The single, organization-wide logical data lake that comes with Microsoft Fabric; shortcuts let workloads reference data in other locations without importing a duplicate copy.
OneLake is a central concept, compared by Amit Chandak to OneDrive, providing a virtualized storage foundation across the Fabric tenant. · Microsoft Fabric End-to-End
Microsoft Fabric brings storage, movement, analytics, Power BI, Spark and machine learning into one SaaS data platform, with OneLake as a major part. · Everyone Wants Copilot—but Is Your Data Ready
Microsoft Fabric OneLake is the unified data lake at the heart of Microsoft Fabric, providing a single, centralized location for all your organization's analytics data. Instead of storing copies of data across multiple systems, OneLake enables every Fabric…
In this episode, we dive into Microsoft Fabric, the unified data and analytics platform reshaping how organizations manage, analyze, and act on their data. Designed to bring Power BI, Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and other Microsoft services into one…
You think Power BI performance problems are a dashboard issue? Think again — the real problem is hiding upstream. In this episode, we break down Microsoft Fabric as a living data ecosystem and explain why Power BI only thrives when the entire architecture…
Think spreadsheets are chaos? Cute. In this episode we stress-test Microsoft Fabric against the worst data you own: photorealistic 3D assets and full-fidelity digital twins. We break down why a single “file” is actually a sprawling supply chain of scans…
Many organizations run too many analytics tools and too many copies of the same data. In this interview, Mirko Peters and Microsoft Data Platform MVP Amit Chandak walk data engineers and BI teams through an end-to-end Microsoft Fabric architecture. You learn…
Most organizations think their data problems are about who can see reports. In reality, the bigger risk is what those reports mean today—and how quietly that meaning changes tomorrow. Your transcript argues that Microsoft Fabric doesn’t create chaos by being…
Everyone wants Copilot and agents, but fragmented data and weak governance undermine trustworthy answers. Mirko Peters talks with Walter Calcagno about Microsoft Fabric, semantic models, ontology layers, metadata and his AI readiness approach. Data…
Microsoft Fabric fundamentally changes how Power BI handles data. With OneLake and Direct Lake, Power BI can now query lakehouse tables directly with performance similar to Import mode — without creating duplicate copies or maintaining complex refresh cycles.…
Your data platform isn’t a platform – it’s a staged illusion. In this episode, I break down why your “modern stack” of Power BI, ad hoc pipelines, shadow CSVs and seven conflicting dashboards is really entropy in disguise. We dissect the real reason Microsoft…
Learn how Business Central Fabric Integration works, connect your ERP data to OneLake, and avoid common analytics pitfalls in Microsoft's cloud ecosystem. Your accounting system is the worst place to answer the big questions about your business. That sounds…
Is Fabric Data Factory just Azure Data Factory with a new name? This episode explains the four building blocks - pipelines, Dataflow Gen2, copy jobs and mirroring - and how they work together through OneLake. Data engineers and analysts get a clear rule of…
Tired of Power BI, Synapse, and Data Factory acting like strangers? Microsoft Fabric finally puts them under one roof—with OneLake as your single, governed source of truth. No more copy-paste datasets, brittle connectors, or audit scavenger hunts. In this…
Mastering Model-First Architecture in Microsoft Fabric · Mirko Peters Welcome back to the podcast and our companion blog! If you have been following our recent discussions, you know how crucial it is to design modern data platforms th…
Understanding Microsoft Fabric Architecture · Mirko Peters You’re about to dig into Microsoft Fabric’s architecture—an ecosystem that ditches the old patchwork style in favor of something truly unified. Th…
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