Accelerating Spark in Microsoft Fabric:Native Execution and Beyond by Miles Cole

What if your Spark jobs could run significantly faster, with zero effort and no additional cost? In this session, I'll unpack how the new Native Execution Engine and other innovations in Microsoft Fabric are redefining performance—powered by vectorized processing, columnar memory, and intelligent runtime optimizations. Whether you're building ELT pipelines, crunching massive datasets, or running complex analytics, see how these advancements can supercharge your workflows and help you unlock the full potential of Fabric.

TENTATIVE AGENDA (subject to change, all times listed are in Pacific Time):

• 2:45 pm Teams Meeting opens
• 3:00 pm-3:05 pm Welcome
• 3:05 pm-4:05 pm Feature Presentation
• 4:05 pm-4:10 pm Wrap-up

REGISTRATION:
This meet-up will be hosted on Microsoft Teams and will be recorded for those who cannot attend live. To access the Teams Meeting link, you must RSVP for the event.

JOINING THE EVENT:
Attendees can join the Teams Meeting starting at 2:45 pm PST on the day of the event. The link will be visible only if you RSVP beforehand.
The event will begin at 4:00 pm PST. Please ensure you are on mute to minimize background noise and distractions.

During the presentation, type your questions and comments into the chat area, which will be monitored by the event hosts. There will be a Q&A session at the end, where you can unmute your mic and share your video to ask questions.