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Alberto Morillo
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18x Microsoft MVP Data Platform. Azure Community Hero, Nov. 2021. Azure Kudos 2022. MSDN Community Contributor Award 2009. 3-time Microsoft Community Contributor Award.
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Image Visual Enhancements for Report Creators
#PowerBI #DataStorytelling #ReportDesign #Visualizations #Dashboards
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Image Visual Enhancements for Report Creators
This update empowers report creators to craft more engaging experiences for report consumers. Report creators can easily maintain image visuals with more image formatting options, more image source op...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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OPENROWSET and External Tables for Fabric SQL Databases
#SQL #SQLDatabase #MicrosoftFabric #DataVirtualization #Analytics #TSQL #OneLake

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OPENROWSET and External Tables for Fabric SQL Databases (Preview) | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
Data Virtualization (Preview) for Fabric SQL Databases, enable you to query, analyze, and ingest OneLake data (CSV, Parquet, JSON) without moving or duplicating it. Data Virtualization brings to Fabri...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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TMDL(Tabular Model Definition Language) Visual Studio Code Extension
#TMDL #TabularModel #VSCode #PowerBI #SemanticModel #DAX
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TMDL Visual Studio Code Extension (Generally Available)
This update brings DAX semantic highlighting support within TMDL documents alongside other enhanced authoring features like Power Query semantic highlighting, breadcrumb navigation, code act...
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February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Announcing: Dynamic Data Masking for Azure Cosmos DB
#DataSecurity #DataPrivacy #Azure #CosmosDB #Cybersecurity #nosql
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Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) (Preview) - Azure Cosmos DB
Learn how to configure Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) in Azure Cosmos DB to protect sensitive data like personal data and protected health information with policy-based security features.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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Fleet analytics in Azure Cosmos DB
#Azure #CosmosDB #CostManagement #CostAnalysis
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Fleet Analytics (Preview) - Azure Cosmos DB
Fleet Analytics for Azure Cosmos DB is a centralized solution that helps organizations monitor and manage their usage and costs effectively.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Bringing Context Aware Intelligence to Power BI
#PowerBI #SemanticModel #Copilot #Analytics #AIAgents #AI #MCP
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Bringing Context Aware Intelligence to Power BI
Ten years ago, Power BI entered the market and transformed how businesses interact with data. Before self-service BI, business users waited days, sometimes weeks, for IT teams to build reports and ans...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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PBIR will become the default Power BI Report Format
#PowerBI
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PBIR will become the default Power BI Report Format – Get Ready for the Transition
Starting in January 2026, all new reports created in both Power BI Service and Desktop will use the PBIR format by default, and existing reports will be automatically converted to PBIR when edited and...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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Warehouse Snapshots in Microsoft Fabric
#DataWarehouse #SQL #MicrosoftFabric #ETL #DataScience #analytics
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Warehouse Snapshots in Microsoft Fabric (Generally Available) | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
Managing data consistency during ETL has always been a challenge for our customers. Dashboards break, KPIs fluctuate, and compliance audits become painful when reporting hits ‘half-loaded&am...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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Ingest files into your Fabric Data Warehouse using the OPENROWSET function
#DataWarehouse #SQL #MicrosoftFabric #DataIngestion
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Ingest files into your Fabric Data Warehouse using the OPENROWSET function | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
Data ingestion is one of the most important actions in the Data Warehouse solutions. In Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse, the OPENROWSET function provides a powerful and flexible way to read data from ...
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January 22, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Data Fundamentals
#training #databricks #MicrosoftFabric #OneLake #Cloud #analytics #BigData #DataVisualization #CosmosDB #Azure
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January 12, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day: Implement Data Security with Microsoft Purview
#Cybersecurity #DataSecurity #MicrosoftPurview #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Cybersecuritytraining #Cloud #training
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January 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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OneLake Security on the SQL Analytics Endpoint
#DataWarehouse #Lakehouse #MicrosoftFabric #OneLake #Cybersecurity #DataSecurity
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OneLake Security on the SQL Analytics Endpoint | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
OneLake Security centralizes fine-grained data access for Microsoft Fabric data items and enforces it consistently across engines.Currently in Preview and opt-in per item, it lets you define roles ove...
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January 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric

January 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET (GMT-05:00)

#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #AzureSynapse #Analytics #AzureDataFactory
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January 2, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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AI in action: How to build smarter and faster AI solutions
#ArtificialIntelligence #AI
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AI in action: How to build smarter and faster AI solutions
Learn how developers are building and scaling AI solutions with Microsoft Unified.
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January 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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Azure Database for MySQL near-zero-downtime maintenance.
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Scheduled Maintenance - Azure Database for MySQL
This article describes the scheduled maintenance feature in Azure Database for MySQL.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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SQL Server 2025
#SQLServer #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #databases
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What's New in SQL Server 2025 - SQL Server
Learn about new features for SQL Server 2025 (17.x), which gives you choices of development languages, data types, environments, and operating systems.
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December 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Microsoft Agent Framework. an open-source development kit for building AI agents.
#AI #AIAgents #LLM #Python #Dotnet
#SemanticKernel #AutoGen
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Introduction to Microsoft Agent Framework
Learn about Microsoft Agent Framework
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December 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Introducing Power BI Controller: Streamlining Storytelling with Bulk Operations
#PowerBI #PowerPoint #Office365 #storytelling #BusinessIntelligence #datastorytelling
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Introducing Power BI Controller: Streamlining Storytelling with Bulk Operations (Preview)
This feature was developed in direct response to feedback from our user community and is designed to provide an efficient tool for managing multiple Power BI add-ins within PowerPoint presentations. B...
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December 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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SSMS 22 Meets Fabric Data Warehouse: Evolving the Developer Experiences
#Development #Datawarehouse #SSMS #MicrosoftFabric #SQLServer
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SSMS 22 Meets Fabric Data Warehouse: Evolving the Developer Experiences | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
Why this Investment Matters For years, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) has been the go-to tool for millions of SQL developers worldwide. With millions of active users, SSMS remains the most truste...
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December 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Learn to Build Your Own AI Apps with Azure Cosmos DB!
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Azure #CosmosDB
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Learn to Build Your Own AI Apps with Azure Cosmos DB! Part 1
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December 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Query a Cosmos DB Database in Microsoft Fabric
#Azure #CosmosDB #MicrosoftFabric #NoSQL #DataEngineering
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Query a Cosmos DB Database in Microsoft Fabric
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December 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Developing a Python app using Azure Cosmos DB
#Azure #CosmosDB #Python #NoSQL
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GitHub - Azure-Samples/azure-cosmos-db-python-getting-started: Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft's globally distributed, multi-model database service. This tutorial shows how to get started with the SQL AP...
Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft's globally distributed, multi-model database service. This tutorial shows how to get started with the SQL API and the Python SDK. - GitHub - Azure-Samples/azure-co...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Resolving Write Conflicts in Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse
#MicrosoftFabric #DataWarehouse #TSQL #DDL
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Resolving Write Conflicts in Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
Fabric Data Warehouse (DW) supports ACID-compliant transactions using standard T-SQL (BEGIN TRANSACTION, COMMIT, ROLLBACK) and uses Snapshot Isolation (SI) as its exclusive concurrency control model. ...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Quickstart: Connect to a SQL database in Fabric from a Jupyter Notebook
#MicrosoftFabric #jupyter #Notebooks
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Connect to a SQL Database in Fabric from a Jupyter Notebook in Visual Studio Code - Microsoft Fabric
This quickstart describes connect to your SQL database in Fabric from a Jupyter Notebook in Visual Studio Code.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Fabric data agents support CI/CD, ALM flow, and Git integration. These enhancements help you implement best practices for managing your data agent artifacts and tracking changes.
#MicrosoftFabric #Git #DevOps #CI_CD
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Fabric Data Agent now supports CI/CD, ALM Flow, and Git Integration | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
Fabric data agents now support CI/CD, ALM flow, and Git integration. These enhancements help you implement best practices for managing your data agent artifacts and tracking changes, leading to more r...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:39 AM