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Three more chapters of my data architecture book are available!
As I have mentioned in a prior blog post, I have been writing a data architecture book, which I started last November. The title of the book is “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a...
View ArticleMicrosoft Fabric: Lakehouse vs Warehouse video
Since Microsoft Fabric became available, I blogged about it and have an introduction video on Fabric that you can view here. I wanted to follow up with a short 30-minute video on the biggest point of...
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Serving layers with a data lake
Data lakes typically have three layers: raw, cleaned, and presentation (also called bronze, silver, and gold if using the medallion architecture popularized by Databricks). I talk about this is my...
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Nine chapters of my data architecture book are available
As I have mentioned in prior blog posts, I have been writing a data architecture book, which I started last November. The title of the book is “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern...
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Eleven chapters of my data architecture book are available
As I have mentioned in prior blog posts, I have been writing a data architecture book, which I started last November. The title of the book is “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern...
View ArticleMicrosoft Fabric roadmap
Microsoft Fabric is an awesome product that has now been in public preview for five months. If you are not familiar with it, check out my recent video where I provide a Microsoft Fabric introduction....
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My data architecture book now has 15 chapters available!
Only one more chapter to go! As I have mentioned in prior blog posts, I have been writing a data architecture book, which I started last November. The title of the book is “Deciphering Data...
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All the chapters in my data architecture book are now available!
As I have mentioned in prior blog posts, I have been writing a data architecture book, which I started last November. The title of the book is “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern...
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My data architecture book is now available for pre-order!
For those looking to be first in line when my book is available for a printed copy, I’m very excited to let you know that it is now available for pre-order on Amazon at Deciphering Data Architectures:...
View ArticleMicrosoft Fabric is now GA!
After more than two years in development and six months in public preview, Microsoft Fabric is now generally available (GA). Here is the announcement made during Microsoft Ignite last week. If you are...
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Microsoft Fabric – the great unifier
I’m seeing a lot of excitement from customers over Microsoft Fabric, now that it GA’d a few weeks ago. One thing that is generating a lot of that excitement is using Fabric in a way that I call “the...
View ArticleCommon Data Mesh exceptions
When it comes to data meshes that have been constructed or are currently under development, I have not observed any instances where the four core data mesh principles have been utilized to their...
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Data Mesh Topologies
As a follow up to my blog Common Data Mesh exceptions, I wanted to discuss various types of data mesh topologies I am seeing being built. I put them into three categories, but there are many variations...
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My data architecture book is published!
I’m thrilled to share that after 15 months of dedicated effort, my book, “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh,” is now...
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Elevate Your Data Leadership: A Unique Intensive Learning Experience
I’ve collaborated with two industry experts to design a transformative course for data leaders: “The Technical and Strategic Data Leader.” This six-week intensive learning journey is crafted to elevate...
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Introduction to OpenAI and LLMs
I focus most of my blog posts on the data platform and how companies can make better business decisions using structured data (think SQL tables), but I’m seeing more and more customers interested in...
View ArticleAnnouncements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference
(Shameless plug: The price of my book “Deciphering Data Architectures: Choosing Between a Modern Data Warehouse, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse, and Data Mesh” has dropped on Amazon to its lowest price...
View ArticleMicrosoft Purview new data governance features
Starting last week is a rollout of the public preview of a new and fully reimagined Microsoft Purview data governance solution. Data governance has become so much more important with the collection of...
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Microsoft Fabric shortcuts
I talked about Microsoft Fabric shortcuts in my blog post Microsoft Fabric – the great unifier (where I have updated the picture with the newest supported sources) and wanted to provide more details on...
View ArticleMicrosoft Build event announcements on Fabric
There were a number of Microsoft Fabric announcements at Microsoft Build yesterday that I wanted to blog about. Everything announced at Build can be found in the Microsoft Build 2024 Book of News. Top...
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