https://www.m365.fm/entity/onelake/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.enhttps://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/dataflows-gen1-vs-gen2-fabric-architecture/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/dataflows-gen1-vs-gen2-fabric-architecture/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:28:41 -0000articleCompare Dataflows Gen1 and Gen2 in Microsoft Fabric. Learn how storage, compute staging, and capacity impact your cloud ETL strategy.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-business-central-analytics-fail-in-erp-onelake/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/why-business-central-analytics-fail-in-erp-onelake/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:41:01 -0000articleDiscover why running analytics inside Business Central slows down your ERP and learn how Microsoft Fabric and OneLake solve enterprise reporting bottlenecks.https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/business-central-fabric-integration/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/business-central-fabric-integration/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeLearn 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…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/microsoft-fabric-mirroring-cost-storage-limits/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/microsoft-fabric-mirroring-cost-storage-limits/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:46:52 -0000articleExplore the true cost of Microsoft Fabric Mirroring. Learn how capacity units, free storage limits, and background replication pricing work.https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/mastering-the-vacuum-and-optimize-commands-in-microsoft-fabric/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/mastering-the-vacuum-and-optimize-commands-in-microsoft-fabric/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:03:42 -0000articleWelcome back to the podcast and our ongoing deep dive into the world of data engineering! If you are building modern analytics solutions, you know that keeping your…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/mastering-model-first-architecture-in-microsoft-fabric/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/mastering-model-first-architecture-in-microsoft-fabric/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:36 -0000articleWelcome 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…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/demystifying-microsoft-fabric-architecture-lakehouse-vs-warehouse/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/demystifying-microsoft-fabric-architecture-lakehouse-vs-warehouse/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:42:48 -0000articleWelcome back to the blog! If you have been following our recent podcast episodes, you know we are deep-diving into the evolving world of data platforms, modern anal…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/demystifying-microsoft-fabric-onelake-the-enterprise-data-os/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/demystifying-microsoft-fabric-onelake-the-enterprise-data-os/Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:40:21 -0000articleWelcome back to the blog! If you have been keeping up with our recent audio content, you know we have been diving deep into the infrastructure shaping modern digita…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/amit-chandak/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/amit-chandak/Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeMany 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…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/walter-calcagno/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/walter-calcagno/Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeEveryone 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…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/onelake-and-the-open-data-lake-the-core-of-microsoft-fabric-architecture/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/onelake-and-the-open-data-lake-the-core-of-microsoft-fabric-architecture/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:31:09 -0000articleWelcome back, data enthusiasts! Today, we are diving deep into the heartbeat of modern enterprise analytics. If you have ever felt the pain of managing disconnected…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/getting-started-with-microsoft-fabric-data-factory-core-concepts-explained/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/getting-started-with-microsoft-fabric-data-factory-core-concepts-explained/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:27:36 -0000articleIn today's fast-paced digital landscape, organizations are flooded with vast amounts of information from multiple disparate sources. Successfully harnessing this da…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/unlocking-6x-faster-analytics-a-deep-dive-into-microsoft-fabrics-native-execution-engine/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/unlocking-6x-faster-analytics-a-deep-dive-into-microsoft-fabrics-native-execution-engine/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:07:38 -0000articleWelcome back to the pod! In today's post, we are expanding on our latest podcast episode where we unpack the hidden architectural powerhouses driving modern data pl…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/say-goodbye-to-shadow-copies-why-onelake-is-a-game-changer-for-analytics/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/say-goodbye-to-shadow-copies-why-onelake-is-a-game-changer-for-analytics/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:27:56 -0000articleWelcome back to the podcast companion blog! If you have ever spent an entire Tuesday afternoon trying to figure out why your regional sales report does not match th…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/unlocking-the-power-of-microsoft-fabric-a-unified-analytics-guide/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/unlocking-the-power-of-microsoft-fabric-a-unified-analytics-guide/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:14:14 -0000articleWelcome back to the blog! If you have spent any time working with data over the past few years, you already know that the modern data landscape is both a blessing a…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-data-factory-simply-explained/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-data-factory-simply-explained/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeIs 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…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-onelake-simply-explained/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-onelake-simply-explained/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000episodeMicrosoft 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…https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/understanding-microsoft-fabric-architecture/https://www.m365.fm/community/u/mirko-p/blog/understanding-microsoft-fabric-architecture/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:40:57 -0000articleYou’re about to dig into Microsoft Fabric’s architecture—an ecosystem that ditches the old patchwork style in favor of something truly unified. Th…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-governance-data-model-drift/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-governance-data-model-drift/Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodeMost 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…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-ecosystem-unifying-data-governance-ai/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-ecosystem-unifying-data-governance-ai/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodeYou 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…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/why-microsoft-fabric-is-new-enterprise-data-os/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/why-microsoft-fabric-is-new-enterprise-data-os/Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodeYour 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. 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Designed to bring Power BI, Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and other Microsoft services into one…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-hidden-engine-inside-microsoft-fabric/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/the-hidden-engine-inside-microsoft-fabric/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodeMicrosoft 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.…https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-m365s-missing-link/https://www.m365.fm/show/episodes/microsoft-fabric-m365s-missing-link/Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0000episodeTired 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…