GenBI - A new world where AI meets BI
Proposed session for SQLBits 2026TL; DR
Business Intelligence is evolving beyond dashboards. AI is now the engine driving insights. Imagine asking questions in natural language and instantly generating reports, models, and actionable insights. In this session, we’ll show how Microsoft Copilot and Fabric Data Agents make this a reality for enterprises.
Session Details
Static reports are no longer enough to keep businesses competitive. While they remain essential, organizations now demand dynamic, self-service analytics, ushering in the era of Generative BI (GenBI). In this session, we’ll show how Microsoft Fabric Data Agents enable GenBI capabilities, allowing users to generate insights through natural language and automation. These solutions can be deployed directly into the tools businesses already use, such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, or other familiar environments, via Copilot Studio. The vision is simple: analytics should meet the business where it operates, without forcing users to switch platforms or workflows.
3 things you'll get out of this session
1) Understand the architecture and capabilities of Copilot and Fabric Data Agents.
2) Learn how to build and deploy AI-powered BI experiences using Microsoft Fabric.
3) Explore governance, security, and compliance considerations for AI-driven analytics.
4) See practical demos of AI transforming Power BI and enterprise reporting.
Speakers
Manish Kumar's other proposed sessions for 2026
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From Zero to Governed : Implementing Microsoft Purview with Fabric and Azure SQL - 2026
From Zero to Governed : Implementing Microsoft Purview with Fabric and Azure SQL - Part 2 - 2026
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Manish Kumar's previous sessions
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Haider Raza
Haider Raza's other proposed sessions for 2026
AI Fundamentals for SQL and Data Professionals: Your First Step to AI-900 Certification - 2026
Data Modernisation with Open Standards: Apache Iceberg in Fabric, Databricks and Snowflake - 2026
SQL in Fabric - Isn't it confusing? - 2026
From Dashboards to Conversations: How Fabric Data Agents and Copilot Studio Transform Analytics - 2026
SQL Server 2025: AI, Vectors, and Beyond – What’s New and Why It Matters - 2026
AI and Your Data Platform: Preparing Data for Intelligent Decision-Making with Microsoft Cloud - 2026
From Metadata to Momentum: Accelerating Self-Service Analytics with Microsoft Fabric and Purview - 2026
From T-SQL to Lakehouse: A SQL Server Professional’s Guide to Microsoft Fabric - 2026
From Zero to Governed : Implementing Microsoft Purview with Fabric and Azure SQL - 2026
From Zero to Governed : Implementing Microsoft Purview with Fabric and Azure SQL - Part 2 - 2026
Open Source Databases for Azure SQL Database Professionals: What Transfers, What Changes - 2026
Azure SQL PaaS service - Basic to advance - 2026
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Haider Raza's previous sessions
Empowering SQL: Mastering Intelligent Query Processing in 20 Minutes
Dive into the heart of database optimization with our 20-minute session on Intelligent Query Processing (IQP) in SQL Server and Azure SQL. In this power-packed talk, we will demystify IQP, the driving force behind accelerated query performance.
We'll begin with a quick overview, highlighting the pivotal role of IQP in query optimization and database efficiency. Then, we'll dive into key IQP features focusing on their impacts in real-world.
Managed Instance Link - Seamless migration to Azure
We, the cloud solutions architects from Microsoft, will be talking around SQL migration journey from on-prem to Azure SQL in general, taking you through all available Microsoft's migration tools like DMA, DMS, Azure Migrate, ADS, etc, and then focus on migration to Managed Instance using SQL MI Link. You should take away with you the understanding of when to use which tool and how the newly available Azure SQL Managed Instance Link can help you to achieve a minimum downtime migration of on-prem SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance.
The Power of Polybase with SQL - True data Virtualisation
Customers would be able to understand what exactly Polybase is, why it's useful, what are the use cases and finally how to use this feature of SQL Server.
Polybase have been around for quite some time, since SQL Server 2016, however, the awareness and the way it virtualises the data may not have been understood well for some customers.