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Using OpenAI GPT in Synapse Analytics Azure OpenAI hardly needs an introduction, but for those who managed to evade all tech new lately, let me give you a brief overview. Azure OpenAI is a suite of natural language processing (NLP) models developed by OpenAI. The...
Query parallelization helps to boost Power BI dataset performance in DirectQuery mode We are excited to announce significant query processing improvements in the Power BI engine around query parallelization in DirectQuery mode, which can help to accelerate query...
Historical monitoring dashboards for Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pools Deploy rich, interactive monitoring templates for historical monitoring of your Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pool. Azure Synapse Analytics January Update 2023 Welcome to the January 2023...
Power BI Activity Logs: New Workspace Metadata for Excel Scenarios We are announcing improvements to the Power BI audit logs that helps Power BI admins filter usage of Power BI data in Excel by workspace name and workspace id. Create stunning and more...
Improve Spark pool utilization with Synapse Genie Synapse Genie Framework improves Spark pool utilization by executing multiple Synapse notebooks on the same Spark pool instance. It considers the sequence and dependencies between notebook activities in an ETL...
Thank You Power BI Community! Thank you, Power BI Community, and look back of 2022 feature releases, and when the upcoming release will be available. Announcing: Viva Goals + Metrics integration, scorecard time zones and more New year, new features! We are...
Desktop and web Microsoft Polls for quick check-ins Presenters can launch a poll without preparing in advance. Simply ask your question aloud and people can answer by selecting one of two answers (yes or no, thumbs up or down, heart or broken heart). ...
How Data Exfiltration Protection (DEP) impacts Azure Synapse Analytics Pipelines Data Exfiltration Protection (DEP) is a feature that enables additional restrictions on the ability of Azure Synapse Analytics to connect to other services – enabling you to further...
Announcing: Enterprise scorecards with hierarchies and linked metrics in Power BI Metrics Announcing new Power BI Metrics features hierarchies and linked metrics. Subscribe to a report with filters applied You can now create a subscription to a view of a...
Data mesh: A perspective on using Azure Synapse Analytics to build data products As organizations grow, the volume of data and the number of systems generating data also grows. The size and number of disparate systems introduces procedural, operational and...
Power BI November 2022 Feature Summary Welcome to the November 2022 update! This month we introduce an Optimize ribbon which makes your report creation experience more streamlined, especially if you are working in DirectQuery mode. Also new this month are Linked...
New informative Livy errors codes for Apache Spark in Azure Synapse Analytics! Apache Spark for Azure Synapse now provides descriptive Livy error codes. When an Azure Synapse Spark job fails, this new and updated error handling feature parses and checks the logs on...
Join Us! Power BI Dev Camp: Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 11:00 AM PST– 12:00 PM Noon PST Campers should review and understand the concepts discussed in the August 2022 session before attending or watching this session. Deployment pipelines – announcing...
Desktop and Web Leave a meeting on all your devices If you've joined a Teams meeting on multiple personal devices, you can now leave the meeting from all the devices you've connected to the meeting by selecting the down arrow next to Leave, then select Leave...
New query optimization techniques in Apache Spark for Azure Synapse The Azure Synapse Analytics team has prominent engineers enhancing and contributing back to the Apache Spark project. One of our focus areas is Spark query optimization techniques, where Microsoft...
What’s New in the September Release of Power BI Report Server New September Release Power BI Report Server 2022 On-premises data gateway September release Here’s our September release of the on-premises data gateway! As always, stay up to date for the latest...
Connect DEP Enabled Synapse Spark to On-Prem Apache Kafka Apache Kafka is an open-source distributed event streaming platform used for high-performance data pipelines and streaming analytics with real-time to near real-time capabilities. There are many on-premises...
On-premises data gateway July 2022 update is now available On-premises data gateway July 2022 update Analysis Services server properties in Power BI Premium are now in public preview Join the public preview to enable additional settings for workspaces in...