Wednesday 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM · Expo Innovation Theater

AI for BI: A Practical Guide to Avoiding Common Pitfalls

Every BI platform now includes AI—from Microsoft Fabric CoPilot to standalone chatbots. Yet without a unified strategy, these tools create fragmented user experiences and governance risks. This session introduces a clear Reference Architecture for implementing AI for BI at scale—helping enterprises eliminate silos, ensure control, and build a sustainable, scalable system.

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 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 · C108-C109

Guardians of the lake: securing your data with OneLake

Discover how Microsoft Fabric’s new OneLake security empowers you to protect sensitive data at scale with role-based access, row and column security, and governance best practices—turning OneLake into your secure foundation for analytics.

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 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM · C301

Connected Data Meets Business Context: Driving Outcomes with FabricIQ

EY’s work with FabricIQ and Ontology shows how enterprises can unify data across silos, embed agents into operations, and create a live, knowledge-rich view of the business. In this session, we’ll share EY’s own journey as “client zero” alongside client scenarios, focusing on real-world outcomes: improved responsiveness, reduced manual effort, and trusted governance at scale.

Wednesday 3:05 PM - 4:05 PM · B308-B309

CORENOTE: Governing your data estate with Microsoft Purview Data Governance

Learn how Microsoft Purview Data Governance empowers users to democratize data with its enterprise catalog. This session will cover:

1. Key Data Governance challenges

2. How Purview simplifies Data Governance

3. New innovations within the Unified Catalog

4. End to end demo of Purview

Wednesday 3:05 PM - 4:05 PM · B406b-B407

Empowering Lakehouse Solutions with Fabric Warehouse

Microsoft Fabric Lakehouses get lots of attention, yet the Warehouse’s evolution and true potential in a lakehouse solution are often overlooked.

This session covers:

• Engine deep dive
• Performance
• Warehouse’s role in lakehouse solutions
• Interoperability with Spark and lakehouses

Attendees will see how the Warehouse has evolved and how to apply it effectively in a lakehouse solution.

Wednesday 3:05 PM - 4:05 PM · C208-C210

Deployment Pipeline Patterns for Multi-Workspace Environments in Microsoft Fabric

Managing deployments across multiple workspaces per environment in Microsoft Fabric can be a challenge. Based on real projects, this session shows how to use Fabric Deployment Pipelines with proven patterns, tips, and best practices for handling cross workspace dependencies through autobinding and variable library strategies, supported by practical demos that highlight the most important concepts.

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 3:05 PM - 4:05 PM · C101

Securing Your Data Estate with Purview

As AI adoption grows, so does the importance of strong governance and compliance. Let's explore how Purview can support you Fabric environment!

We’ll cover key features like Data Loss Prevention (DLP), sensitivity labeling, and data access governance. What they do, and how they work in real-world scenarios, and where there may be opportunities to further mature your implementation.

Wednesday 3:05 PM - 4:05 PM · C102

Build Your AI Foundation with Fabric Metadata-driven Framework

Ready to learn how to build your AI foundation? Discover how Microsoft Fabric’s metadata-driven framework, combined with Data Factory and a Fabric database, powers automated data integration for AI-ready environments. Gain insights on governance, scalability, and accelerating AI-driven analytics.

Wednesday 3:05 PM - 4:05 PM · C301

Agentic AI for data engineering and vibe analytics on MS Fabric

This session introduces how Agentic AI combined with MS Fabric transforms data engineering and vibe analytics. How autonomous, goal-driven agents automate ingestion, transformation, and data quality with adaptability and governance? With Fabric’s unified offerings and vibe analytics on sentiment and behavior, organizations gain a faster, scalable, intelligent data ecosystem for smarter decisions.

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 · B313b-B314

Config-Driven Data Engineering in Microsoft Fabric

Data-engineering often results in hundreds of one-offs with duplicate code and inconsistency, making change slow, brittle, and costly. We will introduce and demo new metadata and config-driven patterns for PySpark integration in Fabric. You will learn to implement reusable patterns that simplify development, scale reliably, cut duplication, and improve governance across Fabric environments.

Wednesday 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM · TMB 4

Driving Cost-Efficient Data Architectures for SQL Server, Azure SQL and Fabric using FinOps

Learn how to optimise SQL Server, Azure SQL and Fabric costs using FinOps practices and AI-driven insights. We’ll explore key cost drivers, show how AI detects inefficiencies, forecasts spend, recommends right-sizing, and helps design smarter, cost-efficient data architectures across hybrid and cloud environments.

Wednesday 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM · TMB 1

Building The Fabric Well-Architected Framework

What is the best way to architect Fabric workspaces? How should your network and security models be built? In this session you will learn about best practices across Fabric for naming, deployment, capacity management, security and more.

Wednesday 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM · C105-C106

SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution

Explore SQL Server 2025’s new dev features -JSON type, Regular Expressions, and Change Event Streaming for real-time pipelines. See how REST API and Data API Builder turn your data into secure, high-performance APIs. Packed with demos, this session is perfect for developers, DBAs, and architects

Wednesday 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM · C108-C109

Talk to Your Data: The Future of Data Interaction with AI

In the evolving world of data, the ability to interact with your datasets and databases using natural language is a game-changer. This session will introduce you to the power of Azure OpenAI, Azure SQL, and Microsoft Fabric, showing you how to break down barriers that have traditionally required.

Wednesday 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM · C211-C213

AI in Action: Microsoft Fabric for Data Science

In this fast-paced, discover how Microsoft Fabric streamlines the entire AI workflow—from data exploration to model deployment. You’ll learn how to use it for data science, train models, and generate predictions all within Fabric’s unified analytics platform. Perfect for data professionals and AI enthusiasts looking to get started with Fabric in just one hour.

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 · B401-B402

OneLake for SharePoint – From list and documents, to AI

Discover how OneLake brings SharePoint lists and documents into a unified data foundation, enabling seamless integration with Microsoft Fabric. Learn how to unlock AI-powered insights and analytics directly from your SharePoint content—transforming collaboration into intelligent decision-making.

Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · B312-B313a

AI-Powered CI/CD for Microsoft Fabric: Building Enterprise-Grade Pipelines with GitHub Copilot

Discover how AI transforms Fabric development! Learn our production-proven approach combining GitHub Copilot with Azure DevOps CI/CD for metadata-driven pipelines. We'll showcase automated notebook validation, security scanning, and AI-guided PR reviews—all without external dependencies. Real code, real results: from medallion architecture to zero-downtime deployments.

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 · C108-C109

Get Proactive: Building Autonomous Operations Agents with Fabric IQ

Traditional monitoring and alerting is reactive and teams spend valuable time manually analyzing data and coordinating responses. In this session, we will learn how to configure operations agents to autonomously monitor real-time data, reason over business context using semantic ontologies, and take actions automatically to optimize outcomes before issues escalate.

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 · C101

Azure SQL Database, a great alternative to SQL Server Express or Standard

Do you currently use SQL Server Express or Standard Edition to support third-party applications? Discover how moving to Azure SQL Database can reduce costs and administrative overhead. This session will cover the pros and cons. We’ll walk through real demos of ongoing management, and engage in an interactive discussion to help you decide if Azure SQL DB is right for your environment.

Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · B404

AI Agents, Power Platform and SQL for Next Gen Automation

See how AI agents, Power Platform and SQL can replace legacy RPAs and manual processes. Learn patterns for using copilots, data agents, APIs and orchestration flows in Copilot Studio to modernize automation, reduce cost and transform business operations.

Thursday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · B308-B309

Fabric IQ: Unlock Enterprise AI with a Unified Semantic Layer

Without shared business definitions, AI agents give inconsistent answers and your teams waste time reconciling conflicting data. Fabric IQ creates a governed, shared semantic foundation that models your business spanning entities, relationships, and rules. See how Fabric IQ builds on existing assets like Power BI semantic models, binds with live data, and enables AI agents to answer richer questions. Learn to extend your semantic models, connect live data sources, and enable AI agents to drive intelligent, automated decisions.

Thursday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · B312-B313a

Delta Lake in Fabric: Internals, Innovations, and What’s New in Delta 4.0

From Delta 4.0 to Microsoft’s latest runtime innovations, dive into how Delta features really work. Learn Liquid Clustering and when to use it, why file size matters and how to put table tuning on autopilot, how to compact tables dramatically faster, and much more. Leave a time-traveling Delta Lake wizard ready to build fast, flexible, and scalable tables that deliver high-performance at any scale

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 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · B406b-B407

Lessons from the Trenches - Fabric Features That Would Have Changed My Data Warehouse Design

Ever built your Fabric data warehouse only to discover a new feature that would have saved weeks of effort? You’re not alone. This session dives into the underrated and emerging Fabric capabilities that every architect and engineer should know. Through real implementation stories, we will cover what to revisit in your current designs & upcoming releases that can impact your Fabric ecosystem.

Thursday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · TMB 4

Building and Deploying Smarter Data Agents in Microsoft Fabric

Learn how to build and deploy smarter data agents in Fabric. We’ll show how to add richer context, connect new data sources, and use the latest intelligent capabilities. You’ll also see how to enable your agent in MCP, Teams, M365, Foundry, and more—making insights available to users wherever they work.

Thursday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · C108-C109

How Much is Fabric | Strategies for Managing and Estimating Fabric Capacity Expense

Learn how to accurately estimate and control Microsoft Fabric capacity costs in today’s cloud‑driven world. We’ll cover key drivers like workload patterns, utilization, and scaling, and walk through practical models, examples, and best practices to align Fabric spend with your organization’s performance and budget goals.

Thursday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · C202-C204

Best Practices for SQL Database Backup Configuration, Immutability, and Ransomware Protection

Learn best practices for Azure SQL Database backup configuration and ransomware protection. Explore PITR and LTR strategies, backup immutability, and deletion safeguards to ensure compliance and resilience. Gain actionable insights to secure data, prevent tampering, and maintain business continuity.

Thursday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · C102

Access control in Microsoft Fabric: roles, policies, recovery, and automation

In this session, we'll demystify the different roles in Fabric, and share the latest investments that make access control in Fabric clearer, safer, and easier to automate. You'll see the latest for permission management, item recovery, and policies for item creation. We'll also explore audit events and access activity logging to help you track who accessed what, when, and how.

Thursday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · C301

Unity in Action – Building Enterprise AI on a Unified Semantic Foundation

Enterprise AI requires unified semantic foundations where governance and intelligence flow seamlessly. Learn to architect data platform that use Ontology as your semantic backbone, Data Agents for insights, and Operational Agents for action. Through real-world examples, discover how organizations use AI agents to reliably detect, contextualize, attribute, and act on governed data.

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

Business Continuity for SQL Server 2025 and Azure SQL Deployments

Availability is a core tenet for any application using SQL Server 2025 or Azure SQL. You'll not only learn what's new in SQL Server 2025 and Azure SQL to see how you can meet your availability objectives and keep the business going, but also real world tips, tricks, dos, and don'ts for successful availability configurations on premises, hybrid, or in the cloud to be an availability hero back home.

Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · B401-B402

Monitor and troubleshoot your data solution in Microsoft Fabric

This session explores how users can monitor job statuses, understand the performance of their data solutions, and diagnose and address health issues in Fabric. We'll give you best practices and highlight the latest capabilities in Fabric to help you efficiently monitor and troubleshoot your data solutions.

Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · B308-B309

Enterprise Row-Level Security: A Blueprint for Scale in Fabric

Managing RLS for 100s of users across multiple semantic models becomes chaos fast. We'll share a proven architecture for complex security—VPs see regions, managers see departments, reps see customers. Learn reusable RLS table design, AD Group patterns to prevent role sprawl, performance tips, and self-service access reports. Walk away with a blueprint from production managing 500+ users.

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 · C105-C106

Microsoft Fabric AI: Copilots, Data Agents & Real‑World Extensions

Build RAG patterns in minutes. We’ll show data agents, prompts, complex queries, and connecting to Microsoft Fabric data. Explore Copilots across services—what they are, how they differ—extend data agents from Fabric to Copilot Studio, to Microsoft Teams, M365 Copilot, Microsoft Foundry, and the Python SDK. After we build this out, let's test Row Level and Column level security in our agents!

Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · C211-C213

Peachy Migrations: Sweet Moves from Synapse to Fabric

Ready to make your analytics sweeter? Learn why migrating to Fabric’s OneLake architecture and AI-driven features beats Synapse for speed, governance, and insights. In this demo-driven session based on real-world migrations, learn practical steps, compatibility fixes, and how tools like the Fabric Migration Assistant make moving to Fabric Data Warehouse as smooth as a Georgia peach.

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 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · C301

SAP Data Integration Made Easy: From SAP to Fabric in Real Time

In this session, we showcase our SAP Clean Core Certified integration with Microsoft Fabric, enabling seamless, real-time replication into OneLake. Discover how to simplify SAP data workflows, accelerate insights with ready-to-use pipelines, and apply proven best practices—supported by a live demo and guidance from dab experts.

Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · B308-B309

Unify your data estate across clouds and on-premises with Shortcuts and Mirrori

As data volumes grow, managing an organization-wide data estate is increasingly complex. This session will deep dive into the latest capabilities to unify your data in OneLake via shortcuts and mirroring. Join us to learn how to unify your data estate, streamline ingestion, and unlock new business insights using AI and analytics.

Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · B312-B313a

Hyperscale - the SQL Database for All Workloads

See how organizations are adopting Azure SQL Database Hyperscale for new and growing workloads. We’ll walk through real implementations—including scaling from zero to hundreds of databases— to learn what DBAs and devs learned along the way, and show demos of the tools and features that made those deployments successful.

Thursday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · TMB 4

Leveraging Governance inside your Microsoft Fabric Tenant and Workspace

Microsoft Fabric's tenant and workspace settings are powerful governance tools often used in isolation. Discover overlooked Microsoft Fabric settings that collectively create a robust governance solution. Learn how to implement a strong data mesh architecture enabling business departments to self-manage governance and minimize IT dependencies. See live demonstrations of these powerful features.

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 · C211-C213

Implementation Patterns for Fabric Real Time Intelligence

Learn how organizations transform streaming data into immediate action. We'll explore real-world patterns for ingesting IoT, PoS and enterprise events to enable predictive actions and automated responses. Discover architectural approaches for processing events at scale, combining real-time data with historical analytics, and build solutions that deliver measurable business impact across industries

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 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM · B401-B402

Unlocking T-SQL Surface Area in Microsoft Fabric: Where It Works, Where It Doesn’t and Why

Microsoft Fabric relational engines support T-SQL, but not always the same way. Why? This session explains SQL surface area, explores Fabric's engines (warehouses, databases, endpoints, etc.), and shows where T-SQL works - Helping you design smarter with supported features and architecture in mind.

Thursday 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM · B313b-B314

Master Eventhouse Patterns for Real-Time Intelligence at Scale

Processing millions of events while maintaining historical context and automating decisions is one of the hardest challenges in enterprise data. Eventhouse and Real-Time Intelligence solve this with proven patterns used in production today. See how organizations process events at scale, automate decisions, and combine real-time and historical data for business operations. Learn the architectures powering AI and analytics in production and patterns you can apply immediately.

Thursday 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM · TMB 1

Ignite Governance Insights Across Databases, Lakes, and Models

Turn data governance into a productivity boost for Azure SQL Database, Fabric SQL Database, and Fabric Data Warehouse architectures and engineering. Gain efficiency and confidence in every deployment. Learn how cataloging, classification, lineage, and quality workflows integrate with databases and pipelines to improve trust, and enable secure, compliant data for engineering teams.

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.

Thursday 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM · C102

The Agentic Data Estate - Make, Manage, Monitor

Learn how digital workers, supported by the Agent Framework and digital workforce management best practices, can run your Fabric data estate. Discovery, Observability, Continuous Optimization, Quality & Drift are just some of the key workloads that can be automated using agents.

See how you can identify and implement the digital worker roles which make the most sense for your enterprise.

Friday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · C111-C112

Resilience by design: how Fabric delivers business continuity

Discover how Microsoft Fabric ensures resilience from SLAs to geo-redundancy. Learn about built-in zone failover, cross-region backups, and our vision and roadmap for automated, customer-managed BCDR. See how Fabric keeps transalytics always-on—even during outages—through current capabilities and future innovations.

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 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM · C102

Pairing Fabric AI Functions & Translytical Task Flows to Improve Jira Data Quality

Learn how a Fortune 500 enterprise built a solution that paired Fabric AI Functions, Power BI Translytical Task Flows, Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Teams to improve Jira data quality for over a thousand project owners and drive better project visibility for the C-suite.

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 · C113-C114

A data lake built for scale: a deep dive into OneLake performance, APIs, and diagnostics

Join this session to learn how OneLake delivers a unified SaaS data lake for your Fabric tenant, simplifying governance and enabling AI-driven insight. With blob and ADLS-compatible APIs, OneLake integrates seamlessly with existing tools. Features like tiered storage, item-size reports and diagnostic logs simplify optimization, while auto-scaling ensures fast, reliable performance as demand grows.

Friday 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM · TMB 4

Secure Your Streaming Data: Govern Real-Time Pipelines with Confidence

Real-time data pipelines lose value when security and governance are afterthoughts. Without proper controls, streaming data becomes a liability rather than an asset. See how Real-Time Intelligence enables you to architect secure, governed, and scalable real-time data flows. Learn to implement security best practices, establish governance controls, and build pipelines your organization can trust.

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 · C102

Unstoppable Fabric: Capacity Planning, Smart Alerting & Workload Tuning

Learn how to make Microsoft Fabric unstoppable by combining capacity planning, smart alerting, and workload tuning. We’ll use the Fabric Capacity Metrics app and API to read CU usage and throttling, plan and schedule ETL/Spark/refresh workloads, configure alerts (incl. Data Activator), and apply Spark/Warehouse best practices so Fabric stays fast, predictable, and cost-efficient.

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 · C105-C106

Autonomous Fabric: Agentic Data Quality Using Fabric Data Agents

Data Quality issues drain engineering time and weaken business confidence in data platforms.

What if Fabric Data Agents could detect DQ issues autonomously, analyse their root cause, and guide engineers directly to a fix?

This session demonstrates the full architecture with a live demo - capturing DQ signals, triggering agent-led investigations, and integrating agent outputs into ETL pipelines.

Friday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM · C101

SQL in the Fabric Era: Practical Techniques for Modern Data Integration

SQL pros, meet Fabric! This session shares hands-on examples of SQL database in Fabric in action with analytics, governance, and Power BI integration included. Discover how to extend your SQL skills into a modern data ecosystem without leaving your comfort zone.

Friday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · TMB 2-3

Data Modeling Like a Pro in Fabric

Join the Fabric product team for an in-depth session to learn about data modeling in Fabric, including Direct Lake and composite models for scale and flexibility, and AI-first workflows to achieve 10x productivity. Get ready for mind-blowing demos and sneak peaks into upcoming capabilities so you can develop semantic models like the experts.

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 · C208-C210

From SQL Server to Microsoft Fabric: Automating Your Migration Journey

Migrating from SQL Server or Synapse to Microsoft Fabric can be complex. In this session, discover how automation simplifies schema conversion, dependency mapping, orchestration, and documentation to reduce manual effort by up to 80%. Learn step-by-step best practices for migrating to Fabric and integrating OneLake, Data Factory, and Purview for a governed, automated future.

Friday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · C101

If You’re Not Using Open Mirroring Yet, You’re Doing It the Hard Way

Still landing data the old way? You’re paying too much for it.

Open Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric is faster, simpler and free as in free beer.

In this deep-dive, learn how to build and tune open-mirroring pipelines with Python, measure real-world performance, and see why this cost-free pattern should be your default for data landing.

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 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM · C301

Herding Fabric Cats: Administration and Governance Guidance

Fabric governance is challenging: users create workspaces fast, data sprawls, and costs spike. This session will help you "herd the cats" using Microsoft's tools.

You will leave with a practical, battle-tested governance framework and real-world strategies. (No actual cats were harmed.)

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 · C105-C106

Fabric Sprawl - Techniques to Optimize Your Fabric Capacity

Learn how to address a sprawling Fabric environment with ungoverned items across multiple workspaces and capacities. Extend FUAM to gain valuable insights that drive decision-making and backlog prioritization. Design the right balance between autonomy and security in your Fabric environment to deliver an optimal experience for both end users and developers.

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.

Friday 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM · C102

Transforming Industrial Operations with Real-time Intelligence and Agentic AI

Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence transforms industrial operations through Real-Time Dashboard, Data Activator, agentic AI, and ART enablement. Organizations shift from reactive firefighting to autonomous, predictive operations—monitoring equipment health, triggering intelligent workflows, and orchestrating maintenance responses at streaming velocity.