has-copilot-in-fabric/Thu, 01 May 2025 21:38:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/holy-upgrade-batman-robin-f2-sku-now-has-copilot-in-fabric/Hey there, data community! You know that feeling of being in Gotham City… I mean, in our Data City? It’s vibrant, full of opportunities, but also packed with challenges: we’ve got the villains of…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/planning-perfect-barbecue-microsoft-fabric-sku-estimator/Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/planning-perfect-barbecue-microsoft-fabric-sku-estimator/I was thinking about how to explain the Microsoft Fabric SKU Estimator in a simple way, and the age-old art of the Brazilian churrasco came to mind. Yes, because anyone who has ever hosted a barbecue knows there is a very…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/to-infinity-and-beyond-data-explaining-microsoft-fabric-to-a-child/Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:48:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/to-infinity-and-beyond-data-explaining-microsoft-fabric-to-a-child/The other day, while thinking about a new article to share here on LinkedIn, I caught myself reflecting on how hard it is to explain what we do with data and technology to a child, or even to an older relative…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/how-to-migrate-from-sas-to-microsoft-fabric-2-layer-banoffee-recipe/Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:13:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/how-to-migrate-from-sas-to-microsoft-fabric-2-layer-banoffee-recipe/Migrating an established platform like SAS can look like a complex challenge. But, just like making an irresistible Banoffee, if we follow the steps calmly and methodically, the result will be delicious! Inspired…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/streaming-in-microsoft-fabric-the-production-line-of-the-future/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:06:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/streaming-in-microsoft-fabric-the-production-line-of-the-future/Picture a modern production line where products are manufactured in real time, without interruption. Now swap the products for data, and you’ll have an idea of what data streaming is. Welcome to the factory…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/data-analytics-on-scorched-earth-the-decline-of-azure-synapse/Fri, 26 Jul 2024 22:23:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/data-analytics-on-scorched-earth-the-decline-of-azure-synapse/Azure Synapse is Microsoft’s Data Warehouse solution on the Azure cloud. However, it has been facing internal competition from Databricks for some time and, since last year, from Microsoft Fabric as well.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-fabric-pause-resume-scale-capacity-with-data-factory-pipeline/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:30:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/microsoft-fabric-pause-resume-scale-capacity-with-data-factory-pipeline/There are several ways to pause, resume, or scale a Microsoft Fabric Capacity. Note that this applies only to F-SKUs in Azure, since Premium Capacity (P-SKU) can only be scaled.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/exploring-new-horizons-transform-your-organization-data-mesh-fabric/Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:16:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/exploring-new-horizons-transform-your-organization-data-mesh-fabric/Microsoft Fabric is the complete solution for all of your company’s analytics needs, unifying the whole process in a single platform. From ingesting data into the data lake to delivering information to…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/connected-future-unity-catalog-and-microsoft-fabric-working-together/Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:28:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/connected-future-unity-catalog-and-microsoft-fabric-working-together/This article reflects my personal experiences and points of view, not the official position of Microsoft or Databricks. In addition, although this post describes potential scenarios, it does not necessarily reflect the…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/integrating-azure-databricks-and-microsoft-fabric-part-4-v-order/Mon, 08 Jul 2024 16:55:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/integrating-azure-databricks-and-microsoft-fabric-part-4-v-order/We’ve reached the end of the “Integrating Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric” series. Throughout this journey, we explored how these two powerful tools can be combined to optimize data analytics processes…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/integrating-azure-databricks-and-microsoft-fabric-part-iii-onelake-gold-layer/Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:26:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/integrating-azure-databricks-and-microsoft-fabric-part-iii-onelake-gold-layer/Disclaimer: this article reflects my personal experiences and views, not an official position of Microsoft Fabric or Databricks.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/integrating-azure-databricks-and-microsoft-fabric-part-2-reporting-layer/Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:18:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/integrating-azure-databricks-and-microsoft-fabric-part-2-reporting-layer/Disclaimer: this article reflects my personal experiences and views, not an official position of Microsoft Fabric or Databricks.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/integrating-azure-databricks-and-microsoft-fabric-a-meeting-of-giants-part-1/Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:17:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/integrating-azure-databricks-and-microsoft-fabric-a-meeting-of-giants-part-1/Disclaimer: this article reflects my personal experiences and views, not an official position of Microsoft Fabric or Databricks.https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/best-practices-for-using-data-fabric-workspaces-with-git/Mon, 20 May 2024 16:55:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/best-practices-for-using-data-fabric-workspaces-with-git/Effective management of data pipelines is key to ensuring continuous development, testing, and deployment processes. Integrating Git with Microsoft Fabric workspaces offers a…https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/hands-on-with-microsoft-fabric-a-beginners-guide-part-1/Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/hands-on-with-microsoft-fabric-a-beginners-guide-part-1/Traditional large-scale data analytics solutions rely on data warehouses and SQL queries to store and retrieve data. However, the rise of big data, characterized by large #volumes …https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/azure-synapse-analytics-vs-microsoft-fabric-another-migration-project/Tue, 30 May 2023 17:44:00 +0000https://julianamarialop.github.io/en/articles/azure-synapse-analytics-vs-microsoft-fabric-another-migration-project/In May 2023, Microsoft announced Microsoft Fabric. This new solution extends the integration promise made in Azure Synapse Analytics to cover every analytics workload, and it can be used…