22-25 April 2026

AI in Action: Navigating Microsoft Fabric with Data Agents and Copilots

Proposed session for SQLBits 2026

TL; DR

Explore how AI empowers developers, data engineers, and business users in Microsoft Fabric. Learn Copilot and Data Agent capabilities across core experiences, practical use cases, and when to use AI vs. manual approaches.

Session Details

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere - but how does it truly empower developers, data engineers, and business users within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem?

In this session, we demystify the landscape of AI-driven assistance in Fabric by exploring the suite of Copilots and Data Agents embedded across key experiences: Data Factory, Data Engineering, Real-Time Intelligence (RTI), Power BI, SQL Databases, and the Data Warehouse. From code generation and pipeline design to semantic modeling and natural language querying, we’ll show where AI accelerates productivity—and where traditional methods might still be faster.
We’ll walk through practical use cases, highlight Copilot capabilities like suggesting transformations, and enabling conversational data exploration, and share insights on when to lean into AI and when to go manual.

By the end of this session, you will:
• Understand the role of Copilot and Data Agents across Fabric’s core experiences.
• Identify which user personas benefit most from AI assistance -and in which scenarios.

Whether you're building pipelines, modeling data, or enabling self-service BI, this session will help you make informed decisions about integrating AI into your Fabric strategy.

3 things you'll get out of this session

• Understand the role of Copilot and Data Agents across Fabric’s core experiences. • Identify which user personas benefit most from AI assistance -and in which scenarios.