Automating your Power BI dataset refresh can save time and ensure your reports always stay up to date. In this post, we’ll walk through how to trigger a Power BI report refresh directly from Azure Data Factory (ADF) using an App Registration in Azure Entra ID.
How is Generative AI Different from Other AI Approaches?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days, from personalized Netflix recommendations to chatbots that answer your questions in real-time. But not all AI is built the same. A key distinction exists between traditional AI approaches and the rising star: Generative AI (Gen AI).
Lakehouse vs. Data Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric: Do You Really Need Both?
While working with Microsoft Fabric, a question came to mind: why use a Data Warehouse if the Lakehouse already provides a SQL endpoint? At first glance, it may seem redundant. However, when you look closer, the two serve very different purposes, and understanding these differences is key to knowing when to use each.
5 Career Skills Every Aspiring Data Engineer Needs
Over the past ten years in data, I’ve been fortunate to collaborate with, learn from, and help grow some incredibly talented engineering teams. One thing has become clear along the way: Tools come and go, but the core skills that make a great data engineer remain timeless. In today’s cloud-first, real-time, business-aligned world, here are the five skills I believe every aspiring data engineer must master.
How Building a Data Warehouse Changes a Company
At its core, a data warehouse (DW) is a centralized repository that consolidates data from across the enterprise, spanning sales, finance, marketing, supply chain, and HR into a clean, structured, and analytics-ready format.
What Master Data Management (MDM) Really Means in 2025
At its core, MDM is the practice of defining, managing, and governing the most critical data entities such as customers, products, suppliers, locations, employees so that the entire organization agrees on a single version of the truth.
How to Scale Up and Scale Down Dedicated SQL pool (SQL DW) using Azure Data factory.
Scaling up and scaling down your Azure Dedicated SQL Pool helps optimize both performance and costs.
Effortlessly Copy Data from Zoho to Azure Data Lake Using Azure Data Factory
Are you looking for a simple way to copy data from Zoho to Azure Data Lake? You're in the right place! With Azure Data Factory (ADF), you can automate the process of copying data from Zoho’s API to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, making it easier to store and analyze your data.
How to Copy Data from JSON to Parquet in Azure Data Lake
In this step-by-step guide, we’ll go through the exact process of creating Linked Services, defining datasets, and setting up a Copy Activity to seamlessly transfer your JSON data to Parquet format.
Machine Learning: What is Machine Learning
Machine Learning is a branch of Artificial Intelligence which focus on enabling computers to perform tasks based on data and with minimal human interference.