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2026

Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
8 Oct 2026
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
1 Oct 2026
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-ReadyRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
24 Sept 2026
What Does It Mean to Make Data AI-Ready?Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
17 Sept 2026
Microsoft Fabric Data Agents: Bringing Structured and Unstructured Data TogetherRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
3 Sept 2026
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
20 Aug 2026
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not ToRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
6 Aug 2026
Power BI Performance in 2026: A Practical Guide to Faster Semantic Models and ReportsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
23 Jul 2026
Microsoft Copilot: What Each Copilot Does and Where It FitsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
16 Jul 2026
Understanding Microsoft Fabric OneLake SecurityRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
6 Jul 2026
Microsoft Build 2026 announcementsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Jun 2026
Microsoft Purview data governance best practicesRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
4 Jun 2026
Deciphering Data Architectures Is Now Available in Multiple LanguagesRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
2 Jun 2026
Understanding Fabric OntologyRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
20 May 2026
Understanding Fabric MCPRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
4 May 2026
GenAI vs Dashboards: Not the Same (And Never Will Be)Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
23 Apr 2026
The OneLake catalog in Fabric: Explore, Govern, SecureRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
14 Apr 2026
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community ConferenceRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
26 Mar 2026
T-SQL Tuesday #196 Roundup: What career risks have you taken?Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
17 Mar 2026
Semantic Model Power Query vs Dataflow Gen2 in FabricRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
9 Mar 2026
T-SQL Tuesday #196: What career risks have you taken?Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
3 Mar 2026
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs FabricRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
26 Feb 2026
Making Sense of Microsoft’s AI Strategy: Work IQ, Fabric IQ, Foundry IQRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Feb 2026
Three Ways to Use Snowflake Data in Microsoft FabricRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
29 Jan 2026
Getting Your Data GenAI-Ready: The Next Stage of Data MaturityRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
14 Jan 2026

2025

Fabric Cost Analysis (FCA)Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
24 Dec 2025
Microsoft Ignite Announcements Nov 2025Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
2 Dec 2025
Starting Your First Data Warehouse: A Practical Learning GuideRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Nov 2025
Microsoft Purview: The Key Benefits of Data GovernanceRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
15 Oct 2025
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community ConferenceRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
24 Sept 2025
New AI capabilities in SQL Server 2025Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
9 Sept 2025
Azure IoT OperationsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
19 Aug 2025
Microsoft Fabric shortcut‑based AI transformations Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
23 Jul 2025
Becoming a Presenter: My Journey and TipsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
17 Jun 2025
Microsoft Build announcementsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
22 May 2025
Deciphering Data Architectures: When to Use a Warehouse, Fabric, Lakehouse, or MeshRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
6 May 2025
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community ConferenceRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
9 Apr 2025
Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft FabricRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Mar 2025
Azure SQL offeringsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Feb 2025
Cool AI sitesRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
29 Jan 2025
Introduction to OpenAI and LLMs – Part 3Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
9 Jan 2025

2024

Ways to land data into Fabric OneLakeRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Dec 2024
Microsoft Ignite Announcements Nov 2024Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
26 Nov 2024
Benefits of Migrating from Azure Synapse Analytics to Microsoft FabricRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
6 Nov 2024
European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference announcementsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
7 Oct 2024
Get mentored and coached by me and other industry experts!Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
26 Sept 2024
Microsoft Purview GA menu’sRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
19 Sept 2024
Microsoft Purview FAQRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Sept 2024
Microsoft Fabric AI Skill (renamed Fabric Data Agents)Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
26 Aug 2024
Microsoft Fabric reference architectureRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Aug 2024
Classifications and sensitivity labels in Microsoft PurviewRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
24 Jul 2024
Copilot in Microsoft FabricRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
10 Jul 2024
Transform yourself into an Invaluable Data Leader in just 6 weeksRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
24 Jun 2024
Introduction to OpenAI and LLMs – Part 2Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
5 Jun 2024
Microsoft Build event announcements on FabricRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
22 May 2024
Microsoft Fabric shortcutsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
1 May 2024
Microsoft Purview new data governance featuresRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
17 Apr 2024
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community ConferenceRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
28 Mar 2024
Introduction to OpenAI and LLMsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
11 Mar 2024
Elevate Your Data Leadership: A Unique Intensive Learning ExperienceRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
16 Feb 2024
My data architecture book is published!Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2024
Data Mesh TopologiesRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
30 Jan 2024
Common Data Mesh exceptionsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
4 Jan 2024

2023

Microsoft Fabric – the great unifierRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Dec 2023
Microsoft Fabric is now GA!Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
20 Nov 2023
My data architecture book is now available for pre-order!Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
14 Nov 2023
All the chapters in my data architecture book are now available!Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
6 Nov 2023
My data architecture book now has 15 chapters available!Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
23 Oct 2023
Microsoft Fabric roadmapRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
11 Oct 2023
Eleven chapters of my data architecture book are availableRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
2 Oct 2023
Nine chapters of my data architecture book are availableRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
1 Sept 2023
Serving layers with a data lakeRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
9 Aug 2023
Microsoft Fabric: Lakehouse vs Warehouse videoRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Jul 2023
Three more chapters of my data architecture book are available!Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
28 Jun 2023
Microsoft Fabric introduction videoRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
19 Jun 2023
Build announcement: Microsoft FabricRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
24 May 2023
The first two chapters of my data architecture book are available!Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
3 May 2023
Data MarketplaceRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
10 Apr 2023
Using a data lakehouseRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
9 Mar 2023
New Microsoft Purview featuresRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
9 Feb 2023
When to have multiple data lakesRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
23 Jan 2023
New year, new role, and new bookRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Jan 2023

2022

My presentation recordings of data architecturesRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
15 Dec 2022
SQL Server 2022 is GA!Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
29 Nov 2022
Attending and presenting at conferencesRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
10 Nov 2022
Microsoft Ignite Announcements Oct 2022Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Oct 2022
Data lake architectureRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
30 Sept 2022
Synapse database templates info and tipsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
13 Sept 2022
How to keep up with technologyRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
29 Aug 2022
Power BI guidance documentationRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
9 Aug 2022
Questions to ask when designing a data architectureRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
26 Jul 2022
Power BI as a enterprise data warehouse solution?Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
30 Jun 2022
Power BI DatamartsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
8 Jun 2022
Microsoft Build event announcementsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
25 May 2022
Power BI connectors to Azure SynapseRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
13 May 2022
Power BI Performance FeaturesRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
25 Apr 2022
Azure IoT CentralRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
31 Mar 2022
Azure Synapse and Delta LakeRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
2 Mar 2022
Data Lakehouse, Data Mesh, and Data Fabric Read at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
8 Feb 2022
Microsoft industry cloudsRead at jamesserra.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Jan 2022
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