https://devijt.com Fabric, Power BI, Azure, and data engineering notes by Oliver De Vijt. en Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://devijt.com/blog/onelake-shortcuts-why-are-they-so-difficult/ https://devijt.com/blog/onelake-shortcuts-why-are-they-so-difficult/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Passthrough is the recommended option for OneLake shortcuts, but it does not work Out of the Box. The tables do not show up in the SQL analytics endpoint, and when they do, SELECT is denied. fabriconelakedata-engineering https://devijt.com/blog/fabric-cu-dummies/ https://devijt.com/blog/fabric-cu-dummies/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fabric licensing can seem a bit complex at first. In this article, I explain the concepts of bursting, smoothing, carryforward, burndown, and overage in a way that is easy to understand, with various charts to help you understand the concepts. You will also learn when pausing actually saves money. fabricazurecostcu https://devijt.com/blog/monitor-fabric-open-mirroring/ https://devijt.com/blog/monitor-fabric-open-mirroring/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A cost-aware alternative to Workspace Monitoring using Azure Functions, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and Azure Monitor. fabricazuredata-engineeringmonitoringopen-mirroring https://devijt.com/blog/stop-using-your-own-pat/ https://devijt.com/blog/stop-using-your-own-pat/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT PATs are personal and long-lived secrets that stop working the moment you leave the organisation. Here's how to replace them with a Service Principal. azuredevopssecurityservice-principal https://devijt.com/blog/migration-from-power-bi-to-microsoft-fabric/ https://devijt.com/blog/migration-from-power-bi-to-microsoft-fabric/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT As recently discussed in our Fabric webinar — hosted by Jeroen Ruytings, Koen Verbeek, and Microsoft's Wouter Baetens — Microsoft is introducing a significant evolution in its data platform strategy — phasing out Power BI Premium in favour of Microsoft Fabric. While this may seem like a simple rebranding, it represents a broader shift toward a unified, end-to-end data platform — and it comes with important implications for licensing and pricing. In this blog post, we'll walk you through what Microsoft Fabric really offers, how and when you'll need to migrate, and what the new pricing model means for your organisation. fabricpower bilicensing https://devijt.com/blog/defaultazurecredential-fails-after-az-login-tenant/ https://devijt.com/blog/defaultazurecredential-fails-after-az-login-tenant/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Since Azure Identity 1.11.0, credentials restrict token acquisition to their configured tenant. Here's what breaks and how to fix it. azurepythonauthentication https://devijt.com/blog/azure-infrastructure-to-terraform/ https://devijt.com/blog/azure-infrastructure-to-terraform/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Manually importing Azure resources into Terraform one by one is slow. AZTFExport automates the whole thing. azureterraforminfrastructure https://devijt.com/blog/deploying-adf-using-arm-templates/ https://devijt.com/blog/deploying-adf-using-arm-templates/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT How to publish Azure Data Factory pipelines across environments using ARM templates and Azure DevOps — with parameterisation for DEV, TST, and PRD. azuredata-factorydevopsarm https://devijt.com/blog/single-date-picker-power-bi/ https://devijt.com/blog/single-date-picker-power-bi/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Power BI's native slicer doesn't support single-date selection. Here's a workaround using TOP N filtering that actually works. power-bireporting https://devijt.com/blog/power-bi-retrieving-measure-definitions/ https://devijt.com/blog/power-bi-retrieving-measure-definitions/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT INFO.MEASURES() requires a Premium licence. The Scan API doesn't — here's how to pull full DAX measure definitions without XMLA access. power-biapidax https://devijt.com/blog/usagemetricsdataconnector-credentials-invalid/ https://devijt.com/blog/usagemetricsdataconnector-credentials-invalid/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Guest users can't authenticate to the UsageMetricsDataConnector. Here's the root cause and the fix. power-bitroubleshooting https://devijt.com/blog/usage-metrics-report-power-bi/ https://devijt.com/blog/usage-metrics-report-power-bi/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT How to activate, customise, and manually refresh the Usage Metrics Report in Power BI using the REST API. power-bireportingapi