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This post is a back-to-basics guide that shows three approaches to preparing a Git repository for Microsoft Fabric Git integration. In other words, prepare a repository in either Azure DevOps or GitHub in order to connect it to a Microsoft Fabric workspace. To manage expectations, this post is aimed at those with little or no … Read more
This post is a back-to-basics Git introduction for Microsoft Fabric enthusiasts. Because I am very aware a lot of Microsoft Fabric enthusiasts are from different backgrounds. Which means that Git may not be their focus area. To manage expectations, this post is aimed at those with little or no experience of Git. However, those with … Read more
You can consider this post a Fabricators guide to version control in Microsoft Fabric. Including my unique insights and how this ties in with Microsoft’s latest document relating to CI/CD workflow options in Fabric. To be more specific, I intend to go into a lot of detail about Microsoft Fabric Git integration in this post. … Read more
In this post I share some things to consider when choosing Azure DevOps or GitHub for Microsoft Fabric Git integration. Since you can now choose either Azure DevOps or GitHub as a provider for Git repositories. As shown in the below diagram. I wanted to do this post since I get asked a lot whether … Read more
In this post I cover naming conventions for Microsoft Fabric Git integration repositories and branches. Because I think it is an important topic. Even more so after recent updates within Microsoft Fabric. Such as the ability select GitHub as a provider for Git integration. Which I have covered in various posts already. Including one about … Read more
In this post I share the results of my initial tests of Git integration support for Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouses. Since I noticed that is was available in a Microsoft Fabric workspace where Git integration is configured when I returned from a conference this weekend. By the end of this post, you will see the … Read more
In this post I share the results of some initial tests to copy a Direct Lake semantic model to another workspace using Microsoft Fabric Git integration. For example, the Development, Test and Production environments. Just like my previous post about deploying to Development, Test and Production environments. I wanted to cover this since I have … Read more
In this post I cover two groups of services that I recommend when working with Microsoft Fabric in an Enterprise environment. Which are Microsoft Purview and Azure DevOps. Even though some enterprises work with alternative products I recommend these to get the most out of working with Microsoft Fabric. By the end of this post … Read more
In this post I want to cover some interesting Git integration and deployment pipeline updates on the Microsoft Fabric roadmap that I am looking forward to. Just so that everybody is aware, the official name for the Microsoft Fabric roadmap is the Microsoft Fabric release plan. Which Microsoft announced earlier this month. As some of … Read more
Welcome to my Microsoft Fabric Git integration jargon guide for Fabricators. Which I decided to create for a variety of reasons. Including the fact that I used a fair amount of jargon in my last post. Where I covered working with Microsoft Fabric Git integration and multiple workspaces. Another reason is because I appreciate that … Read more