SQLBits 2024

Fabric Direct Lake Deep Dive

Learn how the new Direct Lake mode for Power BI in Microsoft Fabric works

One of the coolest things about Microsoft Fabric is the new Power BI Direct Lake mode, where you can build reports on data in your data lake without needing to import it. In this session you'll learn all about Direct Lake mode: how it works, why you might not get it to work, how to monitor it and more!

Speaker

Chris Webb is a member of the Power BI Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft.

Chris Webb's Sessions

What's new in Power Query in Power BI, Fabric and Excel?

Connect Excel to Power BI data with Live Connected Tables

Fabric Power Hour

Fabric Direct Lake Deep Dive

Query folding in Power Query

Performance Tuning Power Query And Dataflows In Power BI

Creating Tables In Power Query And M Using #table()

Power BI: Business Intelligence Strategy, Vision, & Roadmap

Performance tuning Power BI dataset refresh

Advanced analytics features in Power BI

Top tips for the accidental Power BI administrator

Introduction To Dataflows In Power BI

Using Analysis Services MD as a Data Source for Power BI

Introduction to Azure Analysis Services

Building A Reporting Solution Using Power Query

Power Query: Beyond The Basics

DAXMD: SSAS Multidimensional meets DAX and Power View

Advanced Security with Analysis Services Multidimensional

Fun with Scoped Assignments in MDX

Implementing Common Business Calculations in DAX

Common Analysis Services design mistakes and how to avoid them