Fabric + Power BI
Unified analytics platform, Power BI, and DAX resources
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Start here
- Fabric end-to-end tutorials : For learning the workflow: follow one complete example before exploring every service.
- DAX Patterns : For a calculation problem: start with a worked pattern and understand its assumptions before adapting it.
What is Microsoft Fabric?
Unified analytics platform combining OneLake (data lake), Data Factory (integration), Data Engineering, Data Warehouse, Real-Time Intelligence, and Power BI.
Official resources
- What is Microsoft Fabric?
- Microsoft Fabric documentation
- Fabric learning paths
- Power BI fundamentals
- DAX overview
Getting started with Fabric
Community resources
YouTube creators
- Un-official getting started in PowerBI - Enterprise DNA
- Reza RAD - RADACAD
- Guy in a Cube (YouTube) - Adam Saxton and Patrick LeBlanc
- SQLBI - Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari (DAX experts)
- Havens Consulting - Power BI patterns and best practices
- Brent Ozar (YouTube) - SQL Server DBA
Communities
- Microsoft Fabric Community - official forums (where the Power BI community lives now)
- Reddit - r/PowerBI - community discussions and tips
DAX resources
- DAX Guide - complete DAX function reference
- dax.do - DAX playground
- DAX Patterns - common calculation patterns
- The Definitive Guide to DAX - book by Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari
Tools and development
- Power BI Desktop
- Tabular Editor - advanced model development
- DAX Studio - query and optimize DAX
- ALM Toolkit - compare and deploy models
- Bravo for Power BI - free model analysis, DAX formatting, and date tables from SQLBI
- Measure Killer - find and remove unused measures and columns
- Fabric CLI - filesystem-style terminal for Fabric
- Semantic Link Labs - Python automation for semantic models and admin tasks
- Power BI REST API
- Fabric REST API
Governance and administration
Still stuck? Work with me or get in touch.