The month in writing · 2023
June 2023
2 new essays — Analytics & BI, Architecture & Strategy.
Showing 02 essays from June 2023
20 JUN 2023 · 5 min read
Incremental Refresh and the Art of Not Reloading Everything
The most common reason a Power BI refresh takes forever is that it's pointlessly reloading years of data that never changed. Incremental refresh fixes that — and once you understand the pattern, you'll wonder why you ever did it the slow way.
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Analytics & BI
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06 JUN 2023 · 5 min read
Microsoft Fabric Is in Preview: What I'm Telling People to Do About It
Microsoft just announced Fabric, folded half its data portfolio into one product, and the hype is doing what hype does. Here's the measured version: what Fabric actually is, why it matters, and why 'wait' is the right answer for almost everyone right now.
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Architecture & Strategy
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