Nico Jacobs
@sqlwaldorf.bsky.social
Microsoft Fabric and SQL Server trainer at U2U
Hard Rock International is sponsoring the new White House Ballroom... Quite unique location for another Hard Rock Cafe! Would they open a shop as well? 🤔
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hard Rock International is sponsoring the new White House Ballroom... Quite unique location for another Hard Rock Cafe! Would they open a shop as well? 🤔
Next Stijn is explaining embeddings, and how to use them in SQL server
September 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Next Stijn is explaining embeddings, and how to use them in SQL server
Dataminds evening session at U2U.
First Jurgen shows how to do streaming ETL in databricks with the declarative pipelines
First Jurgen shows how to do streaming ETL in databricks with the declarative pipelines
September 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Dataminds evening session at U2U.
First Jurgen shows how to do streaming ETL in databricks with the declarative pipelines
First Jurgen shows how to do streaming ETL in databricks with the declarative pipelines
May 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When I use the CopyData activity in a #MicrosoftFabric pipeline, it allows for blanks in the column names. But then I try to append to the existing table from the lakehouse explorer, I get the error that blanks are not allowed... weird 🤔
May 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
When I use the CopyData activity in a #MicrosoftFabric pipeline, it allows for blanks in the column names. But then I try to append to the existing table from the lakehouse explorer, I get the error that blanks are not allowed... weird 🤔
DataMinds Saturday is kicking off. A full classroom to discuss the fabric versus Azure decisions to process streaming days
February 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
DataMinds Saturday is kicking off. A full classroom to discuss the fabric versus Azure decisions to process streaming days
Belgian Power BI user group is kicking off its first meeting in Lier.
February 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Belgian Power BI user group is kicking off its first meeting in Lier.
In just two weeks it's #DataMindsSaturday.
Looking forward to meet the Belgian SQL family in Mechelen!
If you're into AI or approximate search, don't miss my session on the new VECTOR data type in SQL Server and Azure SQL Databases
Looking forward to meet the Belgian SQL family in Mechelen!
If you're into AI or approximate search, don't miss my session on the new VECTOR data type in SQL Server and Azure SQL Databases
February 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In just two weeks it's #DataMindsSaturday.
Looking forward to meet the Belgian SQL family in Mechelen!
If you're into AI or approximate search, don't miss my session on the new VECTOR data type in SQL Server and Azure SQL Databases
Looking forward to meet the Belgian SQL family in Mechelen!
If you're into AI or approximate search, don't miss my session on the new VECTOR data type in SQL Server and Azure SQL Databases
Bye Bye long list of Microsoft Fabric experiences 👋
Welcome new Microsoft Fabric experience
Welcome new Microsoft Fabric experience
January 23, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Bye Bye long list of Microsoft Fabric experiences 👋
Welcome new Microsoft Fabric experience
Welcome new Microsoft Fabric experience
🫣
I was clearly missing the experience to switch experiences.
Thanks for the reminder!
I even got an entire new Fabric View experience, just to remind me 😁
I was clearly missing the experience to switch experiences.
Thanks for the reminder!
I even got an entire new Fabric View experience, just to remind me 😁
January 23, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🫣
I was clearly missing the experience to switch experiences.
Thanks for the reminder!
I even got an entire new Fabric View experience, just to remind me 😁
I was clearly missing the experience to switch experiences.
Thanks for the reminder!
I even got an entire new Fabric View experience, just to remind me 😁
Microsoft Fabric question: In the past I could upload notebook (.ipynb) files via the Upload menu. But that now only supports uploading .pbix and .rdl files. Is there any other way to upload existing notebooks in a Fabric workspace?
#FabricHelp #notebook
#FabricHelp #notebook
January 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Microsoft Fabric question: In the past I could upload notebook (.ipynb) files via the Upload menu. But that now only supports uploading .pbix and .rdl files. Is there any other way to upload existing notebooks in a Fabric workspace?
#FabricHelp #notebook
#FabricHelp #notebook
Sessionize is so in favor of inclusion that they add everybody to the top 3 percent! How thoughtful of them
January 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Sessionize is so in favor of inclusion that they add everybody to the top 3 percent! How thoughtful of them
Somebody in the Fabric development team surely loves underscores ❤️
In this situation, better than camelCase if you ask my opinion 😉
In this situation, better than camelCase if you ask my opinion 😉
December 6, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Somebody in the Fabric development team surely loves underscores ❤️
In this situation, better than camelCase if you ask my opinion 😉
In this situation, better than camelCase if you ask my opinion 😉
Did you know the new Fabric databases support the new vector data type? So you have a database to support your AI solutions ready in #MicrosoftFabric!
December 2, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Did you know the new Fabric databases support the new vector data type? So you have a database to support your AI solutions ready in #MicrosoftFabric!
The Purview "Data Catalog" is very recently renamed into "Unified Catalog". Seems there is no end to all this renaming. Microsoft, please, have pity on people who create training material 😰
November 19, 2024 at 12:45 PM
The Purview "Data Catalog" is very recently renamed into "Unified Catalog". Seems there is no end to all this renaming. Microsoft, please, have pity on people who create training material 😰
I don't really agree. Kusto is not declarative. I did a PhD in declarative programming languages, but even then I really love the non-declarative aspects of Kusto.
And if you put "explain" in front of a SQL query, ADX will show you the Kusto query equivalent:
And if you put "explain" in front of a SQL query, ADX will show you the Kusto query equivalent:
November 18, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I don't really agree. Kusto is not declarative. I did a PhD in declarative programming languages, but even then I really love the non-declarative aspects of Kusto.
And if you put "explain" in front of a SQL query, ADX will show you the Kusto query equivalent:
And if you put "explain" in front of a SQL query, ADX will show you the Kusto query equivalent:
"They made only one table in the entire database, and it looks like this:"
November 18, 2024 at 3:37 PM
"They made only one table in the entire database, and it looks like this:"
Updating the U2U Purview class with the new portal. I understand the need to update interfaces, but as a trainer who needs to keep the training material updated, I really hope a LLM in the near future can update all my slides and labs 😉
www.u2u.be/training/mic...
www.u2u.be/training/mic...
November 16, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Updating the U2U Purview class with the new portal. I understand the need to update interfaces, but as a trainer who needs to keep the training material updated, I really hope a LLM in the near future can update all my slides and labs 😉
www.u2u.be/training/mic...
www.u2u.be/training/mic...
Merry christmas, enjoy the good things in life, and make time for the important things in life!
December 25, 2023 at 10:24 AM
Merry christmas, enjoy the good things in life, and make time for the important things in life!
10 years ago we were foster family for a golden retriever for 18 months, till he became an assistance dog for wheelchair users. But after many years of faithful service, the dog now retired back into the family. Crazy how the dog still recognizes me after 8 years!
November 24, 2023 at 10:22 PM
10 years ago we were foster family for a golden retriever for 18 months, till he became an assistance dog for wheelchair users. But after many years of faithful service, the dog now retired back into the family. Crazy how the dog still recognizes me after 8 years!
Yesterday, part of the #sqlfamily was enjoying a nice evening in the city center of Mechelen. Lots of chatting, joking (and a bit of food and drinks).
It doesn't make the news, but most happy things don't make the news. They have an awful bias...
It doesn't make the news, but most happy things don't make the news. They have an awful bias...
October 10, 2023 at 12:42 PM
Yesterday, part of the #sqlfamily was enjoying a nice evening in the city center of Mechelen. Lots of chatting, joking (and a bit of food and drinks).
It doesn't make the news, but most happy things don't make the news. They have an awful bias...
It doesn't make the news, but most happy things don't make the news. They have an awful bias...