(Livestream Replay) Demystifying Copilot in Microsoft Fabric - with Kerry Kolosko & Kurt Buhler

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Are you curious about Copilot in Microsoft Fabric but unsure where to start? Join us for an in-depth livestream with Reid Havens, Kerry Kolosko, and Kurt Buhler, as we demystify Copilot and dive into what it can (and can’t) do for you.

In this session, we’ll cover:

• The different types of Copilot in Fabric and how they work

• Key features, limitations, and practical use cases for both small businesses and large enterprises

• Honest discussions on whether Copilot’s cost is justified and how it fits into Microsoft’s vision for Fabric We’ll also touch on challenges like missing functionalities in Fabric, the steep learning curve, and whether Copilot is a distraction or a game-changer for organizations. Expect real talk, practical advice, and insights into what the future might hold.

This is a must-watch for data professionals, tech leaders, and anyone curious about AI-driven tools in Microsoft Fabric. Stick around for the live Q&A—bring your toughest questions!

GUEST BIO (Kerry Kolosko)👤

Kerry Kolosko is a data visualization consultant hailing from Adelaide, South Australia. With several years experience in a variety of roles across a diverse range of industries, along with a background in psychology and a passion for the arts, Kerry brings a considered and creative edge to BI and data visualization. Also a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and an avid blogger, she shares her designs and design tips at her website (link below).

GUEST BIO (Kurt Buhler)👤

Kurt Buhler is a Power BI data goblin, speaker, and consultant. Kurt discovered his passion for working with & analyzing data during his doctoral research in Biomedical Sciences. Since then, he has worked as a consultant and bridge-builder between IT & Business in organizations to derive value from their data using actionable visuals and solutions. He advocates a design-thinking, user-centric approach to data projects to ensure solutions meet business needs and improve effectiveness. He's a lover of cats, tabletop roleplaying games, and all things Power BI & data related.

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(Livestream Replay) Power BI Automation With Semantic Link - Sandeep Pawar

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Semantic Link in Microsoft Fabric offers a new way to access the data and semantic information contained in a semantic model. This allows data scientists, data engineers and data analysts to preserve and re-use the business and domain knowledge in creating enterprise solutions.

In this session, Sandeep will give you an overview of Semantic Link and provide practical use cases to use Semantic Link in your development workflow to automate common Power BI tasks, optimize the semantic models and also monitor/manage the tenant. He will also show Semantic Link Labs, an open-source Python library with hundreds of useful utilities.

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Sandeep is a Sr Power BI Architect at Hitachi Solutions America where he helps organizations build enterprise analytics solutions using Microsoft data stack. He blogs about Data Engineering, Data Science and Power BI at fabric.guru

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Medallion Architectures...Do They Actually Work??? - Simon Whiteley

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We’re sold, we’re all about building lake-based data platforms these days – but whether you’re all about the Fabric Lakehouse or Warehouse, whether you’re into custom lakes or OneLake all the way, there are constant arguments about how things should be structured. What if you’ve gone medallion but the zones don't quite fit what they were trying to achieve, and no one in the company understands what "silver" vs. "gold" actually means?

Is the Medallion Architecture right for most businesses - and how should you interpret the advice? What are the different stages of data curation and how do they work in reality? How should we think about schema evolution, data cleansing, record validation, and traditional data modeling techniques, layering them on top of our medallion zones so we truly understand what happens where.

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Simon is a Databricks Beacon, Microsoft MVP and owner of Advancing Analytics. He’s been building and designing lakehouses before they were called lakehouses, and spends most of his time championing data engineering and ranting about Spark on Youtube. When not tinkering with tech, you’ll find Simon wandering the streets of London, always hunting for interesting things to eat, drink and do!

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(Livestream Replay) Power BI Storage Modes in Microsoft Fabric - with Phil Seamark

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A review of semantic model storage modes available today in Microsoft Fabric. In particular, let's look at the new Direct Lake storage mode and help understand how this compares with Import and Direct Query, and when you might use each.

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Phil works for Microsoft on the Fabric Customer Advisory Team (CAT) as a DAX and Data Modelling specialist.

As part of this role, he helps global enterprise customers to optimize and tune large data models to perform their best under heavy load.

Phil has over 30 years of experience in I.T. with most of that time building solutions in business intelligence and advanced analytics.