Explicit Measures Podcast

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Explicit Measures Podcast episodes

January 28 497: MAILBAG! Remote Fabric Jupyter & Local VSCode?
Mike & Tommy tackle a listener's question about connecting local VSCode to remote Fabric Jupyter kernels, exploring whether Fabric's architecture is fundamentally incompatible with traditional data science workflows, and discussing what an effective development cycle actually looks like when you can't just "pip install -e ." your way to productivity.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79331916/is-there-a-way-to-connect-to-a-microsoft-fabric-jupyter-kernel-remotely-from-a
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1 hr 13 min
January 22 496: MAILBAG! Experience Overuse
Mike & Tommy tackle a listener's challenge with Microsoft's overuse of "experience" in Fabric, questioning whether calling notebooks, pipelines, and copy jobs "experiences" inflates expectations and confuses adoption, and exploring what precise language would better serve data teams building real solutions.
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1 hr 3 min
January 21 495: Do You Really Need Fabric?
Mike & Tommy dive into Microsoft Fabric licensing strategy, questioning whether organizations actually need Fabric or are falling into the same over-provisioning trap as Power BI Premium. Drawing on Blake Edwards' client savings case studies, they explore F64 thresholds, hidden costs, and practical optimization tactics that separate smart capacity decisions from expensive assumptions.
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1 hr 3 min
January 16 494: MCP Your Fabric Data
Mike & Tommy explore Microsoft's new MCP servers for Power BI and Fabric, questioning whether teams should immediately enable these AI agent integrations or take a more measured, governed approach. They break down the security risks, governance implications, and practical rollout strategies for letting AI agents interact with semantic models.
https://blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-US/blog/introducing-fabric-mcp-public-preview/
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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/mcp/mcp-servers-overview
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1 hr 11 min
January 13 493: AI Drives Microsoft Fabric Success
Mike & Tommy dive into whether Microsoft Fabric's success is driven by AI innovation or if it would thrive on its own merits, exploring how AI investments reshape organizational data strategies and examining what "AI-ready Fabric" truly requires in practice.
https://www.fintechbrainfood.com/p/ai-is-rewiring-the-economy
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1 hr 7 min
January 08 492: The 2025 Fabric Made Up Awards
492: Fabric Made Up Awards
Mike & Tommy hand out the first annual Fabric Made Up Awards, debating hilarious categories from "Most Likely to Be Disabled by IT" to "Best Feature That Requires a Long, Awkward Conversation," revealing which Fabric features deserve recognition for being simultaneously essential yet problematic.
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1 hr 5 min
January 06 491: Our Fabric Resolutions
Mike & Tommy start the new year with their own Microsoft Fabric Resolutions
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1 hr
January 01 490: Revisiting Dataflows Gen 2
Mike & Tommy dive into Revisiting Dataflows Gen 2, exploring the tension between initial skepticism and current capabilities after major updates, and how organizations can strategically position this tool in their data workflows for maximum value.
https://blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en/blog/unlocking-the-next-generation-of-data-transformations-with-dataflow-gen2-fabcon-europe-2025-announcements?ft=All
https://blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/new-dataflow-gen2-data
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1 hr 7 min
December 30, 2025 489: Why Fabric IQ Will Cause Friction
Mike & Tommy dive into the challenges posed by Microsoft's Fabric IQ, exploring the friction it creates within organizations as they redefine semantics. They discuss how this shift impacts culture, politics, and collaboration, offering practical strategies for successful adoption.
https://blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-fabric-iq-the-semantic-foundation-for-enterprise-ai?ft=All
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1 hr 6 min
December 25, 2025 488: Fabric Gift Exchange
it is that time of year - the fabric gift exchange.
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51 min

About Explicit Measures Podcast

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Hosted by Mike Carlo, and Tommy Puglia, the Explicit Measures Podcast is a Power BI focused show that is like being around a Power BI Pro’s Water Cooler. With so many available resources in the community that focuses on the “how” in Power BI (how to do Drill Through, how to use DAX, etc.,), the Explicit Measures Podcast is all around the WHY. Why use a particular feature, does it make sense for my users?