22-25 April 2026

Come As You Are! Enabling Data Science & AI for All Levels with Fabric

Regular 50 minute session for SQLBits 2026

TL; DR

This session helps data analysts, engineers, and scientists explore AI and data science in Microsoft Fabric. From Power BI AI visuals to AutoML, Data Agents, and custom ML, they will leave with clear options for advanced analytics and use cases.

Session Details

Organisations of all shapes and sizes are striving for their data science and AI revolution. However, with skills being scarce and costly, the ability to approach data science and AI capabilities is critical!

This session will cover all the ways a user of the Fabric ecosystem can tackle data science and AI use cases, ranging from forecasting and AI visuals in Power BI, through AutoML and Fabric Data Agents, all the way to custom machine learning with notebooks and MLFlow. Each experience will be articulated with demos and anecdotal examples, highlighting the flexibility of the Fabric platform.

The ideal audience for this session will be data analysts, engineers and scientists looking to establish a suitable approach to AI, machine learning or data science that fits their capabilities. Attendees will leave this session with a clear understanding of the different options for delivering advanced analytics capabilities, and the types of use cases that can be delivered.

3 things you'll get out of this session

- An understanding of how the Fabric platform can support all varieties of AI and ML use cases.
- An overview of how Fabric can support adoption of AI and ML through easy to use tools and low barrier to entry experiences.
- Through demos, a visual walkthrough of how each approach works, leaving them with practical and actionable knowledge.

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