Explicit Measures Podcast 492: The 2025 Fabric Made Up Awards
Jan 8, 2026
Mike and Tommy present the whimsical Fabric Made Up Awards, poking fun at quirky features. They debate categories like 'Most Likely to Be Disabled by IT' and discuss the pros and cons of data notebooks versus traditional methods. Large language models enhance coding, but caution is needed. The duo highlights the importance of governance in future workloads and critiques overwhelming aspects like UIs and complex billing. They also share insights on performance tips, innovative knowledge tools, and the challenges of GitHub in the Fabric landscape.
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Learn Notebooks Early In 2026
- If you aren't using notebooks yet, spend time learning them in 2026 for easy wins in Fabric workflows.
- The hosts recommend notebooks as a primary tool for data engineering and ingestion.
Advanced Features Trigger IT Gatekeeping
- Some advanced Fabric features (UDFs, task flows) raise IT security and governance concerns because they can call external APIs or modify data.
- Organizations will likely gate these features to select skilled users.
MCPs Face Heavy IT Scrutiny
- Microsoft Copilot plugins (MCPs) feel like a black box and will face heavy vetting by IT in larger organizations.
- Their broad integration is powerful but raises authentication and security questions.