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We look forward to our next event on Thursday 21st September where we will be joined by Nimai Ahluwalia & Hafsah Vali who will be covering: Power BI Dashboard design using the Figma UX design tool and Microsoft MVP Christopher Wagner who will be covering: Become a Power BI Perspective Ninja.

Please see the agenda below:

17:45 - Welcome & networking

18:00 - Introductions

18:05 - Nimai Ahluwalia & Hafsah Vali: Power BI Dashboard design using the Figma UX design tool

KPMG's Data Consulting Team use Figma to prototype dashboard builds and help their clients understand how they can transform their reporting requirements into Power BI dashboards. These designs are then imported into Power BI as templates to simplify and expedite the dashboard build.

18:50 - Break for food & drinks

19:15 - Christopher Wagner - Become a Power BI Perspective Ninja

Do you want to learn how to use perspectives in Power BI to create customized views of your data model? Do you want to know how to leverage perspectives with custom visuals to enhance your data storytelling? Do you want to discover how to manage your tabular model more efficiently with perspectives?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this presentation is for you! In this presentation, you will learn how to become a Power BI Perspective Ninja, a master of using perspectives to create powerful and flexible data solutions.

You will learn:

• What are perspectives and why they are useful. • How to create and modify perspectives in Power BI Desktop and Analysis
• How to use perspectives with custom visuals.
• How to use perspectives in tabular model management to improve performance, security, and maintenance.

By the end of this presentation, you will have a clear understanding of how to use perspectives in Power BI to create scalable and effective data solutions. You will also get access to some useful resources and tips to help you along your journey. Don’t miss this chance to level up your Power BI skills and become a Power BI Perspective Ninja!

20:00 - Networking

Join our Microsoft Fabric - UK User Group for our webinar in association with Onyx Data (https://onyxdata.co.uk).

This session we are excited to announce our host Microsoft MVP Leon Gordon and co-host Microsoft MVP Pragati Jain will be introducing Microsoft MVP Chris Wagner.

Join the Microsoft Fabric UK - User Group on -

Microsoft Community - https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Power-BI-UK-User-Group/gh-p/pbi_UK_usergroup LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8909321/ MeetUp - https://www.meetup.com/microsoft-power-bi-uk/

Session Abstract -

Create your own Fabric Adventure Works Lakehouse for testing and validation of functionality within Fabric.

Biography

Christopher Wagner is a passionate data evangelist and a leader in data solutions. He is the Director of Data Solutions for Baker Tilly, a leading digital solutions, advisory, tax and assurance firm. He is also the founder of KratosBI.com, a website that provides resources, tutorials and insights on data and analytics. He hosts the Data Gods YouTube channel, where he shares his knowledge and experience with data enthusiasts and professionals.

Christopher has over two decades of experience in the data and analytics field, working with various technologies, platforms and tools. He has helped many organizations transform their data into valuable insights and actionable outcomes. He believes that data is the most powerful asset in the digital age, and he strives to make it accessible and understandable to everyone.

Christopher is an avid learner and a generous teacher. He enjoys exploring new trends and innovations in the data world, and sharing his findings with his online community. He posts regularly on LinkedIn, YouTube and his blog, where he offers tips, tricks and best practices on data and analytics. He also engages with his followers and peers, answering questions, providing feedback and sparking discussions.

Christopher Wagner is a Data God who lives by his motto: “Learn something new every day”. He inspires others to do the same, and to unleash their full potential with data.

Social Media / Website Links

https://www.kratosbi.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/wagnerchris/ https://twitter.com/KratosBi

To access this webinar, please register here: https://hubs.li/Q01Wmskz0

Topic: “Take Raw Data to Curated Data in under 60 minutes”

Speaker#1: Chris Butcher, Solution Specialist at TimeXtender Chris is a specialist in business analysis, system infrastructure, management information, business Intelligence, hardware and software implementation and project management. As a Business Analyst, he has worked with blue chip and global organisations such as Imperial Collage Hospital, Nottingham University Teaching Hospital, Smith & Nephew, St Andrews University, Chelsea FC and The Super League. Today, Chris is a lead specialist at TimeXtender showing businesses a better way to work with data building modern data estates for analytics and AI applications.

Speaker#2: Frank Wagner, Solution Specialist at TimeXtender Frank is an experienced analytics professional who has been supporting companies on their way to successful business intelligence and efficient data management for over 15 years. As a consultant, solution architect and trainer, he brings his extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject matter to every project. In his current role as Solution Specialist at TimeXtender, Frank drives the development of modern cloud-first data architectures and is passionate about smart automation and extreme implementation speeds. His mantra is "Data Management is not rocket science!

Abstract: Find out how using a low-code, no code tool can free up your time, allowing you to focus on the tasks that are actually meaningful to you. And not just that, you’ll find out how blazing fast it is to connect Apache Spark, Databricks, and TimeXtender. Through getting the raw data from the data lake, and getting the curated data from the data warehouse to provide business insights to users, so you can make confident, data-driven decisions.

By making the complex simple and automating all that can be automated, our goal is to free up millions of human hours that can be used to execute on what matter most**.**

Takeaways: – How to Extract and Save Data – How to Prepare Your Data in a Modern Data Warehouse – Automate and Seamlessly Integrate with any Front End Tool – Take curated data from the MDW so you can make confident, data-driven decisions

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q01VgLrB0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

To access this webinar, please register here: https://hubs.li/Q01Wmskz0

Topic: “Take Raw Data to Curated Data in under 60 minutes”

Speaker#1: Chris Butcher, Solution Specialist at TimeXtender Chris is a specialist in business analysis, system infrastructure, management information, business Intelligence, hardware and software implementation and project management. As a Business Analyst, he has worked with blue chip and global organisations such as Imperial Collage Hospital, Nottingham University Teaching Hospital, Smith & Nephew, St Andrews University, Chelsea FC and The Super League. Today, Chris is a lead specialist at TimeXtender showing businesses a better way to work with data building modern data estates for analytics and AI applications.

Speaker#2: Frank Wagner, Solution Specialist at TimeXtender Frank is an experienced analytics professional who has been supporting companies on their way to successful business intelligence and efficient data management for over 15 years. As a consultant, solution architect and trainer, he brings his extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject matter to every project. In his current role as Solution Specialist at TimeXtender, Frank drives the development of modern cloud-first data architectures and is passionate about smart automation and extreme implementation speeds. His mantra is "Data Management is not rocket science!

Abstract: Find out how using a low-code, no code tool can free up your time, allowing you to focus on the tasks that are actually meaningful to you. And not just that, you’ll find out how blazing fast it is to connect Apache Spark, Databricks, and TimeXtender. Through getting the raw data from the data lake, and getting the curated data from the data warehouse to provide business insights to users, so you can make confident, data-driven decisions.

By making the complex simple and automating all that can be automated, our goal is to free up millions of human hours that can be used to execute on what matter most**.**

Takeaways: – How to Extract and Save Data – How to Prepare Your Data in a Modern Data Warehouse – Automate and Seamlessly Integrate with any Front End Tool – Take curated data from the MDW so you can make confident, data-driven decisions

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q01VgLrB0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

To access this webinar, please register here: https://hubs.li/Q01Wmskz0

Topic: “Take Raw Data to Curated Data in under 60 minutes”

Speaker#1: Chris Butcher, Solution Specialist at TimeXtender Chris is a specialist in business analysis, system infrastructure, management information, business Intelligence, hardware and software implementation and project management. As a Business Analyst, he has worked with blue chip and global organisations such as Imperial Collage Hospital, Nottingham University Teaching Hospital, Smith & Nephew, St Andrews University, Chelsea FC and The Super League. Today, Chris is a lead specialist at TimeXtender showing businesses a better way to work with data building modern data estates for analytics and AI applications.

Speaker#2: Frank Wagner, Solution Specialist at TimeXtender Frank is an experienced analytics professional who has been supporting companies on their way to successful business intelligence and efficient data management for over 15 years. As a consultant, solution architect and trainer, he brings his extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject matter to every project. In his current role as Solution Specialist at TimeXtender, Frank drives the development of modern cloud-first data architectures and is passionate about smart automation and extreme implementation speeds. His mantra is "Data Management is not rocket science!

Abstract: Find out how using a low-code, no code tool can free up your time, allowing you to focus on the tasks that are actually meaningful to you. And not just that, you’ll find out how blazing fast it is to connect Apache Spark, Databricks, and TimeXtender. Through getting the raw data from the data lake, and getting the curated data from the data warehouse to provide business insights to users, so you can make confident, data-driven decisions.

By making the complex simple and automating all that can be automated, our goal is to free up millions of human hours that can be used to execute on what matter most**.**

Takeaways: – How to Extract and Save Data – How to Prepare Your Data in a Modern Data Warehouse – Automate and Seamlessly Integrate with any Front End Tool – Take curated data from the MDW so you can make confident, data-driven decisions

ODSC Links: • Get free access to more talks/trainings like this at Ai+ Training platform: https://hubs.li/H0Zycsf0 • ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/ • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPENDATASCI • Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ODSC & @odsc • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-data-science • Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q01VgLrB0 • Code of conduct: https://odsc.com/code-of-conduct/

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