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When: Thursday 19th December 2024 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

...and as it's Christmas, there will be a special quiz with a prize giveaway!

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

This month's #MSFABRICBRISTOL will feature Johnny Winter and Alex Whittles

Session 1 - Dynamic Measures in Power BI - Johnny Winter What is a Dynamic Measure?

Dynamic Measures in Power BI give you the ability to change the measures being displayed in your Power BI visuals at the click of a button. But why should you implement them in your Power BI reports? And how do you create them? This session aims to answer these questions, including a variety of methods for creating Dynamic Measures together with the pros and cons of each technique.

About Johnny 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 Analytics.

Session 2 - Power BI Composite and Advanced Models - Alex Whittles Take Power BI to the next level to support BIG data, as well as layering logic over the top of an existing cube or dataset for unlimited flexibility.

This session will look at composite models as well as Direct Query over Datasets and Fabric's Direct Lake mode, to see how they can enhance our Power BI world.

Use this to combine different datasets into a single report, as well adding your own logic and data on top of someone else's dataset.

About Alex Alex is a Data Platform MVP since 2015, and is the owner and principle consultant at Purple Frog, a Microsoft Data Analytics consultancy in the UK with multinational clients in a variety of sectors. He specialises in all aspects of data warehousing, ETL, Fabric, Machine Learning and Power BI using the Microsoft stack.

Alex is also the creator of Power BI Sentinel, a governance and disaster recovery tool for Power BI and Fabric. Alex has an MSc in Business Intelligence, is a chartered engineer, is on the organising committee for SQLBits, and co-organiser of the Birmingham Data Platform Group. Alex is also a regular speaker at many Data events around the world including SQL Bits, Data Relay, Data Saturdays, Data Grillen, 24 HOP and the PASS Summit.

In his spare time he's also a qualified pilot.

We all look forward to seeing you there!!

Microsoft Data Platform Group Birmingham

Thursday 5th December at 13:00 (GMT - UK Time)

Speaker: Alex Whittles

Title: Power BI Composite and Advanced Models

Description: Take Power BI to the next level to support BIG data, as well as layering logic over the top of an existing cube or dataset for unlimited flexibility.

This session will look at composite models as well as Direct Query over Datasets and Fabric's Direct Lake mode, to see how they can enhance our Power BI world.

Use this to combine different datasets into a single report, as well adding your own logic and data on top of someone else's dataset, and leverage the power of Fabric.

Agenda:

12.45 - 13:00 : Setup and Join

13:00 - 13:05 : Open Lobby and Introductions

13:05 - 14:00 : Power BI Composite and Advanced Models

Venue: Wherever you have access to a computer or smart device! This session will be online only!

Other Details:

*** Please note registration on MeetUp is required to gain access to the Teams link!***

Please contact us on Twitter or via email if you are having any issues joining and we'll do everything we can to help.

Event Organiser Contact Details:

If you need any further details or have any requests for this or future Data Platform Group events, please get in touch.

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @MSDataGroupBrum

Sponsors:

Purple Frog Systems

Power BI Sentinel

Microsoft Data Platform Group Birmingham

Thursday 7th November at 13:00 (GMT - UK Time)

Speaker: Alex Whittles

Title: Power BI Composite and Advanced Models

Description: Take Power BI to the next level to support BIG data, as well as layering logic over the top of an existing cube or dataset for unlimited flexibility.

This session will look at composite models as well as Direct Query over Datasets and Fabric's Direct Lake mode, to see how they can enhance our Power BI world.

Use this to combine different datasets into a single report, as well adding your own logic and data on top of someone else's dataset, and leverage the power of Fabric.

Agenda:

12.45 - 13:00 : Setup and Join

13:00 - 13:05 : Open Lobby and Introductions

13:05 - 14:00 : Power BI Composite and Advanced Models

Venue: Wherever you have access to a computer or smart device! This session will be online only!

Other Details:

*** Please note registration on MeetUp is required to gain access to the Teams link!***

Please contact us on Twitter or via email if you are having any issues joining and we'll do everything we can to help.

Event Organiser Contact Details:

If you need any further details or have any requests for this or future Data Platform Group events, please get in touch.

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @MSDataGroupBrum

Sponsors:

Purple Frog Systems

Power BI Sentinel

This October the Birmingham Microsoft Data Platform User Group is launching a FREE brand new in-person event!

Introducing, FabFest 2024!!🎉

It will take place at Millennium Point in Birmingham on October 3rd.

• 1 day
• 7+ sessions
• Non-stop learning

A full day’s learning and networking, and some free refreshment thrown in to boot.

Join us and delve into the world of Microsoft Fabric and AI, featuring seven dynamic sessions. Attendees will start with an introduction plus the latest news from Fabric and AI, then progress to more advanced, practical sessions designed to provide a comprehensive understanding and hands-on experience.

Agenda:

09:20 - Alex Whittles – CEO of Purple Frog Understanding Microsoft Fabric Get a deep dive into Microsoft Fabric and how it’s shaping the future of data platforms.

10:25 - Lewis Prince – AI Engineer at Purple Frog Systems Introduction to AI; What, Why and How? In this session Lewis will break down the stigmas on AI and talk about how AI solutions can help any business in any sector.

11:20 - Barney Lawrence – Specialist Microsoft Data Platform Analytics and Engineering Consultant. What's What and Who's Who? Cross System Record Linkage in Fabric Barney will cover the basics of what deterministic, fuzzy, and probabilistic matching are and then dive into creating and applying a model to example data and look at how to analyse the results.

12:40 - James Dales - CEO at Tekantis Realtime streaming data with Microsoft Fabric James will use the Real-Time Intelligence capabilities of Microsoft Fabric to ingest live aircraft flight data as they are flying right now!

13:35 - Joe Billingham – Senior Data Engineer at Purple Frog Systems Harnessing the Power of the DAX Engine: Storage vs Formula Joe will be breaking down the DAX engine, explaining the difference between the storage and formula engines and how understanding this can help optimisation.

14:40 - Abhinav Jayanty – Data Engineer at Quorum Moneyball: How Data has Revolutionised Analytics in Sports Dive into how data analytics has transformed the world of sports, enhancing strategies and driving performance.

15:35 - Paul Andrew – Co-Founder & CTO of Cloud Formations Administering Microsoft Fabric: Capacities, Workspaces, and Domains In this session, Paul will explore the administration of Microsoft Fabric, with a focus on the organisation and management of data storage/compute through the configuration of capacities, domains, data products, environments and workspaces.

For the full agenda and timing, please visit Agenda – FabFestConf

Please let us know if you have registered and can no longer attend as this frees up space for another attendee.

Sponsors: Purple Frog Systems Power BI Sentinel RP Analytics

Microsoft Data Platform Group Birmingham Thursday 6th July at 13:00 BST (UK Time)

Speaker: Alex Whittles

Title: Introduction to Microsoft Fabric. Is this the future of Power BI and Synapse?

Description: Microsoft has just announced Fabric, the next evolution of data engineering and analytics, bringing Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Data Factory, and Machine Learning within the Power BI environment.

This session will look at the concept, the use cases, what it looks like, the underlying architecture, and what this will mean for Synapse and Power BI going forward.

Agenda: 12.45 - 13:00 : Setup and Join 13:00 - 13:05 : Open Lobby and Introductions 13:05 - 14:00 : Introduction to Microsoft Fabric. Is this the future of Power BI and Synapse?

Venue: Wherever you have access to a computer or smart device! This session will be online only!

Other Details: *** Please note registration on MeetUp is required to gain access to the Teams link!***

Please contact us on Twitter or via email if you are having any issues joining and we'll do everything we can to help.

Event Organiser Contact Details: If you need any further details or have any requests for this or future Data Platform Group events, please get in touch.

Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MSDataGroupBrum

Sponsors: Purple Frog Systems Power BI Sentinel