TL;DR Microsoft Fabric now lets you encrypt selected workspaces with your own keys in Azure Key Vault (CMK). You keep ownership of the cryptographic root of trust—rotation, audit, and revocation—on top of Microsoft’s default encryption. Practically, that means fewer audit exceptions, clearer incident response, and a stronger data-governance story when rolling Fabric out at scale.…

Microsoft Fabric now lets you mirror Azure Databricks Unity Catalog (UC) into OneLake. That means BI teams can build Power BI Direct Lake models over your existing Delta tables, without copying data and you get an auto-generated SQL analytics endpoint for ad-hoc analysis. Net effect: weeks-to-days onboarding for Fabric, while your engineering and ML stay…

“Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.” – Tim Berners-Lee Data today powers business decisions, drives customer engagement, and fuels AI innovations. But here’s the catch: without proper data governance, your data can become a liability instead of an asset. If you’re using Microsoft Fabric, you already know it’s…

AI is transforming the processes across retail from logistics to Customer Experience. There are plenty of articles covering all these various use cases, an admirable task but I feel there is a shortage of actual discussion around actual actionable strategy for decision makers that want to integrate AI into retail. Today we will do a…

Introduction As organizations transition into more data-centric operations, they face growing complexity around integrating, governing, and extracting insights from vast data sets. One proven blueprint for tackling this complexity is data medallion architecture, which organizes data into Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers (often called “medallions”). Now, with the introduction of Microsoft Fabric, enterprises can implement…

Introduction Imagine asking a question and getting an answer that feels like it came from an expert who just did their homework—scouring the latest research, diving into relevant documents, and then crafting the perfect response. That’s the power of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). At its core, RAG combines the best of two worlds: the creativity and…

Intelligent automation is emerging as a cornerstone of digital transformation across industries, and the IDC 2024 AI Opportunity Study highlights its expanding role in driving efficiency, scalability, and innovation. Organizations are increasingly integrating AI and automation technologies to streamline processes, reduce operational bottlenecks, and improve customer experiences. 1. Automation Beyond Routine Tasks Modern intelligent automation…