Forty years of technology change, from WordStar and mainframes to AI and vibe coding. The technology has changed enormously, but have we?
Create a simple Python API with FastAPI, test it locally and deploy it to Azure Container Apps for use in Microsoft Fabric demos and workshops.
Learn how to handle DMY, MDY, and YMD date formats in Microsoft Fabric notebooks using Data Wrangler, pandas, and PySpark, with explicit parsing examples.
Learn how to use DAX measures and a custom Power BI theme to apply meaningful SVG icons for conditional formatting in tables and matrices for status indicators.
Learn how to schedule Power Automate to pause a Microsoft Fabric capacity, check its current state, and reduce costs by suspending it only when active.
Extend the Microsoft Fabric Unified Admin Monitoring tool to include Pro and shared-capacity workspaces alongside dedicated capacity monitoring data.
Learn how to create Microsoft Fabric variable libraries from a Python notebook with Semantic Link Labs, including variables, value sets, and workspace settings.
Fix Power Query daylight saving time errors that shift dates back a day by adding an hour to datetime values before converting them to date fields.
Learn how Microsoft Fabric variable libraries work with deployment pipelines, active value sets, and environment-specific settings for development, test, and production.
A reflection on Microsoft Data Platform MVP renewal, the technology community, conference speaking, and the people who make another year in tech meaningful.
