(Livestream Replay) Managing Power BI, to Prepare for Fabric - with Alex Whittles

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Power BI is in place in almost all organizations, with varying degrees of effectiveness in its implementation. The introduction of Fabric introduces a transformative shift, amplifying both the opportunities and complexities associated with Power BI. Consequently, it becomes imperative to proactively manage your Power BI ecosystem, focusing on key aspects such as structure, security, processes, and monitoring. This not only establishes a solid foundation for Power BI governance, but also paves the way for migrating your data engineering workloads into Fabric, while retaining full control, transparency, and governance over your data environment.

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Alex is a 9 year Data Platform MVP, and is the owner and principle consultant at Purple Frog Systems, a Microsoft Data Analytics consultancy in the UK with multinational clients in a variety of sectors. He specialises in the architecture and design of all aspects of data warehousing, ETL, cubes, Power BI and Machine Learning. He’s also the creator of Power BI Sentinel. Alex is on the organizing committee for the SQL Bits conference, and is a regular speaker at many data events around the world including SQL Bits, Data Relay, SQL Saturdays, Data Grillen, 24 HOP and the PASS Summit, and has a Masters degree in Business Intelligence.

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(Livestream Replay) Fabric Lakehouse Hell...or Glory?!? - with Tom Martens

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During the last months, we have heard a lot about Microsoft Fabric and how it will change the analytical landscape. How it will help solve the most demanding analytical challenges.

It has become simple to create a lakehouse in seconds, or two, or a hundred. How will we organize our Fabric workspace? Do we have one workspace with three lakehouses (bronze, silver, and gold), or do we have three workspaces? Next to the number of workspaces, what about the capacities? Will a solution “own” multiple capacities, or only one or two, and share compute power with other teams, utilizing the idea of the share economy? Here, I want to share some early thoughts, including aspects of data architectures like data mesh and data fabric.

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Thomas "Tom" Martens has been awarded as an MSFT Data Platform MVP and works as Solution Architect at Munich Re. For 20+ years, Tom delivers Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, and Analytics solutions. His current interest is in data visualization and applying analytical methods to small and large amounts of data, next to providing the Power BI Platform to users for tackling analytical challenges. Tom is a regular speaker at international conferences and user meetings. Tom is the co-author of the book "Pro DAX with Power BI."

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(Livestream Replay) DBT...What's That?!? Exploring the Data Build Tool in Fabric - with Johnny Winter 💀

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Explore the powerful fusion of dbt (data build tool) with Microsoft Fabric. Discover how this integration allows you to transform your data using version controlled, documented, repeatable and testable patterns that you're able to deploy within Fabric's Synapse Data Warehousing. Learn practical use cases and best practices for leveraging dbt's capabilities, enhancing data reliability and driving more informed decision-making processes. For those wanting to follow along, you'll need access to a Fabric Data Warehouse, VS Code and a virtual python environment.

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Johnny currently works as a consultant for Advancing Analytics. He’s been working with Business Intelligence software since 2007, specialising in the Microsoft data platform since 2016. He’s a self-confessed Business Intelligence geek and in his spare time runs the website and YouTube channel Greyskull Analytics, where he likes to nerd out about all things Power BI.

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(Livestream Replay) Christmas Special! Generative AI & Fabric - with Mathias Halkjær

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It's Christmas time 🎄

Guess what? Data never sleeps. Especially if you signed up to handle more than 8 billion deliveries in one day.

In this special Christmas edition, Mathias Halkjær will join alongside a special guest who is in something of a pickle. Let's explore how Gen AI and Microsoft Fabric can help ease their workload.

This episode will cover how to work with Open AI in conjunction with Microsoft Fabric. Specifically, we will explore several approaches to how Open AI plays together with Microsoft Fabric, explained through practical examples with perhaps more than a subtle touch of humor.

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Mathias is a data enthusiast with a great passion for the synergy between data analytics and cloud data platforms.

As a Principal Architect at Fellowmind he works with building up clients' data capabilities, implementing data platform technologies and all-in-all maximize the impact of their their data.

Being a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, he is very passionate about sharing anything with community, especially something around turning data into impact!

With a background in Product Development and Innovation, Mathias brings a unique 'Data Product' perspective to the realm of data architecture, and is obsessed with the bigger picture. With his slightly rebellious attitude, he's not afraid to challenge the status quo and break industry norms to find new and better solutions.

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Mr. Fab. Rick is a delightfully imaginative puppet speaker and one of Santa's most creative helpers at the North Pole.

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