How Clustering can be Used as a Preprocessing Technique for Classification in Azure Machine Learning
Learn about using classification as a technique to prepare your data for additional machine learning analysis.
2026-07-15
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Microsoft Fabric (Azure Synapse, Data Engineering, etc.)
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Complex Data Processing with dbt Python Models: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Data build tool (dbt) is an open-source command line tool that helps engineers transform data using SQL scripts. However, there are limitations to what can be done with the Structure Query Language (SQL). That is where dbt Python models can be used to perform complex tasks. A dbt Python model is a function that reads […]
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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Ephemeral Model: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Data build tool (dbt) is an open-source command line tool that helps analysts and engineers transform data within their warehouses. It already assumes that data is extracted and loaded into raw tables. The dbt core framework is written in Python with the translations defined as a combination of SQL scripts, Jinga Template Language, and YAML […]
2026-05-27
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Improve Query Performance in the Fabric Warehouse with Clustering
Learn how to improve performance issues in Microsoft Fabric Warehouse and leverage cloud-based data analytics effectively.
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Data Modeling with dbt for Visual Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Learn more about dbt in this next article on Data Engineering in Fabric.
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Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
In this next installment, we look at using dbt to seed a Fabric Warehouse.
2026-03-25
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Going Native with Fabric Spark Pools: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
The next installment of the Fabric Modern Data Platform looks at Spark pools for executing code.
2026-03-11
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Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
In this next installments of the Modern Fabric Data Warehouse, we look at tools for developers.
2026-02-25
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Microsoft Fabric and MQTT for Real-Time IoT Data Ingestion and Analytics
Microsoft Fabric is a unified platform for data integration, data engineering, real-time intelligence, and advanced analytics. Fabric is known for providing an integrated way of working with your data, connecting to many diverse types of sources and across the data landscape. How do we get started ingesting and analyzing real-time data streamed over the MQTT protocol?
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Backing Up a DMK
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