Feb 13, 2026
Trusting In Microsoft Fabric – Ep. 502
Mike and Tommy dive deep into whether Microsoft Fabric has earned our trust after two years. Plus, the SaaS apocalypse is here, AI intensifies work, and Semantic Link goes GA.
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Feb 4, 2026
497 Instructions for AI: Get the Data
Give the AI instructions, get data, put it here. Build the pattern in different tools and test them all in minutes.
Feb 4, 2026
Being a Data Analyst in the Era of AI
Mike Carlo and Eugene Meidinger discuss how AI is reshaping the data analyst's toolkit with practical frameworks for adopting AI in your daily workflow.
Jan 28, 2026
Remote Fabric Jupyter & Local VS Code – Ep. 497
Mike and Tommy dive into a listener mailbag question about connecting a local VS Code desktop to a remote Fabric Jupyter kernel — unpacking the tradeoffs of local vs. cloud development, custom environments, cost optimization, and why OneLake File Explorer might be the missing piece. Plus, AI-generated music as a metaphor for the future of data engineering.
Jan 21, 2026
Do You Really Need Fabric? – Ep. 495
Mike and Tommy unpack a viral LinkedIn article where a consultant saved a client $57,000 per year by moving from Fabric F64 to Premium Per User — sparking a bigger conversation about when Fabric actually makes sense, licensing confusion, and the tipping points that justify the investment.
Nov 6, 2025
From PL-300 to DP-600: Level Up Your Analytics Skills
Mike Carlo and Pragati walk through everything you need to know to level up from PL-300 to DP-600 — from lakehouses and pipelines to semantic model optimization and security in Microsoft Fabric.
Jul 25, 2025
Optimal Power BI Architecture in Fabric – Ep. 444
Mike and Tommy tackle a mailbag question about the optimal Power BI architecture in the Fabric era versus the pre-Fabric world of dataflows and shared datasets. They explore how the lakehouse, notebooks, and AI agents are reshaping what 'better' really means for data teams.
Jul 21, 2025
Data Science with Ginger Grant
Tommy and Mike discuss the state of Data Science as it relates to Fabric. Learn from MVPs where you should invest your time with Fabric and Data Science.
Jul 21, 2025
DevOps with Matthias Thierbach
The explicit measures podcast unpacks what DevOps means. It's not software, it's a way of thinking. Matthias is the creator of the beloved TMDL format.
Jul 21, 2025
Max Performance in Power Query – Ep. 422
Alex Powers joins the Explicit Measures podcast to deep dive into optimizing Power Query for maximum performance, covering dataflows Gen 1 vs Gen 2, query folding, staging patterns, and the evolving role of Power Query in Microsoft Fabric.
Jul 4, 2025
Who Owns the Connection? Managing Access and Chaos in Fabric Pipelines – Ep. 438
Mike and Tommy dig into a very real Fabric pain point: connections that get created by one developer and become invisible or unusable for everyone else. They share practical governance patterns—especially security-group driven ownership—and what Microsoft could improve to reduce friction and ‘paper cuts’ in team-based pipelines.
Jun 11, 2025
What’s New in Microsoft Fabric CI/CD – Ep. 431
In Episode 431, Mike and Tommy break down what’s new with Microsoft Fabric CI/CD and what it means for teams trying to bring real DevOps discipline to analytics. They also cover fresh Copilot updates and a practical take on goal setting and skills development in the age of Fabric.
Apr 23, 2025
Is Now the Time for Data Scientists to Switch to Fabric? – Ep. 417
Mike, Tommy, and guest Ginger Grant explore whether now is the right time for data scientists to make the switch to Microsoft Fabric. They dive into the evolving data platform landscape and what a Director of Data should consider when adopting Fabric.
Jul 26, 2024
Exploring the Power of Semantic Link
Learn how Semantic Link in Microsoft Fabric enables direct access to Power BI semantic models using Python notebooks. Automate tasks, extract data, and streamline your BI workflow.