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Episode 316 – 2024 Recap and 2026 Predictions: Looking Back and Looking Forward
January 14, 2026 Welcome to what might be the most fun episode of the year! Jason and John are kicking off 2026 by doing something they haven’t done since the […]
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Episode 315 – Fabric November 2025 Feature Summary (Part 3)
January 7, 2026 Welcome back to the final installment of our November 2025 Fabric feature summary marathon! Jason and John are wrapping up what turned into quite the trilogy, finishing […]
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Episode 314 – Microsoft Fabric November 2025 Feature Summary Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of the BIFocal Podcast’s coverage of Microsoft Fabric’s November 2025 feature announcements! Building on Episode 313‘s comprehensive look at platform updates and databases, Jason and […]
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Episode 313 – Microsoft Fabric November 2025 Feature Summary Part 1
In this episode, John & Jason talk about the Fabric news from Ignite: what’s new at the platform level, explore OneLake improvements, and break down the exciting developments in the […]
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Episode 312 – Power BI November 2025 features: Copilot Everywhere, MCP Servers & Modernized Visuals
Recording Date: December 10, 2025 Back from Ireland and Ready for November’s Updates Jason and John had just returned from ESPC (European SharePoint Conference) in Ireland, where they delivered a […]
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Episode 311 – Microsoft Ignite 2025: What Actually Matters for Fabric Pros
Microsoft Ignite has always walked a line between forward-looking vision and carefully crafted messaging. It’s rarely the place for deep technical dives—it’s where Microsoft lays out its next 18 to […]
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Episode 310 – October 2025 Feature Summaries
Welcome to what Jason and John are calling a “Back to the Future Style podcast” – where the hosts time travel back to October to cover feature releases they missed […]
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Episode 309 – Power BI September 2025 Feature Summary: GA Everything and Time Gets Intelligent
September 22, 2025 Welcome back to the BIFocal Podcast! Jason and John finally got around to covering the Power BI September 2025 feature summary after what Jason described as “way […]
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Episode 308 – Fabric September 2025 Part 3: The Dataflow Gen 2 Performance Overhaul
Fully recovered from last week’s bus-hit feeling, Jason joined John to finish the September 2025 marathon with Data Factory’s crown jewel—dataflows Gen 2 engine improvements promising 10x speedups (with asterisks). […]
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Episode 307 – Fabric September 2025 Part 2: Merge Comes to Warehouse, Data Agents Everywhere & The Activator Speed Boost
Hours after showering, trimming his beard, and re-architecting customer solutions based on Part 1 discoveries, Jason rejoined John for the September 2025 marathon’s second installment—covering data science, the game-changing merge […]
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Episode 306 – Fabric September 2025 Part 1: The Multitasking UI Revolution, Variable Libraries GA & User-Defined Functions
Recording under the weather but energized by his son’s 30-second cross-country PR, Jason joined John to tackle the first half of Microsoft Fabric’s September 2025 feature summary—a release so massive […]
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Episode 305 – On the Road: OneLake Security Goes Public (Maybe), Materialized Views & The Branson Adventure
Recording from the road between Branson and St. Louis after North American Collaboration Summit, Jason and John discussed the mysterious appearance and disappearance of the OneLake Security public preview announcement, […]
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Episode 304 – Fabric August 2025: Bursting Controls, Event Schema Registry & The T-SQL Magic Command
Recording early morning before hitting the road to Branson’s Collaboration Summit (with eight hours of car time ahead), Jason and John tackled the Microsoft Fabric August 2025 feature summary—a surprisingly […]
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Episode 303 – Mike Carlo on Power Designer, Semantic Models & The Future of Embedding
Fresh from Atlanta TechCon (and John’s ER adventure), Jason and John welcomed Mike Carlo from Power BI Tips to discuss his company’s innovative workload approach, the Power Designer tool revolutionizing […]
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Episode 302 – Power BI August 2025: Edit Models in Service, Copilot in Embedded Reports & The Atlanta ER Adventure
Recording from Atlanta TechCon—where John experienced the American healthcare system firsthand via a midnight emergency room visit for deep vein thrombosis—Jason and John covered the Power BI August 2025 feature […]
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Episode 301 – Celebrating 300 with Andrew Connell & Julie Turner: Community, Podcasting & The Human Connection
Jason and John marked their 300th episode milestone (even if they accidentally blew past it) by bringing on the people they credit for starting their podcasting journey: Andrew Connell and […]
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Episode 300 – Domain Tags, Data Agents Meet Copilot Studio & Cosmos DB Arrives
Celebrating episode 300 at the tail end of July (with Jason’s eldest starting senior year band camp and John fresh from his son’s wedding), the duo tackled the Microsoft Fabric […]
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Episode 299 – Organizational Themes, Field Parameters Hit GA & Copilot Gets Smarter
Recording after John’s son’s wedding (complete with a beautiful blend of Western and Tamil traditions), Jason and John tackled the Power BI July 2025 feature summary—a release focused on organizational […]
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Episode 298 – Fabric June 2025: Notebooks Get Variable Libraries & Event Streams Level Up
Recording on a somber note following devastating flash floods in nearby Kerrville, Texas, Jason and John nevertheless pressed forward with the Microsoft Fabric June 2025 feature summary—a release heavy on […]
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Episode 297 – Microsoft Fabric June 2025 Feature Summary
John White and Jason Himmelstein dive into the Microsoft Fabric June 2025 feature summary, exploring updates to visual calculations, the long-awaited GA release of sparklines after four years in preview, […]
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