Nicolas Abenah

Microsoft Foundry in Action: Building Smarter AI Solutions with Your Data

1        Introduction At the 2024 edition of Microsoft Ignite, two key themes dominated the stage: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Security. These pillars reflect the current and future technological landscape. Staying true to its innovative legacy, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Foundry, a(…)

Save Report to Power BI Report Server: Resolving the ‘Unexpected Error Encountered’

1        Introduction Hello, Readers! Recently, I was tasked with preparing a demo for Power BI Report Server. Everything proceeded smoothly until I reached the step of deploying a report to the server, where I encountered an interesting authentication challenge that(…)

Export Data to Azure Storage with SSIS: Solving the ‘Unable to Create Azure Blob Container’ Error

1        Introduction Hello, Readers! While exporting data to Azure Blob Storage using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), I encountered the “Unable to create Azure container” error. This article will guide you through a straightforward solution, aiming to save you time(…)

Ace Your Certification Exams with Confidence: A Proven Recipe for Success

1        Introduction Recently, a colleague approached me, saying, “Hey Nicolas, I’m thinking of going for the PL-300 (Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate) certification. Do you have any advice on how to pass it with confidence?” As knowledge sharing is(…)

Mastering SSIS with Excel – Resolving the ‘Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0 Provider is Not Registered’ Error

1        Introduction Dear Readers, Recently, I encountered the ‘Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.16.0 Provider is Not Registered’ error while working on a data extraction task using SSIS. In this article, I’ll share how to fix this issue and also guide you through: Migrating SSIS(…)

Mastering Custom Integration Runtimes in Azure Data Factory: An Introduction to Our Upcoming Series

Introduction Dear Readers, This post serves as an introduction to a six-part series focused on the Integration Runtime (IR) within Azure Data Factory (ADF). Over the course of these six articles, you’ll gain essential knowledge and practical skills to choose(…)

Developing a Business Central Custom API for Power BI Integration – Resolving the ‘Could Not Download Symbols’ Error

Introduction Dear Readers, This article marks my first blog post. I am both excited and eager to share my experience of tackling a challenging issue encountered while developing a custom API for Microsoft Business Central to enable data extraction for(…)