Here's a fun way to play around with Fabric-like technologies without racking up any Azure bills!
youtu.be/Oks7zlWxLXU
#powerbi #microsoft #microsoftfabric #datalake #directlake
youtu.be/Oks7zlWxLXU
#powerbi #microsoft #microsoftfabric #datalake #directlake
Run Microsoft Fabric on a Laptop!
YouTube video by Microsoft Hates Greg
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November 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Here's a fun way to play around with Fabric-like technologies without racking up any Azure bills!
youtu.be/Oks7zlWxLXU
#powerbi #microsoft #microsoftfabric #datalake #directlake
youtu.be/Oks7zlWxLXU
#powerbi #microsoft #microsoftfabric #datalake #directlake
Mirroring isn't a great solution, at least until it provides an easy way to determine which data has changed. It could be a good solution, with some enhancements. Until then, it's suitable for people building DirectLake solutions directly on transactional data structures (bad) or toy sized systems.
September 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Mirroring isn't a great solution, at least until it provides an easy way to determine which data has changed. It could be a good solution, with some enhancements. Until then, it's suitable for people building DirectLake solutions directly on transactional data structures (bad) or toy sized systems.
Best technical deep dive in the Fabric Insider series.
📺 youtu.be/s-dHcd-b2_k
#MicrosoftFabric #LiquidClustering #DeltaLake #FabricInsider #DataEngineering #FabricAnalytics #DirectLake #ZOrder #Partitioning #FabricDataWarehouse #PerformanceOptimization #BusinessIntelligence #MilesCole
📺 youtu.be/s-dHcd-b2_k
#MicrosoftFabric #LiquidClustering #DeltaLake #FabricInsider #DataEngineering #FabricAnalytics #DirectLake #ZOrder #Partitioning #FabricDataWarehouse #PerformanceOptimization #BusinessIntelligence #MilesCole
August 23, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Best technical deep dive in the Fabric Insider series.
📺 youtu.be/s-dHcd-b2_k
#MicrosoftFabric #LiquidClustering #DeltaLake #FabricInsider #DataEngineering #FabricAnalytics #DirectLake #ZOrder #Partitioning #FabricDataWarehouse #PerformanceOptimization #BusinessIntelligence #MilesCole
📺 youtu.be/s-dHcd-b2_k
#MicrosoftFabric #LiquidClustering #DeltaLake #FabricInsider #DataEngineering #FabricAnalytics #DirectLake #ZOrder #Partitioning #FabricDataWarehouse #PerformanceOptimization #BusinessIntelligence #MilesCole
It is good that you can still pull the data into a Power BI Pro workspace, but I am not sure how DirectLake mode is possible in this situation. What am I missing?
January 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It is good that you can still pull the data into a Power BI Pro workspace, but I am not sure how DirectLake mode is possible in this situation. What am I missing?
As far as *Power BI* goes, probably not. Once you start getting above those sizes you are doing some very specific tuning, which Alex here has a lot of personal experience with.
As for Fabric Directlake, it has some specific guardrails you'll quickly bump up on.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
As for Fabric Directlake, it has some specific guardrails you'll quickly bump up on.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
Direct Lake overview - Microsoft Fabric
Learn about Direct Lake storage mode in Microsoft Fabric and when you should use it.
learn.microsoft.com
November 10, 2024 at 12:12 AM
As far as *Power BI* goes, probably not. Once you start getting above those sizes you are doing some very specific tuning, which Alex here has a lot of personal experience with.
As for Fabric Directlake, it has some specific guardrails you'll quickly bump up on.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
As for Fabric Directlake, it has some specific guardrails you'll quickly bump up on.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
Define security once in OneLake. Every workload observes it
📺 youtu.be/d0BGZymdTxY
#MicrosoftFabric #OneLake #OneLakeSecurity #RLS #DataGovernance #DataSecurity #PowerBI #SemanticModel #DirectLake #DataEngineering #BusinessIntelligence #UserIdentityMode #FabricAnalytics #RowLevelSecurity
📺 youtu.be/d0BGZymdTxY
#MicrosoftFabric #OneLake #OneLakeSecurity #RLS #DataGovernance #DataSecurity #PowerBI #SemanticModel #DirectLake #DataEngineering #BusinessIntelligence #UserIdentityMode #FabricAnalytics #RowLevelSecurity
July 28, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Define security once in OneLake. Every workload observes it
📺 youtu.be/d0BGZymdTxY
#MicrosoftFabric #OneLake #OneLakeSecurity #RLS #DataGovernance #DataSecurity #PowerBI #SemanticModel #DirectLake #DataEngineering #BusinessIntelligence #UserIdentityMode #FabricAnalytics #RowLevelSecurity
📺 youtu.be/d0BGZymdTxY
#MicrosoftFabric #OneLake #OneLakeSecurity #RLS #DataGovernance #DataSecurity #PowerBI #SemanticModel #DirectLake #DataEngineering #BusinessIntelligence #UserIdentityMode #FabricAnalytics #RowLevelSecurity
Two types of DirectLake in Microsoft Fabric.
🎬 youtube.com/shorts/4DJG8...
#PowerBI #DirectLake #MicrosoftFabric #SemanticModel #FabricInsider #OneLake #PowerBIDeveloper #DataModeling #FabricAnalytics #DataEngineering #BusinessIntelligence #PowerBITips #ChristianWade #DirectLakeOneLake
🎬 youtube.com/shorts/4DJG8...
#PowerBI #DirectLake #MicrosoftFabric #SemanticModel #FabricInsider #OneLake #PowerBIDeveloper #DataModeling #FabricAnalytics #DataEngineering #BusinessIntelligence #PowerBITips #ChristianWade #DirectLakeOneLake
#shorts DirectLake on OneLake vs DirectLake on SQL — What Is the Difference and Which Should You Use
YouTube video by RADACAD
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July 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Two types of DirectLake in Microsoft Fabric.
🎬 youtube.com/shorts/4DJG8...
#PowerBI #DirectLake #MicrosoftFabric #SemanticModel #FabricInsider #OneLake #PowerBIDeveloper #DataModeling #FabricAnalytics #DataEngineering #BusinessIntelligence #PowerBITips #ChristianWade #DirectLakeOneLake
🎬 youtube.com/shorts/4DJG8...
#PowerBI #DirectLake #MicrosoftFabric #SemanticModel #FabricInsider #OneLake #PowerBIDeveloper #DataModeling #FabricAnalytics #DataEngineering #BusinessIntelligence #PowerBITips #ChristianWade #DirectLakeOneLake
𝐖𝐎𝐖 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭. 𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞.
youtu.be/zndWuBB1JTo
with Christian Wade
#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #SemanticModel #DirectLake #TMDL #FabricInsider #PowerBITips #DataModeling #AIAgents
youtu.be/zndWuBB1JTo
with Christian Wade
#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #SemanticModel #DirectLake #TMDL #FabricInsider #PowerBITips #DataModeling #AIAgents
June 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
𝐖𝐎𝐖 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭. 𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞.
youtu.be/zndWuBB1JTo
with Christian Wade
#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #SemanticModel #DirectLake #TMDL #FabricInsider #PowerBITips #DataModeling #AIAgents
youtu.be/zndWuBB1JTo
with Christian Wade
#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #SemanticModel #DirectLake #TMDL #FabricInsider #PowerBITips #DataModeling #AIAgents
I'm not a super-fan of measure tables, but if I have to develop a DirectLake model, I think I will. I had not noticed the last part of this little message...
January 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I'm not a super-fan of measure tables, but if I have to develop a DirectLake model, I think I will. I had not noticed the last part of this little message...
Have you heard about #DirectLake in #Fabric? The new connectivity mode that promises Import performance with Direct query freshness! Let me introduce you to data temperature to explore what is happening under the covers!
Read it in my new blog!
data-marc.com/2023/09/28/u...
Read it in my new blog!
data-marc.com/2023/09/28/u...
September 28, 2023 at 8:46 PM
Have you heard about #DirectLake in #Fabric? The new connectivity mode that promises Import performance with Direct query freshness! Let me introduce you to data temperature to explore what is happening under the covers!
Read it in my new blog!
data-marc.com/2023/09/28/u...
Read it in my new blog!
data-marc.com/2023/09/28/u...
How will Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode impact developers and ISVs? Hasan Abo Shally from the Microsoft Fabric team introduces this feature, enhancing embedded analytics with real-time data updates and optimized performance. #PowerBI #DirectLake Read their blog: https://blog.fabric.microso…
Introducing Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode (Preview) | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
As we step into 2025, we’re excited to announce the preview of Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode, a new feature designed to enhance how developers and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) provide...
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January 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
How will Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode impact developers and ISVs? Hasan Abo Shally from the Microsoft Fabric team introduces this feature, enhancing embedded analytics with real-time data updates and optimized performance. #PowerBI #DirectLake Read their blog: https://blog.fabric.microso…
Check out my latest blog and video on how to integrate #PowerApps with #MicrosoftFabric Warehouse and enable writebacks for #PowerBI reports using #DirectQuery or #DirectLake models! youtube.com/watch?v=exJW...
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shabnamwatson.com/2024/10/26/u...
November 4, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Check out my latest blog and video on how to integrate #PowerApps with #MicrosoftFabric Warehouse and enable writebacks for #PowerBI reports using #DirectQuery or #DirectLake models! youtube.com/watch?v=exJW...
shabnamwatson.com/2024/10/26/u...
shabnamwatson.com/2024/10/26/u...
First look at incremental framing in #PowerBI directlake mode
#Parquet #OLAP #optimization #Performance #onelake
datamonkeysite.com/2025/09/09/f...
#Parquet #OLAP #optimization #Performance #onelake
datamonkeysite.com/2025/09/09/f...
First Look at Incremental Framing in Power BI
TL;DR: Incremental framing is like CDC to RAM :) It significantly improves cold-run performance of Direct Lake mode in some scenarios, there is an excellent documentation that explain everything in…
datamonkeysite.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
First look at incremental framing in #PowerBI directlake mode
#Parquet #OLAP #optimization #Performance #onelake
datamonkeysite.com/2025/09/09/f...
#Parquet #OLAP #optimization #Performance #onelake
datamonkeysite.com/2025/09/09/f...
Ever had the need to convert a Direct Lake model to plain ol' Import-mode? There's a #TabularEditor script for that...
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#PowerBI #Fabric #DirectLake
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#PowerBI #Fabric #DirectLake
Converting a Direct Lake model to Import
One of my favorite features of Tabular Editor (both 2 and 3) is its C# scripting capability, which allows you to run code, see the impact immediately, and even undo the changes made by the script usin...
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August 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Ever had the need to convert a Direct Lake model to plain ol' Import-mode? There's a #TabularEditor script for that...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...
#PowerBI #Fabric #DirectLake
www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...
#PowerBI #Fabric #DirectLake
My own uneasiness about abandonment comes from being really uncertain about the "shoulds" around Fabric. How much should we rely on SQL Endpoint vs making a "perfect" lakehouse for DirectLake? Much of Fabric is v dynamic (scrolling Preview features list) so picking "right" feels harder than it has.
January 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My own uneasiness about abandonment comes from being really uncertain about the "shoulds" around Fabric. How much should we rely on SQL Endpoint vs making a "perfect" lakehouse for DirectLake? Much of Fabric is v dynamic (scrolling Preview features list) so picking "right" feels harder than it has.
Implementing #OneLake #Shortcuts and #Caching between #Fabric and #GoogleCloudStorage to re-design architecture to centralize and better predict costs improving performance in #PowerBI #DirectLake models.
medium.com/riccardo-per...
medium.com/riccardo-per...
Integrating Microsoft Fabric with Google Cloud Storage in the real-world
An architecture redesign to overcome DirectQuery headaches
medium.com
April 24, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Implementing #OneLake #Shortcuts and #Caching between #Fabric and #GoogleCloudStorage to re-design architecture to centralize and better predict costs improving performance in #PowerBI #DirectLake models.
medium.com/riccardo-per...
medium.com/riccardo-per...
I don't want to think about how long it has taken me to work out that to insert dynamic values in a #PowerBI textbox using a DirectLake semantic model you have to manually go and turn on the Q&A functionality in the Semantic Model....
It just works in import semantic models!
It just works in import semantic models!
June 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I don't want to think about how long it has taken me to work out that to insert dynamic values in a #PowerBI textbox using a DirectLake semantic model you have to manually go and turn on the Q&A functionality in the Semantic Model....
It just works in import semantic models!
It just works in import semantic models!
If I don't say it enough, I love working with Michael Kovalsky. We're cooking up the next iteration of the #SemanticModel migration utility for #DirectLake with built-in logic for #DataflowGen2 fast copy eligible query detection. 1/n
November 17, 2024 at 3:29 AM
If I don't say it enough, I love working with Michael Kovalsky. We're cooking up the next iteration of the #SemanticModel migration utility for #DirectLake with built-in logic for #DataflowGen2 fast copy eligible query detection. 1/n
Just pushed a script and notebook for a #PowerBI datamart modernization and upgrade accelerator to #MicrosoftFabric data warehouse that @BradleySchacht and I had been working on.
Data type compatibility/converter and semantic model upgraded to #DirectLake too. ENJOY (soon~ish).
Data type compatibility/converter and semantic model upgraded to #DirectLake too. ENJOY (soon~ish).
November 17, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Just pushed a script and notebook for a #PowerBI datamart modernization and upgrade accelerator to #MicrosoftFabric data warehouse that @BradleySchacht and I had been working on.
Data type compatibility/converter and semantic model upgraded to #DirectLake too. ENJOY (soon~ish).
Data type compatibility/converter and semantic model upgraded to #DirectLake too. ENJOY (soon~ish).
Microsoft Data Platform Coffee Break: Directlake & Import mode samassa mallissa! No nyt se on mahdollista. Ne pari taulua, jotka tarvitaan malliin importilla, voidaan nyt lisätä ilman Lakehousen kautta kierrätystä. Miten tämä tehdään? Katsotaan Kahvihetkessä ma klo13. www.meetup.com/microsoft-da...
November 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Microsoft Data Platform Coffee Break: Directlake & Import mode samassa mallissa! No nyt se on mahdollista. Ne pari taulua, jotka tarvitaan malliin importilla, voidaan nyt lisätä ilman Lakehousen kautta kierrätystä. Miten tämä tehdään? Katsotaan Kahvihetkessä ma klo13. www.meetup.com/microsoft-da...
Microsoft Data Platform coffee break tänään ma klo13. Direct Lake on Onelake mallit. Eli Miten tehdään Direct Lake malli käyttäen Delta-tauluja monesta työtilasta, tai monesta lakehouse/warehousesta. Linkin 15-minuuttiseen Teamsiin löydät www.meetup.com/microsoft-da...
Coffee Break: Microsoft BI/Data Platform. 15-minutes : directlake on onelake, Mon, Jun 9, 2025, 1:00 PM | Meetup
#MSBIFI Coffee Break on viikottainen Data Platform -tietoisku. 15 minuuttia, kahvihetken verran. Ei esittelyitä, ei mainoksia, vaan jokin yksittäinen asia joka viikko taatu
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June 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Microsoft Data Platform coffee break tänään ma klo13. Direct Lake on Onelake mallit. Eli Miten tehdään Direct Lake malli käyttäen Delta-tauluja monesta työtilasta, tai monesta lakehouse/warehousesta. Linkin 15-minuuttiseen Teamsiin löydät www.meetup.com/microsoft-da...
Microsoft Data Platform Coffee Break ma klo 13: Fabric Warehouse tukee DirectLake malleja! Ei vain Lakehousekäyttäjille enää. Warehousesta voi tehdä myös DirectLake malleja. Ominaisuus tuli jokin aika sitten, niin katsotaan miten se toimii! Linkki 15-minuuttiseen: www.meetup.com/microsoft-da...
March 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Microsoft Data Platform Coffee Break ma klo 13: Fabric Warehouse tukee DirectLake malleja! Ei vain Lakehousekäyttäjille enää. Warehousesta voi tehdä myös DirectLake malleja. Ominaisuus tuli jokin aika sitten, niin katsotaan miten se toimii! Linkki 15-minuuttiseen: www.meetup.com/microsoft-da...
Microsoft Data Platform CoffeeBreak: DirectLake muokkaus paikallisesti! Tänään ma 13.00. DirectLake malleja muokataan yleisesti servicessä, mutta entäpä jos haluaisit muokata niitä Power BI Desktopilla? Entäs offline moodissa omalla koneella? Linkki 15-min teamsiin: www.meetup.com/microsoft-da...
February 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Microsoft Data Platform CoffeeBreak: DirectLake muokkaus paikallisesti! Tänään ma 13.00. DirectLake malleja muokataan yleisesti servicessä, mutta entäpä jos haluaisit muokata niitä Power BI Desktopilla? Entäs offline moodissa omalla koneella? Linkki 15-min teamsiin: www.meetup.com/microsoft-da...
I've just published course #29 for #pluralsight; it's called "Import Data into Power BI" and it covers off importing data from SQL, the Web, Excel and DirectLake. At 55 mins you could watch it on your commute (let's assume you are NOT driving!) or having lunch.
www.pluralsight.com/courses/powe...
www.pluralsight.com/courses/powe...
Import Data into Power BI
Power BI is the cornerstone of Microsoft’s data analytics product set. This course will teach you how to load and bring data into Power BI from the most common data sources you will find in any organi...
www.pluralsight.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:21 AM
I've just published course #29 for #pluralsight; it's called "Import Data into Power BI" and it covers off importing data from SQL, the Web, Excel and DirectLake. At 55 mins you could watch it on your commute (let's assume you are NOT driving!) or having lunch.
www.pluralsight.com/courses/powe...
www.pluralsight.com/courses/powe...