Explicit Measures Podcast 478: MAILBAG! Untangling Workspace, Branching, and Artifact Chaos
Nov 20, 2025
Exploring the chaos of workspaces, the hosts tackle the complexities of branching and artifact management in Fabric environments. They delve into Deneb's visualization capabilities and discuss the implications of Microsoft's decision to deprecate default semantic models. Insights on interoperability between Databricks and Snowflake reveal integration hurdles, while a guest elaborates on the new semantic bridge feature. The conversation emphasizes the need for usability across tools and touches on the translation of SQL measures to DAX, unearthing best practices and future roadmap plans.
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Migrate Off Default Semantic Models
- Avoid relying on Fabric's default semantic model for production use; migrate to a proper semantic model you control.
- Check Microsoft's known limitations and migrate measures into a standard semantic model before deleting defaults.
No Organization Has One True Platform
- Most organizations never have a single, universal data platform in practice; multiple tools and ad hoc reporting (like Excel) always appear.
- Mike Carlo observes consolidation trends, but interoperability and team skillsets keep multiple platforms in play.
Semantic Layer Is Where Meaning Happens
- Semantic layers are the place where business meaning and reusable metrics live across reporting tools.
- Greg built a 'semantic bridge' to translate Databricks metric views into tabular models for Power BI use.