Issue #5

This week's Fabric Digest features an article on GraphQL in Fabric, a summary of the latest security whitepaper, a free data source for fans of Formula 1, and more.

Chris Lentz
August 26, 2024

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Article: Latest Microsoft Fabric security white paper updates

- Kevin Chant

Kevin shares his thoughts on the latest updates to the Microsoft Fabric security white paper. If you're working with Microsoft Fabric, this post is a must-read to stay updated on new guidelines like allowlisting URLs, the introduction of Copilot, enhanced data security measures, and customer-managed key (CMK) encryption.

Article: From Databricks to Fabric: A Deep Dive into Spark Cluster Differences

- Miles Cole

If you've been using Databricks, you might think that Spark Pools in Microsoft Fabric work the same way—but you'd be wrong! This post breaks down the key differences between the two, helping you avoid the same pitfalls I encountered when transitioning to Fabric.

Article: GraphQL in Microsoft Fabric

- Štěpán Rešl

Štěpán discusses how Microsoft Fabric is integrating GraphQL for querying data. It breaks down everything from creating relationships between tables to using mutations and stored procedures, making it easy to fetch the data you need from multiple sources.

Discussion: Some learnings with Fabric

- Yin117

Yin117 kicked off a discussion on Reddit comparing using Microsoft Fabric to handling the Mako in Mass Effect 1—basically, it's a bumpy ride! As always, the excellent r/MicrosoftFabric community responded with ample constructive discussion.

Article: Fabric Data Pipelines – Advanced Scheduling Techniques (Part 2: Run a Pipeline on a Specific Day)

- Sean Mirabile (Microsoft)

In an article on the Microsoft Fabric blog, Sean shares a workaround for a feature that is highly requested by the community. This workaround will allow users to schedule a Data Pipeline on a specific day of the month while they work on a native solution.

Featured Free Data Source

Each issue of Fabric Digest features a free data source to help you become an expert fabricator.

OpenF1 - With Formula 1 returning from summer break this past weekend, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to share my all-time favorite free data source, OpenF1. See if you can set up a scheduled Data Pipeline to pull in a Grands Prix data on Monday after the race weekend.