Martin Schoombee
@28twelve.consulting
I help customers make sense of their data, using Microsoft technologies.
Seems like the Fiverr mentality. We'll be here to fix the mess, at rates that allow us to make a decent living 😏
December 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Seems like the Fiverr mentality. We'll be here to fix the mess, at rates that allow us to make a decent living 😏
$1B...start there, you can always work your way down.
December 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
$1B...start there, you can always work your way down.
Probably not a good use of your time :-/
December 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Probably not a good use of your time :-/
One, the answer is always one.
December 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
One, the answer is always one.
Yes for sure. Let's not forget that Power BI had its foundations in Analysis Services, which was as solid as a rock at that point. I feel like that enabled that approach.
December 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Yes for sure. Let's not forget that Power BI had its foundations in Analysis Services, which was as solid as a rock at that point. I feel like that enabled that approach.
If I were however to move to the cool kids club and "modern data warehousing", I'm not sure Fabric would be my first or even second choice.
December 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
If I were however to move to the cool kids club and "modern data warehousing", I'm not sure Fabric would be my first or even second choice.
Totally agree. Being on the bleeding edge is getting more and more expensive.
I actually don't mind being in the land of ADF, Azure SQL and Stored Procs still. They work as advertised, every time :-)
I actually don't mind being in the land of ADF, Azure SQL and Stored Procs still. They work as advertised, every time :-)
December 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Totally agree. Being on the bleeding edge is getting more and more expensive.
I actually don't mind being in the land of ADF, Azure SQL and Stored Procs still. They work as advertised, every time :-)
I actually don't mind being in the land of ADF, Azure SQL and Stored Procs still. They work as advertised, every time :-)
This is the exact reason why I haven't recommended Fabric to any of my customers, and probably won't for the foreseeable future.
Creating technical debt just to make a product work, is not where I want to be.
Creating technical debt just to make a product work, is not where I want to be.
December 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This is the exact reason why I haven't recommended Fabric to any of my customers, and probably won't for the foreseeable future.
Creating technical debt just to make a product work, is not where I want to be.
Creating technical debt just to make a product work, is not where I want to be.
Serious question: On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to recommend Fabric after the deployment?
December 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Serious question: On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely are you to recommend Fabric after the deployment?
Ha! Marketing got you with that one 😏
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ha! Marketing got you with that one 😏
It may be the Emperor's clothing, but I'm not sure :-/
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It may be the Emperor's clothing, but I'm not sure :-/
Ouch...probably DNS
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ouch...probably DNS
That and those pesky net promoter surveys :-/
October 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
That and those pesky net promoter surveys :-/
Time for a vacation :-)
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Time for a vacation :-)
Thank you! We might need to start a support group 😶🌫️
October 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Thank you! We might need to start a support group 😶🌫️
This is my current status, no joking :-/
October 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is my current status, no joking :-/
replace "dimension" with "dimension/fact"
September 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
replace "dimension" with "dimension/fact"
I'd probably try a calculation group, and store all the date values in the dimension. You can hide them from the end users but will need it for the calculations.
September 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'd probably try a calculation group, and store all the date values in the dimension. You can hide them from the end users but will need it for the calculations.