Fine-Tuning LLMs Using a Local GPU on Windows
In this post I'll walk through the process of configuring a local environment on Windows to support fine-tuning LLMs using a local GPU
Rob Kerr
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Mirroring Snowflake Data into Microsoft Fabric
This video is a quick walk-through using Fabric mirroring to replicate data from a Snowflake Data Warehouse into a fabric Data Warehouse. Mirroring with Change Data Capture provides near real-time data replication of Snowflake data.
Importing Snowflake data to Microsoft Fabric using a Data Pipeline
This video is a quick walk-through using a Fabric pipeline to import data from a Snowflake Data Warehouse to a Lakehouse Delta Table. Snowflake data sources are supported out-of-the-box in Fabric, making this type of integration straightforward!
Microsoft Fabric DP-600 Exam Prep Resources
A frequently updated collection of information, training and exam preparation resources for those preparing to pass the Microsoft DP-600 exam leading to the Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification
Reading & Writing Fabric Data Between Lakehouses in a Jupyter Notebook
When processing Fabric files and tables in a Medallion architecture, often we need to move data between Lakehouses. This post covers how to easily read & write data between Lakehouses in the same Workspace.
Using the On-premises data gateway with Microsoft Fabric
At the 2024 Fabric Community Conference Microsoft announced support in the On-premises data gateway for Microsoft Fabric Data Pipelines and Data Flows (Gen2). This post explains how this feature works and demonstrates how to access On-Prem SQL Server data from a Fabric Workspace
Updating an Azure AI Search Index from Fabric
Microsoft Fabric includes a rich set of Data Science features, including Jupyter notebooks and the Synapse ML library, enabling scalable machine learning features. In this post we'll use Synapse ML to update an Azure AI Search index from a Jupyter notebook.
Should I use Azure ML or Fabric Data Science?
Microsoft is a leader in enterprise-focused AI and Data Science tools and platforms. However, it can be confusing to choose between services that have overlapping feature sets. What factors are important to consider when choosing between Fabric and Azure Machine Learning?
Unleash Your Model's Potential: Step-by-Step Guide to Deploying a Fabric Machine Learning Model on an Azure ML Inference Endpoint
Microsoft Fabric's Data Science workload leverages Synapse ML for training and are ideally suited to enrich data stored in a data lake. This video walks through the steps to export a model from Fabric, Import it into an Azure ML workspace, and deploy it to a real-time inference endpoint