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  • Celebrating certification success: Congratulations to Laura and Nathan!

    Celebrating certification success: Congratulations to Laura and Nathan!March 12th, 2025 in Business Intelligence, Microsoft Fabric, News

    At Purple Frog, we are always proud to celebrate the achievements of our team members as they continue to grow and excel in their fields. Today, we extend our congratulations to Laura and Nathan on their recent Microsoft certifications! Laura has successfully renewed her DP-600 Microsoft certification, which validates her expertise in designing and implementing analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric. This achievement demonstrates her…

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  • How to Effectively Restore a Table in a Fabric Warehouse

    How to Effectively Restore a Table in a Fabric WarehouseFebruary 3rd, 2025 in Backup, Blog, Fabric, Restore Point, Time Travel, Warehouse

    If you’ve ever used a database, you’ve probably experienced that heart-jolting moment when you accidentally drop a table or run an update statement without a WHERE clause. In that instant, the table is either gone or potentially corrupted beyond repair. Fortunately, there are ways to recover data, depending on the environment you’re working in. In traditional databases like on-prem SQL Server, or other systems that rely on physical…

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  • Overcoming Direct Lake Connection Hurdles

    January 7th, 2025 in Blog, Data Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Fabric, Microsoft Fabric, PowerBI

    I love organising. When it comes to Microsoft Fabric, I am no different. The addition of files was a heaven-sent for me as I could finally clear up the clutter and make a Fabric solution user friendly to navigate. This allows my end users to access the correct information when they need it, quickly and accurately. Majority of the time, the end user does not need to access the Data Warehouse or Lakehouse that is storing their data, but rather the…

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  • Matt Earns Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate Certification

    Matt Earns Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate CertificationDecember 31st, 2024 in Fabric, Microsoft Fabric, News, Power BI

    We’re excited to share some fantastic news – Matt has officially achieved the prestigious Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification! This accomplishment highlights Matt’s dedication to mastering advanced analytics and engineering skills within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. This certification demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing data solutions that deliver valuable insights, a critical…

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  • Alex Presented at Bristol Fabric & Power BI User Group

    December 24th, 2024 in Community, Microsoft Fabric, News, Power BI

    On December 19th, Alex travelled from The Frogplex to Bristol to present a session at the Bristol Fabric & Power BI User Group. The focus of his presentation was on Power BI Composite and Advanced Models . The session explored how to effectively leverage these advanced techniques to handle large datasets within the Power BI environment. This includes combining diverse datasets into a single report through composite models, directly querying…

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  • Deep Dive into Power BI & Fabric Governance at PASS Data Summit

    Deep Dive into Power BI & Fabric Governance at PASS Data SummitNovember 7th, 2024 in Community, News, Power BI

    We’re thrilled to share that our very own Joe recently took the stage at the PASS Data Summit to deliver an insightful session on “BI the Book: Governance, Auditing, and DR for Power BI & Fabric”… Featuring Power BI Sentinel! Why governance matters… Data governance and security are often overlooked in the initial stages of building a data environment. However, neglecting these crucial aspects can lead to…

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  • FabCon Real-Time Training Day Review

    FabCon Real-Time Training Day ReviewOctober 30th, 2024 in Blog, Microsoft Fabric, Real-time Data

    I recently attended the Fabric Community Conference Europe 2024 in Stockholm, overall it was a really good conference and a great learning experience about all things Fabric. In particular I want to focus on my full day tutorial: Build A Fabric Real-Time Intelligence Solution in One Day, presented by Devang Shah, Matt Gordon and Johan Brattas. As stated in the title, the day was all about real-time intelligence in Fabric and for someone who is…

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  • Choosing Between DP-600 and DP-700 – Which Microsoft Fabric Certification is Right for You?

    October 23rd, 2024 in Blog, Fabric, Microsoft Fabric, Reference Guide

    With the release of DP-700 into Beta this week, you may be looking to enhance your skill set further with one of the Microsoft certifications, DP-600 or DP-700. Both certifications are valuable when working with Fabric but cater to different career goals and expertise. In this post, we will break down the key differences in the exam, to help you decide which exam is best aligned DP-600: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate The DP-600 is a great…

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  • Purple Frog Systems Sponsors FabFest

    October 10th, 2024 in Artificial Intelligence, Fabric, Just For Fun, News

    On October 3rd, the team at Purple Frog Systems proudly sponsored FabFest, an exciting, full-day event focused on Microsoft Fabric and its impact on the evolving worlds of data and AI. Hosted at the impressive Millennium Point in Birmingham, FabFest brought together 100 data enthusiasts for a day of non-stop learning, exploration, and community building. FabFest was the brainchild of Joe and Lewis, the dynamic hosts of the Birmingham Data…

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  • My Experience at Fabric Community Conference Europe 2024

    October 1st, 2024 in Blog, Data Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Fabric, Power BI

    Stockholm: A city of charm and innovation Let’s start with the location, Stockholm. As a seasoned traveller, Stockholm is one of the few major European cities that I have not yet visited. So, when given the chance to go to FabCon Europe, I jumped at the chance. Stockholm is a great city, with beautiful historic architecture mixed with modern innovation and the people there were friendly and warm. The conference centre, the Stockholmsmässan,…

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