What we’re about
Fabric is a relatively new service from Microsoft that is creating a real buzz in the analytics and business intelligence community. Business users can get data from almost any source, visualise it and share their insights with Power BI, a platform we're all familiar with. Fabric has so many capabilities beyond this, and our aim is to showcase the full breadth of these through guest presentations.
We will be meeting in Bristol on the 3rd Thursday of each month, sessions will be held in the evening to allow you to unwind from a busy working day with like minded people. We will host a variety of events including talks from expert speakers and hands-on introductions.
Join us and help build a thriving community by sharing experiences between end users & industry experts.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- #MSFABRICBRISTOL - May 25 - Real-time Streaming & Power Automate in FabricBJSS, Bristol
When: Thursday 15th May 2025
Time: arrive for 5:45pm with talks starting from 6pm start prompt.
Location:
BJSS,
90 Victoria St,
Redcliffe,
BS1 6DPComplimentary drinks & pizza provided by our hosts BJSS
Social drinks afterwards will be at Ye Shakespeare (50m away) for those interested.This #MSFABRICBRISTOL will feature Brian Bønk and Laura Graham-Brown
Session 1 - From Streaming to Insights in 60 Minutes - Brian Bønk
The ever-fast-paced world demands faster insights. Getting from raw streaming data to an interactive report shouldn’t take hours or even days. In this intermediate, hands-on session, we’ll show you how to transform real-time data into actionable insights with Power BI, all live on stage, with no pre-recordings.
We start with real-time data ingestion from a streaming source and take you through the Medallion Architecture, optimizing for sub-second execution. From the gold layer, we’ll build a Power BI report step-by-step, focusing on both speed and usability.
Along the way, we’ll share best practices for structuring your data model, optimizing refresh times, and ensuring high performance, even with live datasets.
About Brian
Brian has worked with SQL Server for more than two decades - varying projects on both size and complexity.
Now he's working to support the Data & Analytics team at Intellishore.
MVP on Data Platform and Microsoft Recognized Fasttrack Solution Architect.
Brian loves data and is always trying to glue the business and tech together using his knowledge and experience.
He is always open to meet new people and help them to get better tomorrow.Session 2 - Enhancing Microsoft Fabric with Power Automate - Laura Graham-Brown
Microsoft Fabric can ingest, transform, store and then let the business analyse the data to make those important data driven decisions. The toolset includes ways to orchestrate and schedule the data journey from raw to a conformed layer and onto a reporting layer. So what does Power Automate bring to the table to enhance this?
About Laura
Laura is a Low-Code Advocate and Passionate Trainer, Consultant & Data Platform and Business Applications Microsoft MVP. Business solutions should solve business problems and the business should own the problem and the solution. Laura has spent her whole career empowering businesses to do that.We all look forward to seeing you there!!
