Managed to pass the #Fabric DP-700 exam by the skin of my teeth! That was a pretty tough exam considering I don't use the RTI components in my daily work.

🚨 New Blog Post🚨 If you’re transitioning from Tableau to Power BI, one of the first hurdles you’ll face is translating calculated logic — especially those classic IF/THEN/ELSE statements. Link: medium.com/@sqlsekou/ho...

I'm proud and excited to be re-awarded the Microsoft Data Platform MVP designation for year number six! Helping folks along their data and analytics journeys feels more and more rewarding every year. #MVPBuzz

I'm really not liking this new trend of events stepping on long-standing local user groups without co-ordinating with them. The latest offenders: meetu.ps/e/P8jgm/9rDN...

So I can attend a one-day for-profit data event for $350 or go to a Data Saturday / SQL Saturday community event for just $15... Tough choice...

Looking forward to helping out moderating for @brianbonk.bsky.social and Stephanie Bruno while they lead us through preparing for your #Fabric certification exam. Join us now at www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfsP... !

#Fabric #FabricDW tip of the day: EXEC sp_rename 'dim.CalendarNew', 'dim.Calendar'; does not do what you think it should do! Use EXEC sp_rename 'dim.CalendarNew', 'Calendar'; instead!

For those attending my #FabCon session "Tips and Tricks for Fabric Data Warehouse" this morning, please note that we've moved to Premier BR 319. See you at 10:00!

Happy to have F1 back this weekend!

Really looking forward to John Miner's session for #ABQSQL this month - Understanding File Formats within the Lakehouse. A deep-dive into technical internals is always valuable! Please register at: www.meetup.com/albuquerque-... We're still fully remote, so out-of-towners are very welcome!

A live look at Southwest Airlines execs frantically googling "trust thermocline".

Some souvenirs (and homework!) from our trip to #FabricFebruary!

Join @chrishyde325.bsky.social, me, and 3 other Data Platform MVPs (Prathy Kamasani​ , Deepthi Goguri ​, @kevarnold.bsky.social ) on Feb 5th at 12pm PST to learn how to ace your #DP700 exam prep and set yourself up for success! 🚀 #MicrosoftFabric #DataEngineer learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/...

Hi @mollytanzer.bsky.social , I just finished Creatures of Will & Temper and simply adored it! Was I imagining all of the Khorne vs Slaanesh allusions in the climactic fight scene, or was that intentional?

They let us on the plane! #FabricFebruary here we come!

🚨Join @chrishyde325.bsky.social and me on February 5th at 12pm PST / 8pm GMT for a special session where we'll share tips on how to ace your #DP700: Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer exam prep and set yourself up for success! 🚀 Register here: aka.ms/fabric/learn... #MicrosofFabric

One day I'll remember to put all of the necessary security updates in my database project before deploying. Yesterday was not that day.

So I'm basically the Peter Cushing of this new series of live sessions called "Get Certified! Fabric Data Engineer, from Synapse to #Fabric" starting next week. I mean, they did tell me that I'm only going to be in Episode 4... Find out more at: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/...

NEW BLOG POST! The first article in the Mastering DP-700 series is here! In this post, we focus on understanding different concepts and features to control data access in #MicrosoftFabric on various levels, including some common caveats. data-mozart.com/understandin...

Microsoft have just announced that the DP-700 exam is now GA and the DP-203 exam will be retired at the end of March folks #DP700 #MicrosoftFabric #MicrosoftLearn techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

Have you heard? The new #MicrosoftFabric #DataEngineer cert is out of beta - happy GA day! Want to try it out at a 50% DISCOUNT?! We've got you! lnkd.in/gw-DjgKe Official announcement: lnkd.in/gWUpKPK5 Read the announcement in full - #DP-203 is being retired!

Coming out this January. #MicrosoftFabric

Godt Nyttår! Det er bare fem uker til Fabric February! www.fabricfebruary.com

Let's go Stars!

I got this lovely hand-tinted woodcut print by @livraineysmith.bsky.social back from the framer just in time for Christmas.

An official free self-paced course for #DP700 Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer just got released by #MicrosoftLearn learn.microsoft.com/en-us/traini... Great job @shan-gsd.bsky.social and team!

If you're planning on studying for the Microsoft #Fabric DP-600 exam this holiday season, you could do a lot worse than picking up the official MS Press cert prep book from Humble Bundle for only $1! www.humblebundle.com/books/micros...

Excited to get a couple of new weird/horror books by @williemeikle.bsky.social to read as the days get colder and shorter...

Learning a lot about time-series forecasting from Bogdan Tesileanu. #SQLSatHouston

Session #2 is Patrick LeBlanc talking about Fabric from a Power BI user perspective. #SQLSatHouston

Starting off #SQLSatHouston with a Fabric data warehouse presentation from Kevin Arnold.

Eugene is my go-to DAX expert when I get stuck. I highly recommend his expertise and training materials!

Many Christians who fabricate persecution for personal enrichment are the ones actually doing the persecuting--like Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, who is suing Sunrise Community Church in Austin because of their ministry to unhoused folks. zachwlambert.substack.com/p/what-relig...

“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say

If you've ever wondered what #Copilot is thinking about when it's not being prompted to do work, you might enjoy Olga Ravn's The Employees. It's deeply weird, starkly beautiful, and I can't stop thinking about it.

Excited to see temp tables coming to #Fabirc #DataWarehouse in Q1! Am I reading this correctly that the data will be written to OneLake then cleaned up after the session closes, rather than a traditional in-memory temp table? learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...

In less than 2 hours we'll go live with 5,000 FREE certification vouchers! At 9am Pacific, visit: aka.ms/iamready/dp600 #MicrosoftFabric #MicrosoftIgnite #Ignite24

It's taken me a while to get over here from That Other Place; I suppose from some combination of grieving and denial. I'm glad to see so many people I love and respect here already. Looking forward to reconnecting with you all!