Sep '26 - Querying SharePoint Data in Power BI - Options & Performance

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We're excited to welcome John Kerski, Director of Microsoft Solutions at Client First Technologies (CFT), as he remotely presents:

### Querying SharePoint Data in Power BI – Options & Performance

• Date & Time: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
• Format: VIRTUAL ONLY
• How to join: RSVP at Event Brite here > Event Brite Link

Session Details:
Do you rely on SharePoint data for your Power BI reports? Are dataset refreshes from SharePoint painfully slow?
In this ~1-hour session, John will review the ways to connect to SharePoint from Power BI and share techniques to improve refresh performance — including approaches that work in GCC High and DoD tenants.

This session is designed around standard Power BI licensing — Premium is not required. If you want faster SharePoint-backed
reports without adding extra licenses, this one is built for you.

Note: This presenter will be joining us remotely.

Speaker Details:
John Kerski is Director of Microsoft Solutions at Client First Technologies (CFT). He brings 10+ years of technical and government leadership experience helping Federal agencies and private-sector clients get more value from Microsoft solutions.
His background spans business intelligence (Power BI, Power Pivot, SSIS, Tableau, QlikView), SharePoint, and full-stack development (.NET, JavaScript, SQL). He focuses on practical, high-return implementations that help teams use Microsoft tools more effectively.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Agenda:

• 6:00 PM CT – Start & Group Updates
• 6:15 PM CT – Session (~1 hour)
• ~7:15 PM CT – Q&A + Virtual Social