Name: Built to Last; The right Power BI Architecture
Start: 2026-02-12T17:00:00+13:00
End: 2026-02-12T19:00:00+13:00
Location: Microsoft Auckland

**Agenda:**
5:00-5:30 PM Welcome and Networking/Pizza
5:30-7:00 PM Built to Last: The Right Power BI Architecture by Reza Rad
7:00-7:30 PM Wrap Up

**Topic:** **Built to Last: The Right Power BI Architecture**

Building a Power BI solution is one thing; keeping it working for a long time is another. If you want to build a solution that is reusable, easy to maintain, and easy to modify whenever needed, then you have to think about building the right architecture for the Power BI solution. The right architecture includes a multi-layer design of Dataflows and Shared Semantic models, considerations of version control, deployment pipelines, and many other things. You may wonder how Microsoft Fabric comes into play with all this. In this session, Reza will take you through some of these features and show you how to use them in real-world scenarios.

**Meetup Sponsor:**
\*\*[RADACAD ](https://radacad.com/)\*\*is a leading Power BI and Microsoft Fabric training and consulting firm and a Microsoft Gold Partner in Data Analytics. We provide training to upskill, consultation to enhance, and expert development support for Data analytics projects using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.

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Reza Rad is a [Microsoft Regional Director](https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/reza-rad), an Author, Trainer, Speaker, and Consultant. He has a BSc in Computer engineering; he has more than 20 years of experience in data analysis, BI, databases, programming, and development mostly on Microsoft technologies. He is a [Microsoft Data Platform MVP](https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/4030647?fullName=Reza%20%20Rad) for 15 continuous years (from 2011 till now) for his dedication to Microsoft BI. Reza is an active blogger and co-founder of RADACAD. Reza is also co-founder and co-organizer of the Difinity conference in New Zealand, the Power BI Summit (the biggest Power BI conference), and Data Insight Summit (Chicago, USA)

* CEO at RADACAD
* Chairman, and Director at [Power BI & Fabric Summit](https://globalpowerbisummit.com/)
* Chairman, and Director at [Difinity conference](https://difinity.co.nz/) (Since 2017)
* [Microsoft Regional Director](https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/RD/profile/f9b970c0-3c9a-e411-93f2-9cb65495d3c4) (Since 2018)
* [Microsoft Data Platform MVP](https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/MVP/profile/f9b970c0-3c9a-e411-93f2-9cb65495d3c4) (Since 2011)
* Leader of [Fabric, Power BI and Analytics user group in Auckland](https://www.meetup.com/new-zealand-business-intelligence-user-group/), New Zealand (Since 2013)
* Microsoft Fast Track Recognized Solution Architect – Power Platform
* Power BI All-Star Award winner
* Dynamic Communities Emerald Award winner
* Best-selling author of more than 13 books on BI, analytics, and Power BI
* Speaker at conferences such as Ignite, Microsoft Business Applications Summit, PASS, etc.
* Blogger and YouTube content creator
* Consultant and trainer
* Microsoft Certified trainer
* Microsoft Certified Professional

His articles on different aspects of technologies, especially on BI, can be found on his blog: [http://radacad.com/blog](http://radacad.com/blog).
He wrote some books on Microsoft BI and also is writing some others, He was also an active member on online technical forums such as MSDN and Experts-Exchange, and was a moderator of MSDN SQL Server forums, and is an MCP, MCSE, and MCITP of BI. He is the leader of [the New Zealand Business Intelligence users group](https://www.meetup.com/New-Zealand-Business-Intelligence-User-Group/). He is also the author of very popular book [Power BI from Rookie to Rock Star](http://radacad.com/online-book-power-bi-from-rookie-to-rockstar "Online Book: Power BI From Rookie to Rockstar"), which is free with more than 1700 pages of content and the [Power BI Pro Architecture](https://www.apress.com/gp/book/9781484240144#otherversion=9781484240151) published by Apress.
He is an International Speaker in Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Business Applications Summit, Data Insight Summit, PASS Summit, SQL Saturday and user groups. And He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer.
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#### Connect to Reza

LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rezarad/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rezarad/)
LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/radacad](https://www.linkedin.com/company/radacad)
Twitter: [https://twitter.com/Rad_Reza](https://twitter.com/Rad_Reza)
Twitter: [https://twitter.com/RADACAD_COM](https://twitter.com/RADACAD_COM)
Twitter: [https://twitter.com/DifinityConf](https://twitter.com/DifinityConf)
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