What we’re about
Fabric is a relatively new service from Microsoft that is creating a real buzz in the analytics and business intelligence community. Business users can get data from almost any source, visualise it and share their insights with Power BI, a platform we're all familiar with. Fabric has so many capabilities beyond this, and our aim is to showcase the full breadth of these through guest presentations.
We will be meeting in Bristol on the 3rd Thursday of each month, sessions will be held in the evening to allow you to unwind from a busy working day with like minded people. We will host a variety of events including talks from expert speakers and hands-on introductions.
Join us and help build a thriving community by sharing experiences between end users & industry experts.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- September 2025 - Fabricating Your Move & Terraform and CI/CD for Fabric ProjectsMethod Resourcing, Bristol
When: Thursday 18th September 2025
Time: arrive for 5:45pm with talks starting from 6pm start prompt.
Location: TBCComplimentary drinks & pizza provided by our sponsor Method Resourcing Solutions.
Sit tight for venue details, we'll have them for you ASAP!
Session 1 - Fabricating Your Move: A Tailored Path from Power BI Premium to Fabric - David Mitchell
As Microsoft Power BI evolves into Fabric, organizations gain powerful new capabilities—but also face the challenge of transitioning from Premium capacities. In this session, discover a streamlined, automated approach to migrating from Power BI Premium to Fabric capacities using tools developed within Semantic Link Labs.
We’ll cover:-
Why Fabric capacities matter and the benefits they unlock
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How to plan and execute your migration with minimal disruption
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A live demonstration of the migration process in action
Learn how to future-proof your analytics environment with confidence, efficiency, and continuity for your users.
About David
David Mitchell is a Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft, and is a key contributor to the migration solution. He brings over 10 years’ experience working in Information Analysis, Data Warehousing and Data Engineering.Session 2 - Getting Started with Terraform and CI/CD for your Fabric Projects - Anna-Maria Wykes
Microsoft Fabric is transforming how organizations build unified data platforms for analytics, data science, and business intelligence. Until recently, deploying and managing Fabric resources required manual effort or adhoc automation. That changed with the release of the Terraform provider for Microsoft Fabric last year, enabling teams to manage Fabric infrastructure as code.In this session, you'll learn how to get started using Terraform to provision and manage Microsoft Fabric components — including workspaces, pipelines, dataflows, and more — in a repeatable and scalable way. We'll cover core Terraform concepts, walk through practical examples, and share best practices for integrating with Azure and CI/CD workflows.
By the end of the session, you'll be equipped to bring automation, consistency, and governance to your Microsoft Fabric environments using Terraform.About Anna
Anna is a veteran software and data engineer as well as a Microsoft AI MVP, boasting over 18 years of experience. She has undertaken various projects, including real-time analytics with Scala and Kafka, constructing Data Lakes with Spark, and applying engineering to Data Science. Anna currently serves as a RSA (Resident Solution Architect) and consultant. With a genuine passion for data, she endeavours to bridge the gap between Software Development and Data Science. Anna's other areas of interest include DevOps (DataOps, MLOps, LLMOps), Agile methodologies, and organizing or participating in local Code Clubs.We all look forward to seeing you there!!
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