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Adventures in Fabric Vol. 4: Maestro Please, Orchestration
In this edition of Adventures in Fabric, we explore orchestration in Microsoft Fabric through the lens of Apache Airflow. We share our early experience using Airflow as an offering within Fabric, outline key functionality, note current limitations, and discuss Microsoft’s recently released native Fabric Operator. Some of you may be hearing about Airflow for the…
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Adventures in Fabric Vol. 3: Many Tools in the Toolbox
It’s funny how it goes. You ask for choices, and then feel overwhelmed when you get them. You think, “Wow, that’s too many choices. How do I choose?” Well, it’s kind of like that in Microsoft Fabric. You have all the tools at your fingertips: dataflows, data pipelines, notebooks, and eventstreams. But now the real…
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Adventures in Fabric Vol. 2: So Many Houses
In our first blog post, Adventures in Fabric Vol. One: The Future of Analytics, we explored why Microsoft Fabric is transforming the data analytics landscape. We highlighted its seamless connectivity, flexible storage options, diverse toolset, and Microsoft’s commitment to continuous innovation. We also introduced Fabric Manager, Ateko’s accelerator for Microsoft Fabric, designed to simplify implementation…
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Adventures in Fabric Vol. 1: The Future of Analytics
When Microsoft introduced Microsoft Fabric, it promised to be an end-to-end analytics and data platform for enterprises looking for a unified solution. While it sparked excitement, it also raised a lot of questions. Like many in the data community, we wondered: Why is data engineering happening in Power BI? Where should data transformation take place now?…
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Managing the Evolution of Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure is continuously evolving, introducing advancements across its platform. Recent developments span AI and app development (e.g., AI Foundry, Functions for Agents), container and hybrid cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure Container Apps Flexible Workload, ARO Virtualization, Virtual Desktop for Hybrid), and enhancements to database and storage services (e.g., Azure SQL Database JSON, Vaulted Backups for…
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Accelerate your path to Managed Canadian (Federal) Protected B Compliance on Microsoft Azure
We are excited to announce our newest solution offering – Managed Protected B Landing Zone Accelerator for Microsoft Azure. This managed accelerator enables Canadian public sector organizations and regulated enterprises to rapidly establish a secure, compliant, and production-ready Microsoft Azure environment aligned to the Government of Canada’s Protected B control profile. The accelerator combines prescriptive…
