About us
The Business Intelligence User Group of South Africa (BIUG-SA) is a group for anyone working in the Business Intelligence (BI) domain. It exists to provide a platform for BI users and developers to discuss their experiences, share strategies and best practice, and gain support.
Although the events are primarily hosted in Johannesburg, all events are now fully hybrid, which means you can attend from anywhere in the world. More than that, we encourage anyone to contribute to our events, regardless of your level of experience and physical location.
The recordings to our events are posted on our YouTube channel here.
Upcoming events
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Fabric Direct Lake: When and why you should consider using it
·HybridEntelect HQ, Unit 13, 2nd floor, 3 Melrose Boulevard, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, ZAFabric Direct Lake: When and Why You Should Consider Using It
Direct Lake in Microsoft Fabric allows Power BI to query data directly from OneLake using Delta tables, delivering fast performance without the need for data imports\refreshes.
In this session we introduce Direct Lake and how it fits into the Fabric analytics architecture. We’ll look at scenarios where it works well, particularly for simplifying data pipelines and reducing data duplication. The talk will also highlight key advantages such as performance and architectural simplicity.
We conclude by looing at some of the limitations and trade-offs to consider when deciding whether Direct Lake is the right approach for your solution.
Logistics:
- Format: Hybrid (remotely and in person)
- In Person: Entelect (Boardroom TBC)
- Remote: Now on Teams here (Meeting ID: 375 463 344 65, Passcode: 26Kz3t9X)
- As usual, pizza and refreshments will be served for those attending in person.
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