Prathyusha(Prathy) Kamasani
Prathy Kamasani, a Freelance Data Consultant at Data Nova Analytics, specialises in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and Azure data solutions. With extensive experience in MSBI and the Power BI platform, she crafts custom, high-quality BI systems that empower organisations to make informed decisions.
Her approach is both design-centric and user-focused, ensuring that her BI solutions are functional and visually appealing. Prathy collaborates with clients across diverse sectors, helping them harness the power of data.
Beyond her professional role, Prathy is an active member of the BI community. She shares her insights through her blog, prathy.com, where she delves into topics related to Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and more. Her passion extends to community engagement, including participation in the London Fabric User Group and speaking at industry events like SQLBits, the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, and the Microsoft Business Applications Summit.
Prathy’s outstanding contributions to the BI field have earned her the prestigious Microsoft Data Platform MVP award, recognising her impactful work.
Prathyusha(Prathy) Kamasani's Training Days
Real-World Data Engineering: Practical Skills for Microsoft FabricSQLBits 2025
❓Are you wanting to get started with Fabric and want to know what all the parts are and do?
❓Have you been building data platforms for years and are looking to transition to Fabric?
This one-day collaborative workshop covers essential data engineering stages using Microsoft Fabric, incorporating practical experiences and best practices. The workshop is divided into key modules to help you understand and leverage Microsoft Fabric for your data engineering projects.
Power BI Report Design and Development workshopSQLBits 2023
This one-day collaborative workshop will cover the various Power BI design stages learned from years of consulting and working with some of the largest enterprises. The workshop, divided into five modules, enables you to bring your end user's data to life with Power BI.
Power BI data visualizations & storytellingSQLBits 2022
During this full-day PreCon, we will review ways to determine what data to pick and present the data optimally and beautifully to diverse business users like Analysts, stakeholders, and Execs. We will achieve it by exploring psychology around how humans perceive data by looking into the gestalt principles of perception and applying these principles in data visualization best practices. We will also look at using corporate colour schemes, principles, and templates for reuse between the teams.
Prathyusha(Prathy) Kamasani's Sessions
One dataset and three use cases with Microsoft FabricSQLBits 2024
Are you curious about how to leverage Open Data with Fabric? In this demo filled session, I will show you how I import World Bank Open Data into Fabric using different methods: Pipelines, Data factory Gen-II, Notebooks and a mix of all three. Then I will demonstrate how I do modelling using Warehouse, Power BI Dataset model and Notebooks. Finally, I will create stunning reports using Power BI.
By the end of the session, attendees will get an idea of how each artifact would work, why one would use one over other artifacts, and understand how to create an end-to-end solution with Microsoft Fabric
Powering Up Your Power BI Development Workflow with Microsoft Fabric NotebooksSQLBits 2024
Are you excited about Microsoft Fabric and its Notebooks feature, but also feel overwhelmed by the different languages it supports, this session is for you. You will learn the basics of Python and Spark, and how to use Notebooks to write and run code. You will also discover how to leverage tools like CoPilot to assist you with code suggestions and corrections. Moreover, you will see how to use libraries like SemPy to enrich your Power BI development with advanced analytics. Join Prathy in this session and get ready to explore the possibilities of Notebooks in Microsoft Fabric.
Demystifying Power BI Slicers and filtersSQLBits 2023
When it comes to Power BI Reports design, both slicers and filters have their own space and use cases. However, Slicers and filters are probably among the most frequently misused terms in Power BI design.
In this session, we will start with what are Power BI Slicers and filters. What are the differences between and when to use what? We will investigate the pros and cons of each and how to get the best of both filters and slicers in Power BI.
By the end of the session, attendees will get an overall view of Power BI slicers and filters in Power BI designing.
Power BI User Group: Ask Me Anything! Learn from the Experts and Boost Your SkillsSQLBits 2023
Join us for an hour of Q&A where we will answer all your Power BI questions live. Whether you want to know how to create interactive reports and dashboards, connect to different data sources, use advanced features like DAX and Power Query, or troubleshoot common issues, we have you covered.
Panel - Meagan Longoria, Chris Webb, Kasper De Jonge, Patrick LeBlanc, Alberto Ferrari and Prathy Kamasani
Power BI bookmarks in 20 minutesSQLBits 2022
In this 20 minute session, you will learn everything you need to know about bookmarks. We will start with creating your first bookmark to multiple bookmarks by understanding advanced settings that usually get overlooked. We will also look at how we can ease the design and Maintainance of bookmarks by using features like grouping, renaming, selection pane, and naming conventions. By the end of the session, you will learn to apply bookmarks like a pro!
An evening with Power BI CAT teamSQLBits 2022
SQL bits and London Power BI user group are brining a Q&A panel with some of Power BI CAT team members to ask everything about Power BI. Join us with your questions
Power BI Report design Tips and TricksSQLBits 2020
A demo's filled session packed with tips and tricks to show how to transform usual Power BI reports to stunning reports
Introduction to PowerApps and Integration with Power BISQLBits 2019
In this session, attendees learn about how to create PowerApps solutions, how to use PowerApps as data entry application for Power BI. How to integrate PowerApps in Power BI and Power BI in PowerApps.
Power BI deployment strategy for publishing and maintenanceSQLBits 2018
It takes minutes to create and share Power BI reports and users who has relevant Power BI access can do many things in the PBI service. In this session, Prathy will show how having a deployment strategy helps maintaining Power BI service.
Deep Dive into SSIDB CatalogSQLBits 2017
A session to understand the available functionality of SSISDB Catalog
One dataset and three use cases with Microsoft FabricSQLBits 2024
Are you curious about how to leverage Open Data with Fabric? In this demo filled session, I will show you how I import World Bank Open Data into Fabric using different methods: Pipelines, Data factory Gen-II, Notebooks and a mix of all three. Then I will demonstrate how I do modelling using Warehouse, Power BI Dataset model and Notebooks. Finally, I will create stunning reports using Power BI.
By the end of the session, attendees will get an idea of how each artifact would work, why one would use one over other artifacts, and understand how to create an end-to-end solution with Microsoft Fabric
Powering Up Your Power BI Development Workflow with Microsoft Fabric NotebooksSQLBits 2024
Are you excited about Microsoft Fabric and its Notebooks feature, but also feel overwhelmed by the different languages it supports, this session is for you. You will learn the basics of Python and Spark, and how to use Notebooks to write and run code. You will also discover how to leverage tools like CoPilot to assist you with code suggestions and corrections. Moreover, you will see how to use libraries like SemPy to enrich your Power BI development with advanced analytics. Join Prathy in this session and get ready to explore the possibilities of Notebooks in Microsoft Fabric.
Demystifying Power BI Slicers and filtersSQLBits 2023
When it comes to Power BI Reports design, both slicers and filters have their own space and use cases. However, Slicers and filters are probably among the most frequently misused terms in Power BI design.
In this session, we will start with what are Power BI Slicers and filters. What are the differences between and when to use what? We will investigate the pros and cons of each and how to get the best of both filters and slicers in Power BI.
By the end of the session, attendees will get an overall view of Power BI slicers and filters in Power BI designing.
Power BI bookmarks in 20 minutesSQLBits 2022
In this 20 minute session, you will learn everything you need to know about bookmarks. We will start with creating your first bookmark to multiple bookmarks by understanding advanced settings that usually get overlooked. We will also look at how we can ease the design and Maintainance of bookmarks by using features like grouping, renaming, selection pane, and naming conventions. By the end of the session, you will learn to apply bookmarks like a pro!
Power BI Report design Tips and TricksSQLBits 2020
A demo's filled session packed with tips and tricks to show how to transform usual Power BI reports to stunning reports
Introduction to PowerApps and Integration with Power BISQLBits 2019
In this session, attendees learn about how to create PowerApps solutions, how to use PowerApps as data entry application for Power BI. How to integrate PowerApps in Power BI and Power BI in PowerApps.
Power BI deployment strategy for publishing and maintenanceSQLBits 2018
It takes minutes to create and share Power BI reports and users who has relevant Power BI access can do many things in the PBI service. In this session, Prathy will show how having a deployment strategy helps maintaining Power BI service.
Deep Dive into SSIDB CatalogSQLBits 2017
A session to understand the available functionality of SSISDB Catalog