Wednesday 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM · B308-B309

CORENOTE: The Future of AI in Microsoft Fabric: Data Agents and Beyond

This session will cover how Fabric brings AI to your data using interoperable Data Agents that work across the AI ecosystem to unlock deeper insights. You’ll also learn how AI-powered data engineering and data science capabilities help teams create intelligent, enterprise-ready solutions.

Wednesday 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM · B312-B313a

Azure Cosmos DB as a Time Machine: Event Sourcing for Real-Time Intelligence

What if your database was a time machine? With Cosmos DB and event sourcing, every change is immutable and replayable. Add agents on the change feed, and events don’t just record history — they detect fraud, flag anomalies, and shape the future in real time.

Wednesday 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM · TMB 4

Build data-driven agents with Microsoft OneLake and Microsoft Foundry

Join us for a strategic look at how OneLake and Foundry enable you to build AI apps that retrieve enterprise knowledge at scale. We'll show you how to unify all your data—across clouds and on-premises—into a single data lake and then highlight patterns for building agentic workflows that plan, reason, and iterate across this governed data, moving beyond RAG to orchestrate intelligent task flows.

Wednesday 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM · TMB 1

Building Next-Gen Apps with Power Platform and SQL Server 2025

SQL Server 2025 introduces new capabilities that make it easier than ever to build secure, scalable applications with Power Platform. We’ll explore how to connect Power Apps to SQL 2025, take advantage of improved performance and security. You’ll learn best practices and architecture patterns that let you modernize your SQL-backed Bizz Apps with low code without rewriting your data layer.

Wednesday 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM · C202-C204

Exploring Optimized Locking in SQL Server 2025

Updating data in SQL Server can lead to lock escalation, blocking, deadlocks, or slow performance if it isn't done correctly. The newly released optimized locking helps reduce these issues while improving concurrency. This session explores how it works—covering its architecture, implementation, and best practices to maximize performance to help reduce those dreaded locking issues!

Wednesday 3:05 PM - 4:05 PM · C211-C213

Choosing the Right Data Store--An Overview of Azure and Fabric Data Platform Choices

Choosing the right data store can make or break the performance and costs of your application. In this session, we will cover all the options available to you in the Azure and Fabric Data space. You'll learn about CosmosDB, Azure/Fabric SQL DB, Postgres, and MySQL services, as well as Databricks.

Wednesday 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM · B312-B313a

CI/CD processes in Microsoft Fabric: best practices and latest developments

Join this session to explore the latest capabilities in Fabric for establishing scalable and resilient release processes. Gain practical insights to help you streamline and optimize your CI/CD processes and learn about upcoming advancements across the Fabric platform.

Wednesday 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM · C302

CI/CD and DevOps for Power BI: Beyond the Happy Path

CI/CD is vital to efficient and governed Power BI delivery, yet Azure DevOps rarely follows the “happy path.” This session exposes the burden of manual steps, merge conflicts, and the limitations of GIT. Next, full-automated alternatives will be evaluated, covering zero-touch version control, enhanced lineage, advanced deployment workflows, and some of the associated pitfalls.

Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · C111-C112

An inside look at how Microsoft builds SQL features

Get a behind the scenes look at how Microsoft builds features and capabilities for SQL. This session will go deep into how Microsoft uses AI technology from design to code to deployment including fun examples of how we debug our own product. This is an advanced session, but you will walk away with tips and techniques to apply to your use of SQL.

Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · B405-B406a

The Genesis of Fabric Warehouse: A Deep Dive into Its Foundations

Join us for an inside look at the evolution of the Fabric Warehouse. Discover how we built the industry’s first SaaS cloud-scale data warehouse built natively over an open data format and born into Microsoft Fabric. Explore innovations that deliver out-of-the-box performance at scale and get an exclusive preview of the cutting-edge features we’ve recently launched and what’s coming next.

Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · B406b-B407

Elevate SQL development with VS Code, GitHub Copilot and Microsoft SQL drivers

This demo-heavy session highlights the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code, now more robust with new AI-driven features to streamline SQL development. With GitHub Copilot, you can move faster from schema to code, generate data, explore relationships, and keep your app in sync. What’s new in connectivity for Python and other languages, enabling faster, more secure cross-platform development.

Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · TMB 1

SQL Server Sleuthing: Unmasking SQL Server Performance Issues

Dive into SQL Server performance like a true data detective. Learn how to analyze query plans, uncover hidden bottlenecks, and chase down the real culprits behind slow-running queries. We’ll break down key performance metrics, decode what they actually mean in the real world, and show you how to turn chaos into clarity. By the end, you’ll have the tools and confidence to keep your SQL Server environment running fast, stable, and drama-free. Join us for “SQL Unmasked” and start solving performance mysteries the smart (and fun) way.

Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · C208-C210

The instant insights pipeline: OneLake shortcuts + Dataverse + Power Apps

What if your business apps could power real-time analytics without complex ETL? In this session, we’ll look at how Power Apps and Dataverse connect directly to Microsoft Fabric using OneLake shortcuts, so your data is available almost in real time. You’ll learn how it works and the key tips to build solutions where everyday business actions turn into insights within seconds.

Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · C211-C213

Spark Performance Deep Dive: Configuration, Debugging, and Performance Tuning

Unlock the full potential of Apache Spark with this in-depth session focused on performance optimization. We’ll explore advanced configuration strategies to fine-tune executors, memory, and partitioning for maximum efficiency. Learn how to leverage Spark’s built-in tools for debugging and monitoring, including the Spark UI and metrics, to identify bottlenecks and optimize workloads.

Thursday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · B405-B406a

SQL + AI: Building Agentic Apps with SQL MCP Server + Microsoft Foundry

Future applications will combine intuitive UI with powerful AI interactions, enabling AI agents to on our behalf for the best experience. At the heart of this transformation is AI Foundry. In this session, we’ll explore how to integrate AI Foundry with Azure SQL, from architecture deep dive through security considerations, to give you the best knowledge to bring your solutions to the next level.

Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · C111-C112

New in modern Developer Experiences in SQL

Discover the most developer-focused SQL Server release in a decade! Explore new capabilities like JSON and Vector data types, advanced functions and indexing, Change Event Streams, improvement to query optimizer, plus powerful string functions like regular expression and string similarity search. Better integrate compute with data for improved efficiency and scalability of your solutions.

Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · B405-B406a

Azure SQL Database vs. SQL Database in Fabric: Key Differences for Developers and DBAs

Curious about the differences between Azure SQL Database and SQL database in Fabric? This session is perfect for developers and DBAs looking to understand the core architecture differences of these two platforms. Whether you’re optimizing an existing solution or planning your next project, this session will help you make informed decisions & maximize the value of these services.

Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · B406b-B407

Blueprint for Modern Data Teams: A Customer Story with Mirroring, Warehouse, and dbt

Learn how a real customer unlocked fast, reliable analytics by combining Mirroring, Fabric Warehouse, and dbt. They’ll share their challenges, architecture, and business outcomes—plus the patterns you can take back to your own organization to accelerate your data journey.

Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · TMB 4

Building a Microsoft Fabric CoE That Works: What We Learned and How You Can Start

Whether you’re a Microsoft Fabric/Power BI enterprise architect or a grassroots champion, learn how you can take steps towards establishing an approachable Microsoft Fabric Center of Excellence that grows with your organization. We’ll share real lessons on enablement, distributing best practices, hosting office hours, and how a simple start became a launchpad for inclusive community & governance.

Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · TMB 1

A Guide to Making the Most of your SQL Skills Using Microsoft Fabric

Don’t start over. Learn how SQL professionals can leverage their existing skills in Microsoft Fabric. No need to learn PySpark or new data engineering tools. Discover how SQL powers Lakehouses, Warehouses, Real-Time Intelligence, and Notebooks. See why, for many tasks, SQL is not only compatible but often the most efficient way to build modern, scalable, intelligent data solutions in Fabric.

Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · C101

Busy is a Four-Letter Word

If I ask you, "How are you?", is your default answer, "I'm so busy!"? Why do we measure our worth by how much we are doing, rather than by the value of what we do? What does this have to do with a technical conference? Join me as I share with you how I, too, was too busy for too long, but am learning how to do less, be more productive, and have bigger impact at work, the community, and at home.

Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · TMB 2-3

SQL vs. Fabric? Why Not Both! A Practical and Entertaining Guide for All

Do you have to be experts like Bob Ward and Anna Hoffman to use SQL? What about Fabric? Do you have to know everything the Guy in a Cube knows to take advantage the power of Fabric? Why not both? Come join Bob, Patrick, and friends from Microsoft in this entertaining and educational session where the worlds of SQL and Fabric come to together in way you never knew existed.

Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · C105-C106

Powering Data with AI Functions in Fabric

Explore how AI functions in Microsoft Fabric can enhance the way you work with data. In this session, we’ll share the latest updates, highlight new capabilities, and walk through practical examples that demonstrate how AI functions can enrich datasets, surface insights, and streamline workflows.

Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · C208-C210

Fabric IQ + Foundry IQ: Unifying data and knowledge for agentic AI

Join Microsoft experts for a strategic look at Fabric IQ and Foundry IQ—how they bring business meaning to data and unify enterprise knowledge to ground every agent. See roadmap updates across semantic modeling, multi‑source retrieval, governance, and observability that move you beyond basic RAG to trustworthy, scalable agentic workflows.

Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · C101

Fabric Extensibility Toolkit: Build your own Fabric item in minutes with AI

In this session, we'll show how any developer can use the Fabric Extensibility Toolkit, an evolution of the Workload Development Kit, to bring thier own data applications into Fabric within minutes. We'll also highlight how the Toolkit has been redesigned with a simplified architecture and AI to drastically streamline development.

Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · B404

Fabric IQ + Agent 365: Identity, Governance & Tooling for Microsoft Fabric

Discover how Agent 365 serves as the enterprise control plane for AI in Microsoft Fabric, anchored on five pillars: registry, control, visualize, interop, and security for Fabric assets consumed by agents. Learn how Entra identity, Purview governance, and Agent 365 tools enable governed deployments, reference architectures, and safe scale for IT pros, developers, and data engineers.

Thursday 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM · C113-C114

What's new in Mirroring SQL to Fabric: The Fast Track to Modern Data Integration & Analytics

As organizations navigate the era of generative AI, advanced analytics, and rapid digital transformation, the ability to extract timely business insights is more critical than ever. This session deep dives into SQL Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric that enables organizations with near real-time data replication from source SQL databases to OneLake, all without building intricate ETL processes.

Thursday 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM · C105-C106

Own Your Workflow: Build Notebooks Locally & Deploy Them to Fabric

Break free from browser IDE in Fabric Python and PySpark Notebooks! Learn to install Python and Spark, create your own local lakehouse, and develop Python and PySpark Notebooks in Visual Studio, VSCode, or whatever IDE you're used to. We'll start with a clean machine and download, install and configure everything we need. We will create a feature-rich notebook, and wrap up by deploying to Fabric.

Thursday 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM · C101

Talking about mental health - For you and for them

Looking after more than just 1's and 0's is important for us all.

Everyone experiences, or is adjacent to people who experience, challenges with mental health. In both the workplace and personal life, it can feel very difficult to talk with people about these challenges.

Friday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · C105-C106

SQL database in Fabric: The Fast Path to Modern, Scalable Analytics

Learn how SQL databases deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective analytics in Microsoft Fabric. Explore design patterns, migration strategies, and performance tuning to modernize your data platform while ensuring governance, AI readiness, and seamless Power BI integration.

Friday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · C111-C112

SQL Server 2025 is the AI-ready Enterprise Database

You may have heard the news that SQL Server 2025 has become Generally Available. But do you know why there has been so much buzz about this new version? Come learn from the team at Microsoft everything you need to know about why you should consider upgrading to SQL Server 2025. From AI to developer features to mission critical engine, SQL Server 2025 has more new features than you might realize.

Friday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · TMB 1

Making AI Agents Smarter with Fabric IQ and Foundry IQ

Connecting AI agents to company data across SharePoint, databases, and documents is complex. Foundry IQ + Fabric IQ provide secure, unified access through one API. Learn to connect agents to multiple sources, configure permissions, use Agent Factory for deployment, and ensure agents understand business context, not just raw data.

Friday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · C105-C106

Embedding Power Apps in Microsoft Fabric Power BI Reports

In this talk we’ll show you how to embed a Power App in a Power BI report in Microsoft Fabric to enable real-time editing and interactivity. See how to update data directly from reports, trigger workflows, and leverage action-oriented analytics that close the loop between insight and execution.

Friday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · C111-C112

SQL Performance Supercharged: Strategies for Azure SQL Performance Optimization

Discover how the Azure SQL PG Engineering team tackles complex, mission-critical performance challenges across Azure SQL DB and Managed Instance. Through real customer cases and practical demos, learn sharp diagnostic techniques, hidden optimization opportunities, and the most common pitfalls to avoid when tuning workloads pre- or post-migration.

Friday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · C113-C114

Mastering Fabric Data Engineering Admin and Capacity Management

Optimize Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering for production. Learn about governance controls for Notebooks, Lakehouses, and Spark Job Definitions. We'll cover administrative roles, capacity management for cost and performance, and scaling best practices.

Friday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · C202-C204

Patterns and Best Practice with Fabric CI/CD

This session teaches best practices with Fabric GIT integration to ensure changes to Fabric projects are automatically tested and deployed, leading to faster and more reliable releases. Attendees will learn effective branching strategies for merging changes from feature workspaces into production.

Friday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · C208-C210

Smart Routing: Real-Time Transport Optimization with Fabric

Discover how Microsoft Fabric enables real-time transportation optimization. Learn to ingest GPS data with Eventstream, visualize routes on live maps, and integrate linear optimization models to minimize cost and emissions. Explore how data agents and AI Foundry can help in identifying EV-ready routes based on charging infrastructure.

Friday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · TMB 4

Fabric AI-powered automation for pro-developers: what’s new and what’s next

A fast-paced tour of what’s new and what’s coming next for automation in Microsoft Fabric including some exciting new announcements. We’ll share updates on the Fabric CLI, Fabric MCP Servers, Terraform provider, SDKs and more, plus end-to-end demos for CI/CD, IaC, and pro-dev workflows. Come ask questions and share feedback directly with the team building Fabric’s automation and pro-dev experiences.

Friday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · C102

Beyond Monitoring: AI-Driven Spark Optimization in Microsoft Fabric

Join this demo by Microsoft AI and Spark experts to see how Fabric takes Spark observability to the next level! Learn how to stream Spark logs to Eventhouse using Diagnostic Emitter. See Fabric AI/ML tooling in action to detect bottlenecks, predict resource impact, and suggest code improvements to optimize performance and cost. Visualize the insights and recommendations in Real Time Dashboard.

Friday 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM · C113-C114

Automate at Scale with Event-Driven Architectures and Business Events

Disconnected systems and manual processes slow your business response time. Event-driven architectures solve this by enabling real-time responsiveness across your organization. Discover how Activator orchestrates event flows and integrates diverse sources, while Business Events provide instant visibility and trigger automated workflows. Learn to configure event-driven pipelines, set up Business Events for monitoring, and enable AI-driven decisions at scale.

Friday 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM · C208-C210

Vibe Coding a Power BI Embedded Portal - From Zero to Hero in 60 Minutes

Power BI Embedded isn’t just for developers.

In this fast-paced vibe-coding session, we’ll demystify it by building a real custom portal in 60 minutes, using AI to speed things up.

See how to set Power BI Embedded up quickly, craft a user-centric experience, improve navigation beyond the service, and unlock powerful opportunities without heavy coding, giving you a fresh view of what’s truly possible.

Friday 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM · C211-C213

Batteries included: SQL DevOps with SQL projects

The evolution of SQL projects continues with expanded IDE support and deeper integration in the Fabric platform. Using the latest in VS Code and SSMS, we’ll walk through keeping our database in source control, integrating changes made in another database, and evaluating deployment plans. Finally, we'll automate CI/CD processes with REST APIs for SQL database in Fabric and the SqlPackage CLI.