When: Thursday 20th March 2025 Time: arrive for 5:45pm with talks starting from 6pm start prompt.

Location: BJSS, 90 Victoria St, Redcliffe, BS1 6DP

Complimentary drinks & pizza provided by our hosts BJSS

Social drinks afterwards will be at Ye Shakespeare (50m away) for those interested.

This #MSFABRICBRISTOL will feature Claire Edgson and our very own Ashley Warren

Session 1 - Fabric: Why should Power Platform care? - Claire Edgson Join us for an, demo laden session, designed for those eager to deepen their understanding of impact of Microsoft Fabric on the Microsoft Power Platform. This session is tailored for Developers and Architects who are ready to dive into the "power" of Fabric teamed with Dataverse. We will explore the core components of how Power platform can use Fabric, and best practices of building analytics around Dataverse. We will review the architecture behind it and how that impacts Power platform and Power Bi development.

Key Topics:

• What is Dataverse. - Architecture and integrations
• Explore how Microsoft Fabric integrates with the Power Platform to streamline workflows and enhance data accessibility.
• Dive into Data Exports to Fabric with a live demo, understand what the "Link" means.
• Discuss Power BI options for data modelling from Dataverse.
• Using Fabric in Power apps and automations:
• Look at options including Virtual tables to read data in the Apps and automations with a live demo.
• Recap the key benefits of combining Fabric and Power Platform:
• Discuss the Limitations and best practices , as well as how Fabric can help Data management and reduce costs

Takeaways:

Better understanding of what Dataverse is and how it works with Fabric components. the risks, mitigations and benefits of combining with power platform in your solutions

About Claire Claire is a Microsoft Fast Track Recognized Architect with 30+ years of experience in data, infrastructure, and integration. Specialising in Power Platform and governance, she helps organisations navigate transformation with a focus on security and efficiency.

Session 2 - Power BI deployment methods: For when just hitting publish isn't good enough - Ashley Warren

Power BI has a number of options built in for deploying semantic models and reports. When you're just starting out, you probably just hit publish in Power BI Desktop but is that really the best way to get your content into production? This session will explore more mature & scalable options for deploying Power BI content.

About Ashley Ashley currently works as a Senior Analytics Consultant for Advancing Analytics and is a co-organiser of Fabric & Power BI - Bristol. During Ashley’s career, he’s managed data teams through re-platforming, led report development teams and designed training on analytics best practice. He’s driven by a passion for Power BI and delivering insightful reporting, that creates business value, into the hands of end users.

We all look forward to seeing you there!!