Ed Freeman
@edfreeman_
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Software Engineer @endjin. Curator of @PowerBIWeekly
London, England
Joined August 2017
Turbocharge your Data Science workflow with Microsoft Fabric with @barry_j_a_smartπ« Microsoft Fabric's SaaS platform empowers full-stack data scientists with tools like MLflow and Semantic Link to revolutionize machine learning model developmentπ©οΈ https://t.co/lAjO1yCUEu
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SQLBits 2024 Workshop - DataOps: How to Deliver Data Faster and Better with #Microsoft Cloud from @edfreeman_
https://t.co/OmY9QXCvC9
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How To Actually Make Decisions When Architecting a Data Platform from @edfreeman_ βΊοΈ Introducing tried-and-tested methods to help you make decisions when architecting a Modern Data Platform amongst a sea of optionsπ« https://t.co/jg8Sw04kpq
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Super excited to be speaking at #SQLBits2024 about #DataOps with @barry_j_a_smart. If you'd like to level up the quality of your Data Platform, then this training day's for you!
π #SQLBits2024 Update: Next stop - #DataOps! Join @edfreeman_ and @barry_j_a_smart for a thrilling adventure on How to Deliver Data Faster and Better with #MicrosoftCloudβοΈ Buckle up and stay tuned for more details! βοΈποΈπ«
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π’ #MicrosoftFabric End-To-End demo Part 4: Creating a OneLake Shortcut to ADLS Gen2 from @edfreeman_
https://t.co/C9KkQ2abkY
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Discover Microsoft Fabric Shortcuts for zero-copy data referencing across OneLake & clouds. Learn to configure Shortcuts in ADLS Gen2 & improve Lakehouse efficiency.
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π’ EP3 of @edfreeman_ #MicrosoftFabric end-to-end demo series. Ingesting 5GB into a Bronze Lakehouse using Data Factory. https://t.co/itF5L0klkU
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It's pretty exciting finally being able to talk about this. We have plenty more content on the way! #MicrosoftFabric
1/n If you're interested in the #MicrosoftFabric announcements from #MSBuild - we have lots of content for you! We were fortunate to be part of the private preview, and we wanted to share what we learned. A top level post and a long π§΅ https://t.co/qOTWkLtOuj
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1st issue of @AzureWeekly for 2023 almost done. It's a whopper. 220+ articles. The emergent theme from the community is "cutting the cost of #azure spend" ππ°
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Auto-statistics for CSV datasets in SQL Serverless - nice! Great work from the #AzureSynapse team. #SynapseInfluencers
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I posted a blog recently describing the Shared Metadata Model in @Azure_Synapse - a severely underutilized feature of Synapse (in my experience). If you're using Spark and SQL Serverless - this should probably be part of your architecture: https://t.co/p6Smu9A4Mz
#AzureSynapse
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Explore Azure Synapse's 'Shared Metadata Model' feature. Learn how it syncs Spark tables with SQL Serverless, its benefits, and tradeoffs.
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A lesser known feature of @Azure_Synapse is the "Shared Metadata Model"; auto-synchronize tables created via Spark with objects you can query via SQL Serverless. This blog by @edfreeman_ highlights the benefits & trade-offs vs SQL Serverless VIEWs. https://t.co/RBvqQVSzHq
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Explore Azure Synapse's 'Shared Metadata Model' feature. Learn how it syncs Spark tables with SQL Serverless, its benefits, and tradeoffs.
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Did you know that there's a null-safe operator in Azure Data Factory's expression syntax? No? Well, now you do. Here's how you can safely reference an activity output that might not always exist. https://t.co/bV3RsUiKW3 By @edfreeman_
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Discover Azure Data Factory's null-safe operator for referencing activity outputs that may not always exist. Learn to use it effectively.
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Azure Synapse Analytics devs need to be assigned a role within Synapse Studio in order to access the GUI. The Azure CLI provides one way of doing this, which can be done by any Owner or Contributor of the Azure Synapse Analytics resource. By @edfreeman_
https://t.co/EadcCETXFa
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Assign roles in Synapse Studio for Azure Synapse Analytics devs using Azure CLI. Accessible by Owners/Contributors of the resource.
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... @AhmedOyelowo
@CurbalEN
@donsvensen
@JSBaucke
@ExceleratorBI
@MacrordinaryCA
@GilbertQue
@mattpetersonbi
@FarhanAhmed1984 Pragati Jarret Moore Brian Julius Thanks for all the great content!
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Other content creators in this issue: @ignacho_07
@biinsightnz
@bizintelligist
@MarcLelijveld
@_EnterpriseDNA
@Seth_C_Bauer
@HavensBI
@BrianGrantBI
@DataMozart
@MikeAinOz
@DhruvinShah16
@rachelrdyer
@PowerBITips
@MsBelindaAllen
@cwebb_bi
@PowerBIElite
@arcticdba
@DMaslyuk ...
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This week's issue of @PowerBIWeekly is also now out! π Dataflow refresh history API (@SQLAllFather) π INSANE AMAZING Smart Narrative viz (@GuyInACube / @JustynaLucznik) π
Simple, chart-friendly Date table (@marcorus) All this (and more!) here: https://t.co/B3ZOGx5N9v
#PowerBI
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Last week's @PowerBIWeekly newsletter was an #MSIgnite special! π #PowerBIPremium changes π Smart Narrative visual πππ.. If you want a single place to catch-up on all Ignite's #PowerBI announcements (and loads of other content), check that out here: https://t.co/y5t0TMsi9O
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Woohooo! It's been a long time coming. Anyone who resorted to the gut-wrenching hack I described here ( https://t.co/4MtcyEy3Cw) to achieve this, promptly wipe that from your mind and do as @SQLAllFather says.
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Discover how to programmatically retrieve Power BI Dataflow refresh history for automated operations, enabling efficient dataset refresh management.
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... @DhruvinShah16
@rahimzulfiqar Melissa de Korte Magnus Lander Brian Julius Thanks for all the great content!
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