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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🚀 What happens when you combine Fabric, Power Platform, and AI? Intelligent agents that understand your business. Join Heidi Hasting, Khaled Chowdhury, and me at #PPCC26 for a workshop on #MicrosoftFabric, #Dataverse, #IQ, and #MCP. powerplatformconf.com/workshops/Ha... #PowerPlatform

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Power Platform Community Conference 2026 | Las Vegas

Join the largest Power Platform Community Conference Oct 27-29, 2026 in Las Vegas. 200+ sessions, workshops, and networking with Microsoft leaders and community experts.

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

My 2026 Microsoft MVP swag has officially landed! Thank you so much to Rie Merritt, MVPGA, and Microsoft for everything you do to support and invest in this community. Proud to be part of a program that truly values sharing, learning, and giving back. #MicrosoftMVP #MVPBuzz #DataCommunity

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

This was so much fun! Join me and @sqlgene.com for an honest and candid conversation on keeping up with the fast speed of #MicrosoftFabric innovations!

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

💡 I submitted a feature request for Microsoft Fabric RTI Copilot—and it needs your votes! ✅ Explain queries & streams ✅ Add comments to queries Help bring these features to RTI! 👉 Upvote here: community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Id... #MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #RTI #RealTimeIngelligence

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Re: Enhance Copilot in Real Time Intelligence to Explain existing queries/streams - Status changed to: Needs Votes

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Clean Power BI models aren’t just good practice, they’re essential for AI. Implementing a star schema, using clear naming conventions, and adding descriptions create models that AI can interpret accurately. Better models → Smarter AI #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #AI #MSIgnite

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Here is the last Microsoft Ignite AI session of the day to watch for free. Learn how to use Power BI and data agents in Fabric to become an AI-first organization. Starts at 7 pm EST, Nov 19th. ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... #MSIgnite #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricDataAgents

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

For those interested in Fabric IQ, this is your chance to learn: ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... EST - Nov 19 Free virtual attendance. #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ #RTI #FabricAgents

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🚀 Big news from #MSIgnite! Arun Ulag introduced Fabric IQ, taking Power BI semantic models to the next level by turning them into ontologies for AI agents with real business context. Learn more: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric... #FabricIQ #MicrosoftFabric #AI

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I see a new icon in Microsoft Fabric workloads! See the green IQ icon! This is from the "Innovation Session: Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databases - the data estate for AI " by Arun Ulag at #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🎉 SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric is now Generally Available! 🎉 The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database. 👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news #MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI #MSIgnite

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

🎤 Live at #CommunitySummitNA with Khaled Chowdhury! We’re diving into No Code Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric — building powerful solutions with no code needed! Loving the energy here in Orlando! 🙌 #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #DataCommunity #MVPBuzz

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Just a few spots left! Join me & Khaled Chowdhury for our Power BI to Fabric workshop at #summitna this Saturday in Orlando! 🔗 summitna.com #PowerBI #Copilot #MicrosoftFabric #PowerPlatform

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Grateful for our local user group hosted by Improving. Beyond the great session on SQL in Fabric by Sukhwant K., these meetups are where real connections happen. Thanks to Preston, Teo, and Damu for building a space where friendships grow alongside tech skills. #DataCommunity #SQLinFabric

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Live now: Friday morning learning: Performance Testing in Fabric youtube.com/watch?v=pcru... #FabricFridays #MicrosoftFabric

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

One of the most charming swag items I’ve received? This adorable luggage/backpack tag from #FabConEurope in Vienna, complete with charms for each #MicrosoftFabric workload! It’s not just cute, it’s on brand 😄 See my favorite workloads in Fabric. #PowerBI #DataFactory #Warehouse

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

If you want to level up your Power BI skills to the next level, join me for a full day workshop at Community Summit NA: No Code Analytics Engineer: From Power BI to Fabric 🔗 summitna.com @dynamiccommunities #summitna #mysummitna #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Just had a chance to look back at my session feedback from #FabConEurope: 🛡️ End-to-End Security in #MicrosoftFabric: 9.1/10 🔁 Fabric Write-Back with #PowerBI, #PowerApps & #SQLDBinFabric : 9.73/10 Huge thanks to everyone who attended, and a special shoutout to my co-speaker @jonvoge.bsky.social

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

💡 Did you know your Fabric Warehouse can be either case-sensitive or case-insensitive? By default, it’s case-sensitive (Latin1_General_100_BIN2_UTF8), but you can switch the workspace setting before you create it or use the REST API to change it afterwards. #MicrosoftFabric #DataWarehouse #SQL

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Did you know you can open a Fabric Warehouse in Visual Studio Code by simply clicking on the "Open in Visual Studio Code" button in the Warehouse Explorer? This is a game-changer for pro-developers! 🎉 #FabricWarehouse #MicrosoftFabric

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

One of the best parts of the #Microsoft MVP program isn’t the award, it’s the people. 🙏 Grateful for the 1-1 learning opportunities, technical growth, and speaker skills I’ve gained collaborating with amazing MVPs & Microsoft staff across the globe. #MVPBuzz

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Finally got my 2025–2026 MVP disc! 🎉 Keeping the tradition alive with another fun placement video. 😊 #MVPBuzz #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #Microsoft

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

"When is 'Access Restricted' good? 😅 When your #MicrosoftFabric workspace is locked down with workspace level Private Link! Spent Sunday afternoon geeking out with private link and it worked! 🎉 #FabricWarehouse #WorkspaceSecurity learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Wait… the default semantic Power BI model in Fabric is already gone in my tenant? 😄 Super happy that it is gone! Less clutter and more intentional modeling. blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/s... #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #SemanticModel

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Beyond excited to share that I’m officially a book author! 😊 I’m co-authoring “Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI” with my friend and fellow MVP, @datamozart.bsky.social Early release on O'Reilly platform: learning.oreilly.com/library/view... #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI

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Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI

While Microsoft Power BI has dominated the business intelligence market for years and is a go-to tool for creating visually appealing, interactive reports and dashboards, it's now... - Selection from ...

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Microsoft Fabric Trivia: How far into future can you schedule a pipeline to run? You can schedule a Data Factory pipeline as far out as December 31, 9999 at 11:59 PM! Now that’s thinking ahead! 😄 #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

How did I miss this? 🤯 Try Microsoft’s Data Factory in a Day DREAM Lab! A free click-by-click Fabric simulation. No sign-ups, no setup, just hands-on learning. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric... #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Grateful to be on this journey with @datamozart.bsky.social ! Our book, Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, is now in early release on OReilly's platform! @oreilly.bsky.social #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #AnalyticsEngineer

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Excited to speak at #FabConEurope this Sept in Vienna! Sessions: ✅ End-to-End Security in Fabric Warehousing ☑️ Write-Back with Power BI, Power Apps & Fabric SQL (w/ @jonvoge.bsky.social ) 🗓️ Sept 15–18, 2025 🔗 www.sharepointeurope.com/european-mic... #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #PowerApps #Warehouse

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FabCon25 Europe | Conference | Vienna | Austria | 15-18 Sep 2025

Join us for FabCon25, The European Microsoft Community Conference in Vienna Austria from the 15-18 September!

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I see a new destination for Dataflows Gen2 in Fabric! #SharePoint destination is in preview! This opens up so many possibilities for business applications! You can save your prepared and transformed data in CSV or Excel file formats. #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory #Dataflows

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

🤯 Just discovered #DAXCopilot by #Microsoft and no, it’s not the DAX we know from data modeling! This DAX = Dragon Ambient eXperience, an AI tool helping healthcare providers auto-document patient visits. It is even in #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory #Copilot learn.microsoft.com/en-us/indust...

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Use DAX Copilot data transformation (preview) - Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare

Learn how to use the DAX Copilot data transformation (preview) capability in healthcare data solutions in Microsoft Fabric.

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Are you just starting with Power BI or new to the BI world? Here's a book I highly recommend: "Data Modeling with Microsoft Power BI" by @mehrenmueller.bsky.social . I had the honor to have been a technical reviewer. Excellent book as you work through Power BI projects. #PowerBI #DataModeling

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

💡Even though KQL is one of the easiest query languages to learn, if you need a little boost, check out Copilot in KQL Queryset. Super useful whether you're learning. Copilot is available in all Fabric capacities #MicrosoftFabric #KQL #Copilot #RealTimeIntelligence

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Honored to have been a technical reviewer for Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric by @datamozart.bsky.social and @bweissman.bsky.social A must-read for anyone diving into #MicrosoftFabric. www.oreilly.com/library/view... #DataCommunity #OReilly @oreilly.bsky.social

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Every time I explore Microsoft Fabric, I discover something new features, enhancements, or entirely new capabilities! 👏 Kudos to the team for innovating at lightning speed. Check out the roadmap: roadmap.fabric.microsoft.com #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI

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Microsoft Fabric Roadmap

Find out what's new in Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory, Data Science, Data Warehouse, OneLake, Data Engineering, Power BI and Real-Time Intelligence)

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🎉 Power BI turns 10! 🎉 If getting certified is on your list, here’s a PL-300 study tracker to help you prep. Available in Excel & Power BI 👉 github.com/ShbWatson/Ex... #PowerBI #PL300 #Certification

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

New Upsert feature in Copy Data activity in Pipelines (preview)! Super useful! #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Super happy and honored to receive the Microsoft MVP award for the 6th year running! Look forward to another year of learning from the best and sharing with the data community! #MVPBuzz #MicrosoftMVP #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I had a blast presenting today’s “PL-300: Prepare for exam day and open Q&A” session with Miguel Félix, Cristian Angyal and Deepthi Goguri. Catch the replay here: developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto... #PowerBI #MSLearn #PL300

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🧑‍🎓Planning on taking the Fabric exam DP-600 or DP-700 soon? Join us on June 5th at 9 am PT/ noon ET for a prep session! We will share tips and tricks and resources to help you pass the exam. developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reacto... #DP600 #DP700 #MicrosoftFabric

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Join me for an "Ask Us Anything" session on preparing for and passing #MicrosoftFabric certification exams! #DP600 #DP700 📅 I’ll be live on Reddit from 9–10am PT on May 15th answering questions. 👉 Register now and bring your questions! aka.ms/fabricama/exam #Certification #PowerBI

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