Independent perspectives on Microsoft Data & AI: practical insights on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure and AI, plus hands-on learning tracks.https://dataplusai.dev/en-gbhttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/data-engineering-in-the-ai-era/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/data-engineering-in-the-ai-era/AI helps engineers build pipelines and creates new requirements for the information those pipelines supply. The challenge is to make implementation faster without weakening accountability.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTData EngineeringData EngineeringAI & AgentsMicrosoft Fabrichttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/migrating-azure-synapse-to-microsoft-fabric/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/migrating-azure-synapse-to-microsoft-fabric/Microsoft's guided migration tools make it easier to assess Azure Synapse workloads and move supported components to Fabric. They do not remove the need to adapt code, configure security or validate business results.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTData EngineeringData EngineeringMicrosoft FabricAzurehttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/agentic-ai-architecture-patterns/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/agentic-ai-architecture-patterns/How work moves, who stays in control and when another agent earns its place: eight practical patterns for designing agentic AI solutions, illustrated.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI & AgentsAI & Agentshttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/evolving-role-of-the-data-analyst/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/evolving-role-of-the-data-analyst/AI can draft queries, reports and summaries, but it can't establish whether an answer is correct. The analyst's role is combining faster execution with stronger judgement.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalyticsPower BIAI & Agentshttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-1-onelake-catalog/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-1-onelake-catalog/Finding Fabric content is only half the challenge; knowing which content to use is harder. Part 1 of a six-part series starts with OneLake catalog and a simple finance scenario.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGovernanceMicrosoft FabricGovernancehttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-2-endorsement/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-2-endorsement/When several items appear to answer the same question, users need to know which ones the organisation recommends. Part 2 explains Fabric's three endorsement badges and how to make certification meaningful.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGovernanceMicrosoft FabricGovernancehttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-3-tags/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-3-tags/An item name rarely tells the whole story. Part 3 shows how administrator-defined Fabric tags add searchable business context — and why a small, owned vocabulary works best.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGovernanceMicrosoft FabricGovernancehttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-4-sensitivity-labels/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-4-sensitivity-labels/A report can be accurate, useful and highly sensitive. Part 4 explains how Purview sensitivity labels classify Fabric content, where their protection applies, and what to test before relying on them.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGovernanceMicrosoft FabricGovernancehttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-5-lineage/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-5-lineage/When a report shows an unexpected result, the problem may sit upstream. Part 5 shows how workspace lineage helps maintainers trace dependencies and check that the implemented flow matches the approved design.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGovernanceMicrosoft FabricGovernancehttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-6-impact-analysis/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/fabric-governance-part-6-impact-analysis/Replacing a measure or retiring a semantic model can affect reports beyond its workspace. The final part shows how impact analysis identifies potentially affected items — and why the change itself still needs validating.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGovernanceMicrosoft FabricGovernancehttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/microsoft-fabric-key-updates-october-2026/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/microsoft-fabric-key-updates-october-2026/Five recent Microsoft Fabric updates for enterprise data platforms: Fabric Policies, a refreshed Capacity Metrics app, Custom SQL Pools, workspace-level Private Link for SQL database, and Fabric App functions.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTArchitectureMicrosoft FabricGovernanceData Engineeringhttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/microsoft-foundry-vs-copilot-studio/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/microsoft-foundry-vs-copilot-studio/Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry both support enterprise AI agents. The right choice depends on the business outcome, the control required and who will maintain the solution — not simply its complexity.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI & AgentsAI & AgentsAzurehttps://dataplusai.dev/articles/power-bi-october-2026-key-updates/https://dataplusai.dev/articles/power-bi-october-2026-key-updates/Selected Power BI October 2026 updates: AI-assisted authoring for custom visuals, a native Gantt visual, dropdown list slicers, hierarchy auto-expansion with field parameters, and more timely capacity consumption reporting.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalyticsPower BIMicrosoft Fabrichttps://dataplusai.dev/news/2026-10-12/https://dataplusai.dev/news/2026-10-12/Agents moved closer to production this week, with Routines, Tool Search and agent-to-agent calls reaching GA in Microsoft Foundry and Copilot Studio agents gaining their own accounts and memory. On the data side, Databricks shipped multi-statement transactions and a GA ADBC driver for Power BI, while Fabric admins get a redesigned Capacity Metrics app in preview.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNews