Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Passionate about mastering Microsoft Fabric? You've come to the right place! As an experienced Solution Architect, I’m dedicated to helping you navigate the ever-evolving world of data solutions on Microsoft Fabric.

From in-depth tutorials to advanced tips and tricks, this channel is designed to empower professionals of all levels – whether you're just starting with cloud data platforms or you're an experienced developer aiming to optimize your data architecture and analytics workflows. My goal is to help you build, scale, and streamline your data solutions using the full potential of Microsoft Fabric.

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Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Renewed as a Microsoft MVP! πŸŽ‰

I just got the news that I will continue as a Microsoft Data Platform MVP for another year.

Getting the award for the first time last year already felt unreal. But the renewal feels even better. It means the work actually mattered to people.

The photo is from the MVP Summit in Redmond earlier this year. One of the highlights of my first MVP year.

Thank you to everyone who watch my videos here on YouTube! More videos coming soon! πŸš€

14 hours ago | [YT] | 66

Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Managing OneLake Security at Scale πŸ”

OneLake security recently went GA, and it's an excellent addition to Fabric. You can manage the roles through the Fabric UI, but in large environments that's typically not how you want to handle things. The roles can also be managed via APIs, which means role management can become part of your metadata-driven framework.

In next week's Fabric Forge call, we'll go through a working setup exactly like that, and see it live:
βœ… OneLake data access roles
βœ… Row and column level security on lakehouse tables
βœ… Per-source config files as the source of truth for the whole role set
βœ… A sync notebook applying the roles through the API
βœ… Lessons learned from an actual large scale implementation

πŸ—“οΈ Wednesday, July 15th
πŸ•“ 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC
πŸ“ Fabric Forge Weekly Call

Join Fabric Forge here:
πŸ‘‰ www.skool.com/fabricforge

See you there!

5 days ago | [YT] | 29

Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

We just added AZ-104 to CertiAce! ☁️

The Microsoft Azure Administrator exam is one of the most popular Microsoft certifications, and it covers the foundation everything else in Azure builds on: identity, storage, compute, networking, and monitoring.

There are now over 200 realistic AZ-104 practice questions on CertiAce, including case studies and timed practice exams. Some questions are free to try, so you can quickly see where you stand:

πŸ‘‰ certiace.com/

πŸŽ‰ Launch offer: get 50% off the annual plan with code AZ104, valid until Friday, July 10.

Good luck with your studies! πŸ€

1 week ago | [YT] | 16

Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Heads up if you were planning to take AI-900: Microsoft retired it on June 30. 😱

The new Azure AI Fundamentals exam is AI-901, and it is much more hands-on. Over half of the exam is about implementing AI solutions with Microsoft Foundry, and Python basics are now expected.

We just added AI-901 to CertiAce with over 200 realistic practice questions. Some of them are free to try, so you can quickly see where you stand:
certiace.com/

Good luck with your studies! πŸ€

1 week ago | [YT] | 20

Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Quick heads up for anyone prepping for a Microsoft cert right now. πŸ“Œ

The CertiAce Pro yearly sale ends tomorrow. You can still get a full year at 60% off, so $79.60 for the whole year instead of $199. That covers realistic practice questions, case studies, and full timed practice exams for DP-700, DP-600, DP-800 and more.

If you have more than one exam on your list this year, the yearly plan is where it really pays off.

Use code JUNE60Y at checkout:
πŸ‘‰ certiace.com/pricing
Last day is June 30. Good luck with your studies! πŸš€

#MicrosoftExam #CertiAce

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 11

Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Did you know Microsoft Fabric now has a OneLake storage report? πŸ‘€

I have been using it this week and it is genuinely handy!

A bit of context. I just set up a Delta table maintenance process in one of my clients. The usual good housekeeping: run OPTIMIZE to compact the small files, then VACUUM to clean up the old ones that are no longer needed.
And after doing that, the question is always the same: ok, but how much storage did I actually save?

That is exactly where the OneLake storage report came in.

You find it here:
π–π¨π«π€π¬π©πšπœπž 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐒𝐧𝐠𝐬 > πŽπ§πžπ‹πšπ€πž > π’π­π¨π«πšπ πž 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭
(you need to be a workspace admin, then hit Refresh)

It gives you a per-item breakdown of your OneLake storage, sortable by size. So I could quickly see, table by table, how much data was gone after the maintenance run. And from there it was easy to estimate the OneLake storage cost impact.

One detail I really like: the report splits out soft-deleted and hidden system data separately. That matters, because soft-deleted files are still billed at the same rate as active data until the retention window passes. So you can tell the difference between what is truly freed and what is still on the meter for a few more days.

Before this, getting an item-level storage breakdown was a bit of a pain. The Capacity Metrics app only shows the workspace total, and external tools do not show the hidden system data.

Small but useful feature. If you run any kind of table maintenance in Fabric, it is worth turning on.

Have you tried the OneLake storage report yet? πŸ€”

#MicrosoftFabric #OneLake #DataEngineering #DeltaLake #PowerBI

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 55

Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Quick one for anyone prepping for a Microsoft cert right now. πŸ“Œ

For the next few days you can get a full year of CertiAce Pro at 60% off. That is $79.60 for the whole year instead of $199. You get realistic practice questions, case studies, and timed practice exams for DP-700, DP-600, DP-800 and more.

If you are planning more than one exam this year, the yearly plan is where it really pays off.

Use code JUNE60Y at checkout:
certiace.com/pricing

Offer ends June 30. Good luck with your studies! πŸš€

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 6

Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Fabric Forge just crossed 6,000 members! πŸŽ‰

When I started Fabric Forge, I just wanted a place where people could actually learn Microsoft Fabric in a hands-on way, not just read about it.

Today it is a community of 6,000 people. That still feels a bit unreal. πŸ˜…

What makes me proud is not really the number. It is seeing people ask real questions, share their own scenarios, help each other out, and show up to the weekly calls.

So thank you to every single member. This community is what makes it special. πŸ™

And if you are learning Fabric, or just thinking about getting into it, you are very welcome to join. It is free to get started, and there is a lot of hands-on content and a great group of people inside.

πŸ‘‰ www.skool.com/fabricforge

Here is to the next milestone! πŸš€

#MicrosoftFabric #DataEngineering #FabricForge #PowerBI

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 21

Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Quick heads up for anyone prepping for a Microsoft certification πŸ‘‡

Today is the last day of our Data Days sale on CertiAce Pro.

If you've been on the fence, this is the time:

πŸ”΅ DATA60 β†’ 60% off your first year ($79.60 instead of $199)
🟣 DATA30 β†’ 30% off your first month

One plan covers DP-700, DP-600, DP-800 and more.

CertiAce is where I point people who want realistic practice questions, timed exams and case studies, so you walk into the exam actually feeling ready instead of just memorizing dumps.

Both codes stop working at the end of today.

πŸ‘‰ certiace.com/pricing

Good luck with your exams πŸ’ͺ

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 7

Aleksi Partanen - Master Microsoft Fabric

Only 2 days left in the CertiAce Data Days offer πŸ‘‡

Free Microsoft certification vouchers are available through Data Days, so this is a good time to start preparing.

CertiAce Pro discount codes:

60% OFF yearly β†’ DATA60
30% OFF monthly β†’ DATA30

Use the codes at checkout:
πŸ‘‰ certiace.com/pricing

⏳ Offer ends Sunday
Discount applies to the first billing cycle.

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 5