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Dashboards are Dead, Talk to Your Data!

MehrdadAbdollahi — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:21:56 GMT

🚀 This Wednesday at The Fabric Café!

Ready to rethink dashboards? Join us for an exciting session with Bas Land

🎯 Dashboards are Dead, Talk to Your Data!
🎤 Hosted by Alexander Turlov

🗓 April 29th
⏰ 10:00 AM PT

Discover how Microsoft Fabric Data Agents are changing the way we interact with data — enabling you to chat with your data using natural language instead of relying on static dashboards.

You’ll see how to:
✔ Build and configure a Data Agent
✔ Ask questions without SQL or DAX
✔ Generate insights instantly through conversation

Don’t miss this shift toward AI-driven analytics — see you there! ☕🚀

#TheFabricCafe #MicrosoftFabric #AI #DataAnalytics #PowerBI #DataEngineering #FabricCommunity

FabCon + SQLCon 2026 Recap: What’s New in Microsoft Fabric

MehrdadAbdollahi — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:49:24 GMT

📢 Upcoming Session at The Fabric Café

🗓 April 22nd at 6:00 PM PST (9:00 PM EST)
🎙 Speakers: Mehrdad Abdollahi & Alexander Turlov
📌 FabCon + SQLCon 2026 Recap: What’s New in Microsoft Fabric

FabCon + SQLCon 2026 brought a wave of exciting announcements across Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, databases, and AI — and in this session, we’ll break down the highlights that matter most for the community.

We’ll share our perspective on:
🔹 Key announcements and major themes from the event
🔹 How Fabric is evolving as a unified data & analytics platform
🔹 The growing role of AI, semantic context, and agentic experiences
🔹 What’s worth exploring next for data professionals

Whether you followed the event or just want a clear and practical recap, this session is for you.

Join us for an engaging community discussion on what’s next for Microsoft Fabric 🚀

#TheFabricCafe #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #DataCommunity #FABCONSQLCON26

Breaking Bad….Governance in Power BI: Free & Open-Source Solution | Chris Cusumano

MehrdadAbdollahi — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:52:26 GMT

🎬 Upcoming Session at The Fabric Café

🗓 Date & Time: March 4th at 10:00 AM PT
🎙 Speaker: Chris Cusumano
🎤 Host: Alexander Turlov
📌 Title: Breaking Bad….Governance in Power BI: Free & Open-Source Solution

As Power BI adoption grows, even small changes — renaming a field, moving a measure, deleting a column — can trigger a domino effect of broken visuals and failed refreshes. At scale, figuring out what broke (and why) can feel nearly impossible.

In this session, Chris will demonstrate a free, open-source toolkit that gives you full visibility across your Power BI environment — down to the visual level.

✨ With just one click, you’ll be able to:
• Automatically back up every report, model, and dataflow
• Map dependencies across measures, visuals, and pages
• See what will break before deploying changes
• Track refresh history and model health across workspaces
• Monitor everything through an interactive Power BI dashboard

No complex setup. No special permissions. No hassle.

If governance, transparency, and impact analysis matter to your organization, you don’t want to miss this one.

Incremental Refresh in Microsoft Fabric | Gbenga Adeyemo

MehrdadAbdollahi — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:44:59 GMT

📢 New Session Announcement – The Fabric Café

🗓 Date & Time: Feb 18th, 6:00 PM PT
🎤 Speaker: Gbenga Adeyemo
🎙 Host: Mehrdad Abdollahi
📌 Title: Incremental Refresh in Microsoft Fabric

Working with large datasets in Microsoft Fabric? This session is for you 🚀

Gbenga will walk us through how to implement incremental refresh to make data refreshes faster, more scalable, and more cost-effective. You’ll learn how to:
✅ Configure refresh policies in Fabric UI and Power BI Desktop
✅ Design date-based partitioning
✅ Ensure query folding works correctly
✅ Manage historical vs. recent data efficiently

If you’re dealing with growing data volumes and want smarter refresh strategies, don’t miss this one!

☕ See you at The Fabric Café!
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #DataEngineering #BI #FabricCafe #Community #DataAnalytics

Power BI Meets GitHub: Automating CI/CD Workflows and Collaboration

MehrdadAbdollahi — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:01:02 GMT

🚀 Upcoming Session | The Fabric Café

🗓 Date & Time: February 4th, 2026 · 10:00 AM PST
🎙 Speaker: Daniel Patkos
🎤 Host: Alexander Turlov
📌 Session Title: Power BI Meets GitHub: Automating CI/CD Workflows and Collaboration

Ever struggled with version control in Power BI?
Wondered how to properly track changes, test safely, or roll back updates without breaking production?

In this session, Daniel will dive into how PBIP, TMDL, and GitHub integration unlock modern development workflows for Power BI teams. Drawing from real-world experience in a five-member BI team, he’ll cover both the benefits and practical challenges of adopting CI/CD in Power BI.

🔍 What you’ll learn:

How GitHub enables structured version control and collaboration in Power BI
Using GitHub Actions to automate CI/CD pipelines
Enforcing best practices with Best Practice Analyzer
Auto-formatting and consistency across projects
A live demo showing everything in action

👥 Who should attend?
Power BI developers, BI team leads, and data professionals (intermediate–advanced) looking to modernize their workflows.

☕ Join us at The Fabric Café and take your Power BI development practices to the next level!

#TheFabricCafe #PowerBI #GitHub #CICD #DataAnalytics #BIEngineering #MicrosoftFabric #CommunityEvents

Session 2 – DP-700 Study Group - The Fabric Café

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:59:12 GMT

🎓 DP-700 Bootcamp – Session 2
📅 Tuesday | 6 PM PT
🎙️ Speaker: Mehrdad Abdollahi
📍 The Fabric Café | Part of Fabric Data Days

In Session 2, we’ll go deeper into how data engineers work with Lakehouses and Warehouses in Microsoft Fabric, focusing on ingestion and transformation using the right tools for the job.

💡 What we’ll cover:
• Lakehouse vs Warehouse — architecture, use cases, and best practices
• Ingesting data using Fabric tools (pipelines, dataflows, notebooks)
• Transforming data inside Lakehouses and Warehouses
• Choosing the right approach for batch ingestion and preparation
• Practical demos and real-world scenarios

This session builds directly on the foundations from Session 1 and prepares you for advanced transformation, streaming, and orchestration topics coming next.

Join us live as part of Fabric Data Days and continue your DP-700 journey with the community 💙

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricDataDays #DP700 #FabricCafe #DataEngineer #MicrosoftLearn

DP-700 Prep - Fabric Dev Days Edition - Session 01

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 07:33:48 GMT

🎓 DP-700 Bootcamp – Session 1 Kicks Off This Tuesday!
📅 December 9 | 6 PM PT
🎙️ Speaker: Mehrdad Abdollahi
📍 Hosted by Microsoft Fabric Café as part of Fabric Data Days

We're launching our new 4-session DP-700: Fabric Data Engineer preparation series — designed to take you step-by-step through the full exam syllabus with practical demos and real Fabric scenarios.

🚀 Session 1 Focus: Fabric Foundations & Batch Data Ingestion

In this session, we’ll set up the core analytics environment and walk through essential batch ingestion patterns.

What we’ll cover:
• Configuring your Fabric environment: workspaces, domains, Spark, OneLake & data workflow settings
• Choosing the right data store: Lakehouse, Warehouse, KQL Database
• Creating and managing shortcuts + implementing mirroring
• Ingesting batch data using pipelines (copy activities, basic data flows)
• Designing full and incremental batch load patterns

This session sets the foundation for the entire DP-700 journey — leading into transformation, streaming, orchestration, and optimization in the weeks ahead.

Join us and be part of the Fabric Data Days learning experience! 💙

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricDataDays #DP700 #FabricCafe #DataEngineer #AnalyticsEngineer #MicrosoftLearn

Revolutionizing Data in Motion with Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 08:46:16 GMT

🚀 Upcoming Session at Microsoft Fabric Café!
🗓️ December 11th at 6 PM PT (📅 December 12th at 12 PM AEST)
🎙️ Speaker: Matt Gordon
🎤 Host: Mehrdad Abdollahi
📌 Revolutionizing Data in Motion with Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric
If you work with data, you’ve likely mastered “data at rest” — but what about data in motion?
Join this session to discover how Real-Time Intelligence (RTI) in Microsoft Fabric empowers you to:
⚡ Build low-code, real-time data solutions
🔄 Handle streaming data and ETL pipelines effortlessly
💡 Unlock new insights from data as it happens
Get ready for a hands-on walkthrough that will show you what RTI is, what it isn’t, and how it can transform your data strategy!

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricCafe #DataEngineering #RealTimeIntelligence #StreamingData #PowerBI

Developing WCAG-Compliant Power BI Reports

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 08:44:36 GMT

📢 Upcoming Microsoft Fabric Café Session!
🗓️ Date & Time: Saturday, December 7th at 8 AM PT
🎙️ Speaker: Juliana Smith
🎤 Host: Mehrdad Abdollahi
📌 Topic: Developing WCAG-Compliant Power BI Reports
Accessibility isn’t just a checkbox — it’s essential to inclusive data storytelling. 🌍
Join Juliana Smith to learn how to create Power BI reports that comply with WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) using the POUR principles — Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust.
You’ll discover how to:
✅ Apply WCAG principles to Power BI design
✅ Use accessibility features like keyboard navigation, screen reader support, and alt text
✅ Structure reports for usability and compliance
Perfect for Power BI developers and business leaders who want to make their reports accessible to everyone!

#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #Accessibility #WCAG #FabricCommunity #MicrosoftFabricCafe #DataAnalytics #MicrosoftLearn #InclusiveDesign #DataVisualization

DP-600 Prep - Fabric Dev Days Edition - Session 04

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 08:42:48 GMT

🎓 Session 4 – DP-600 Bootcamp @ Microsoft Fabric Café (Fabric Data Days Edition)
📅 Tuesday | 6 PM PT
🎙️ Speaker: Mehrdad Abdollahi

We’re wrapping up our 4-part DP-600 study-group series with one of the most important sessions — bringing everything together across real-time analytics, semantic modeling, and lifecycle management in Microsoft Fabric 💙
💡 What we’ll cover in Session 4:
• Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric — event streams, KQL, real-time dashboards
• Implement & manage Semantic Models — modeling, optimization, relationships, RLS
• Maintain the Analytics Development Lifecycle — Git integration, deployment pipelines, CI/CD best practices
This is a key session for anyone preparing for the DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer certification — and a powerful wrap-up to our Fabric Data Days journey 🚀

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricDataDays #DP600 #FabricCafe #AnalyticsEngineer #DataCommunity #MicrosoftLearn

Revolutionizing Data in Motion with Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric

MehrdadAbdollahi — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:52:07 GMT

🔥 Don’t Miss This Week’s Microsoft Fabric Café Session!

🗓️ Date & Time: Thursday, October 10th at 6 PM PT (Friday, October 11th at 12 PM AEST / 6:30 AM IST)
🎙️ Speaker: Matt Gordon
🎤 Host: Mehrdad Abdollahi
🎯 Topic: Revolutionizing Data in Motion with Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric

Data in motion is transforming the analytics landscape — and Microsoft Fabric’s Real-Time Intelligence (RTI) makes it easier than ever to capture and act on live data streams. Join Matt Gordon for a hands-on walkthrough of what RTI is, what it isn’t, and how it can help you build powerful low-code, real-time solutions for streaming and ETL workloads.

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricCafe #RealTimeAnalytics #StreamingData #PowerBI #DataEngineering #MicrosoftLearn #DataCommunity

Session 3 – DP-600 Bootcamp @ Microsoft Fabric Café (Fabric Data Days Edition)

MehrdadAbdollahi — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:50:01 GMT

🎓 Session 3 – DP-600 Bootcamp @ Microsoft Fabric Café (Fabric Data Days Edition)
📅 Wednesday, November 26 | 6 PM PT
🎙️ Speaker: Mehrdad Abdollahi

We’re excited to continue our DP-600 journey with another deep, hands-on session designed to help you master the Fabric analytics engineering stack.

💡 What we’ll cover in Session 3:
• Continuing our deep-dive into Data Warehousing in Microsoft Fabric
• Transforming data with Power Query (Dataflow Gen2)
• Key Data Factory capabilities for data movement & data transformation
• If time allows: Introduction to Semantic Models in Fabric

This session builds directly on the foundations from Sessions 1 & 2 and brings us closer to completing the DP-600 certification path during Fabric Data Days 💙

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricDataDays #DP600 #FabricCafe #AnalyticsEngineer #DataCommunity #MicrosoftLearn

The Second Visualization Tool from Microsoft — Is It Actually Better Than Power BI?

MehrdadAbdollahi — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 23:31:15 GMT

🚀 Upcoming Session Alert!

📅 Date & Time: November 8th at 7 AM PT (3 PM CET, 11 PM AEST)
🎙️ Speaker: Brian Bønk
🎯 Topic: The Second Visualization Tool from Microsoft — Is It Actually Better Than Power BI?

As data users demand faster insights and near-zero latency, Microsoft Fabric’s Real-Time Dashboards are changing the game.
In this session, Brian will walk us through the next-generation visualization tool from Microsoft, showing how it compares to Power BI and how it delivers live, interactive analytics in real time.

🔍 What you’ll learn:

KQL script language
Eventstream
Real-Time Dashboards
Live reporting and streaming data

Perfect for data professionals who want to stay ahead in analytics and visualization.

☕ Hosted by: Mehrdad Abdollahi

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricCommunity #MicrosoftFabricCafe #PowerBI #RealTimeAnalytics #DataCommunity #DataEngineering #MicrosoftLearn #DataVisualization

Securing AI in Fabric: Defending ML Workloads from Advanced Cyber Threats

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:06:48 GMT

🚀 Session Announcement – Microsoft Fabric Café

Join us this week for an insightful session with Gresshma Atluri on:
🎯 Securing AI in Fabric: Defending ML Workloads from Advanced Cyber Threats

As AI and machine learning become integral to enterprise solutions, so do the risks. In this session, Gresshma will explore real-world attack vectors against ML systems and demonstrate how to protect your Fabric workloads using proven defense strategies — from adversarial training to model hardening and runtime protection.

📅 Date & Time: Friday, October 17th at 9 PM PT
🕒 (Saturday, October 18th at 9:30 AM IST / 3 PM AEST)

Let’s explore how to secure AI in Microsoft Fabric and build trusted, resilient ML solutions.

☕ Hosted by: Mehrdad Abdollahi
#MicrosoftFabric #AI #MachineLearning #DataSecurity #FabricCommunity #MicrosoftFabricCafe #DataCommunity #CyberSecurity #DataEngineering

Revolutionizing Data in Motion with Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 06:07:44 GMT

🚀 Upcoming Session at Microsoft Fabric Café!

🗓️ October 10th at 6 PM PT (📅 Oct 11th at 12 PM AEST)
🎙️ Speaker: Matt Gordon
🎤 Host: Mehrdad Abdollahi
📌 Revolutionizing Data in Motion with Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric

If you work with data, you’ve likely mastered “data at rest” — but what about data in motion?
Join this session to discover how Real-Time Intelligence (RTI) in Microsoft Fabric empowers you to:
⚡ Build low-code, real-time data solutions
🔄 Handle streaming data and ETL pipelines effortlessly
💡 Unlock new insights from data as it happens

Get ready for a hands-on walkthrough that will show you what RTI is, what it isn’t, and how it can transform your data strategy!

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricCafe #DataEngineering #RealTimeIntelligence #StreamingData #PowerBI

Introduction to Version Control, GIT, and Power BI Developer Mode

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 03:28:50 GMT

📢 Upcoming Fabric Café Session
🗓️ Saturday, September 27th at 7 AM PT
🎙️ Speaker: Steve Campbell
📌 Topic: Introduction to Version Control, GIT, and Power BI Developer Mode

Version control doesn’t have to be intimidating! In this session, Steve Campbell will break down the essentials of version control, GIT, and Power BI Developer Mode in simple, practical terms.

🔑 What you’ll learn:

Why version control matters for successful Power BI projects
A clear, beginner-friendly introduction to GIT
How Power BI Developer Mode makes collaboration easier
Options for version control in Power BI projects
Practical tips to boost your productivity

Whether you’re a data analyst, BI developer, or Power BI enthusiast, this session will equip you with the knowledge to confidently apply version control in your projects.

#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #FabricCafe #VersionControl #GIT #DataAnalytics #MicrosoftLearn

👤 Hosted by: Mehrdad Abdollahi ☕

Securing AI in Fabric: Defending ML Workloads from Advanced Cyber Threats

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:20:53 GMT

📢 Upcoming Microsoft Fabric Café Session

🗓️ Date & Time: Friday, September 19th at 6:00 PM PT | Saturday, September 20th at 11:00 AM AEST
🎙️ Speaker: Gresshma Atluri
🔐 Title: Securing AI in Fabric: Defending ML Workloads from Advanced Cyber Threats

As Microsoft Fabric becomes the unified platform for enterprise AI workloads, ML systems face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

In this session, Gresshma will explore:
⚡ The top 3 attack vectors targeting Fabric ML deployments
🛡️ Real-world stats on adversarial, poisoning, and extraction attacks
✅ Proven defense techniques like adversarial training, input sanitization, and ensemble methods
🏢 Organizational best practices to secure enterprise-scale ML

If you’re working with AI, ML, or Fabric in production, this is a must-attend session to learn practical, research-backed strategies for protecting your workloads.

☕ Hosted by: Mehrdad Abdollahi

#MicrosoftFabric #AI #MachineLearning #CyberSecurity #FabricCafe #DataCommunity

Using Generative AI on Structured Data (to query or modify data)

MehrdadAbdollahi — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 22:36:28 GMT

📢 Upcoming #FabricCoffee Session at Microsoft Fabric Cafe! ☕🎙️

Join us on Saturday, September 13th at 7 AM PT for:
🎤 Speaker: James Serra
📌 Title: Using Generative AI on Structured Data (to query or modify data)

Generative AI is moving beyond unstructured text—now it can query, analyze, and even modify structured data like databases, spreadsheets, and CSVs.

In this session, James will explore:
🔹 How AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Microsoft Fabric AI Skill work with structured data
🔹 Key concepts: RAG, fine-tuning, and GenAI fundamentals
🔹 Practical use cases for automation, decision-making, and advanced analytics
🔹 How GenAI bridges structured and unstructured data for better business outcomes

Don’t miss this forward-looking discussion on AI-powered data analysis!

#MicrosoftFabric #GenerativeAI #DataAnalytics #AI #MicrosoftCopilot #FabricCommunity #PowerBI #DataPlatform

👨‍💻 Hosted by: Mehrdad Abdollahi

Building Scalable Enterprise-Ready Data Solutions with Microsoft Fabric

MehrdadAbdollahi — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:46:34 GMT

📢 Upcoming Microsoft Fabric Session!

Join us on September 6th, 2025 at 8 AM PT for:
🎙️ Building Scalable Enterprise-Ready Data Solutions with Microsoft Fabric
with Dharmendra Ahuja

As organizations increasingly rely on data-driven insights, Microsoft Fabric is revolutionizing how teams build and manage analytics solutions—unifying data engineering, data science, and business intelligence into one platform.

This session will cover:
🔹 Scalable data pipelines with Data Factory
🔹 Optimizing performance using OneLake
🔹 Seamless Power BI integration
🔹 Best practices for governance, security, and version control
🔹 Deployment strategies with Fabric pipelines and automated testing

If you’re a data engineer, analyst, or architect, this session will give you practical strategies to deliver faster, high-quality data solutions at enterprise scale.

#MicrosoftFabric #DataEngineering #DataAnalytics #DataCommunity #PowerBI #DataGovernance #DataPlatform

👨‍💻 Hosted by: Mehrdad Abdollahi

Delta Table Optimisation – Improving Queries using Delta Partitioning and Liquid Clustering

MehrdadAbdollahi — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 03:55:46 GMT

🚀 New Microsoft Fabric Community Session! ☕🎙️
📅 Date & Time: August 30th at 7:00 AM PT
🎤 Speaker: Bas Land
📌 Title: Delta Table Optimisation – Improving Queries using Delta Partitioning and Liquid Clustering
💡 What you’ll learn:

How Delta partitioning can supercharge query performance
The power of Liquid Clustering to keep data lean and blazing fast
How to integrate optimized Delta tables into Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse for real-time analytics

Expect a deep dive with massive datasets, hands-on demos, and practical techniques to help you crush query latencies and boost productivity. 🚀
👤 Hosted by: Mehrdad Abdollahi
#MicrosoftFabric #DeltaLake #DataEngineering #Lakehouse #Partitioning #LiquidClustering #DataOptimization #FabricCommunity