Shabnam Watson
@shbwatson.bsky.social
Microsoft MVP | Author | Architect | Helping Organizations Modernize Data & Analytics with AI-Driven Insights | Speaker
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Shabnam Watson
@shbwatson.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Just had a chance to look back at my session feedback from #FabConEurope:
🛡️ End-to-End Security in #MicrosoftFabric: 9.1/10
🔁 Fabric Write-Back with #PowerBI, #PowerApps & #SQLDBinFabric : 9.73/10
Huge thanks to everyone who attended, and a special shoutout to my co-speaker @jonvoge.bsky.social
🛡️ End-to-End Security in #MicrosoftFabric: 9.1/10
🔁 Fabric Write-Back with #PowerBI, #PowerApps & #SQLDBinFabric : 9.73/10
Huge thanks to everyone who attended, and a special shoutout to my co-speaker @jonvoge.bsky.social
This was so much fun! Join me and @sqlgene.com for an honest and candid conversation on keeping up with the fast speed of #MicrosoftFabric innovations!
This week in Figuring out #MicrosoftFabric, @shbwatson.bsky.social talks about dealing with Fabric overwhelm.
youtu.be/XW0gMLQ9Pa4
podcast.sqlgene.com/2432490/epis...
youtu.be/XW0gMLQ9Pa4
podcast.sqlgene.com/2432490/epis...
Ep. 23 - Dealing with Fabric Overwhelm
YouTube video by SQLGene
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December 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This was so much fun! Join me and @sqlgene.com for an honest and candid conversation on keeping up with the fast speed of #MicrosoftFabric innovations!
💡 I submitted a feature request for Microsoft Fabric RTI Copilot—and it needs your votes!
✅ Explain queries & streams
✅ Add comments to queries
Help bring these features to RTI!
👉 Upvote here: community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Id...
#MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #RTI #RealTimeIngelligence
✅ Explain queries & streams
✅ Add comments to queries
Help bring these features to RTI!
👉 Upvote here: community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Id...
#MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #RTI #RealTimeIngelligence
Re: Enhance Copilot in Real Time Intelligence to Explain existing queries/streams - Status changed to: Needs Votes
community.fabric.microsoft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
💡 I submitted a feature request for Microsoft Fabric RTI Copilot—and it needs your votes!
✅ Explain queries & streams
✅ Add comments to queries
Help bring these features to RTI!
👉 Upvote here: community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Id...
#MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #RTI #RealTimeIngelligence
✅ Explain queries & streams
✅ Add comments to queries
Help bring these features to RTI!
👉 Upvote here: community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Id...
#MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #RTI #RealTimeIngelligence
Clean Power BI models aren’t just good practice, they’re essential for AI. Implementing a star schema, using clear naming conventions, and adding descriptions create models that AI can interpret accurately.
Better models → Smarter AI
#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #AI #MSIgnite
Better models → Smarter AI
#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #AI #MSIgnite
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Clean Power BI models aren’t just good practice, they’re essential for AI. Implementing a star schema, using clear naming conventions, and adding descriptions create models that AI can interpret accurately.
Better models → Smarter AI
#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #AI #MSIgnite
Better models → Smarter AI
#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #AI #MSIgnite
Here is the last Microsoft Ignite AI session of the day to watch for free. Learn how to use Power BI and data agents in Fabric to become an AI-first organization. Starts at 7 pm EST, Nov 19th.
ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... #MSIgnite #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricDataAgents
ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... #MSIgnite #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricDataAgents
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Here is the last Microsoft Ignite AI session of the day to watch for free. Learn how to use Power BI and data agents in Fabric to become an AI-first organization. Starts at 7 pm EST, Nov 19th.
ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... #MSIgnite #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricDataAgents
ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... #MSIgnite #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricDataAgents
For those interested in Fabric IQ, this is your chance to learn: ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... EST - Nov 19
Free virtual attendance. #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI
#FabricIQ #RTI #FabricAgents
Free virtual attendance. #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI
#FabricIQ #RTI #FabricAgents
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
For those interested in Fabric IQ, this is your chance to learn: ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... EST - Nov 19
Free virtual attendance. #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI
#FabricIQ #RTI #FabricAgents
Free virtual attendance. #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI
#FabricIQ #RTI #FabricAgents
🚀 Big news from #MSIgnite! Arun Ulag introduced Fabric IQ, taking Power BI semantic models to the next level by turning them into ontologies for AI agents with real business context. Learn more: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#FabricIQ #MicrosoftFabric #AI
#FabricIQ #MicrosoftFabric #AI
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
🚀 Big news from #MSIgnite! Arun Ulag introduced Fabric IQ, taking Power BI semantic models to the next level by turning them into ontologies for AI agents with real business context. Learn more: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#FabricIQ #MicrosoftFabric #AI
#FabricIQ #MicrosoftFabric #AI
I see a new icon in Microsoft Fabric workloads! See the green IQ icon! This is from the "Innovation Session: Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databases - the data estate for AI " by
Arun Ulag
at #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ
Arun Ulag
at #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I see a new icon in Microsoft Fabric workloads! See the green IQ icon! This is from the "Innovation Session: Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databases - the data estate for AI " by
Arun Ulag
at #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ
Arun Ulag
at #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ
🌟 Meet Fabric IQ: Your Enterprise Semantic Layer for AI
Microsoft has introduced Fabric IQ, now in preview. Fabric IQ is the foundation for smarter decisions and better outcomes in the era of AI.
👉 Learn more: blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/f...
#MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ
Microsoft has introduced Fabric IQ, now in preview. Fabric IQ is the foundation for smarter decisions and better outcomes in the era of AI.
👉 Learn more: blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/f...
#MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ
From Data Platform to Intelligence Platform: Introducing Microsoft Fabric IQ | Microsoft Fabric Blog | Microsoft Fabric
The organizations winning today are not merely collecting more data. They are the organizations turning data into intelligence, and intelligence into action. They are building systems that observe, un...
blog.fabric.microsoft.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🌟 Meet Fabric IQ: Your Enterprise Semantic Layer for AI
Microsoft has introduced Fabric IQ, now in preview. Fabric IQ is the foundation for smarter decisions and better outcomes in the era of AI.
👉 Learn more: blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/f...
#MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ
Microsoft has introduced Fabric IQ, now in preview. Fabric IQ is the foundation for smarter decisions and better outcomes in the era of AI.
👉 Learn more: blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/f...
#MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ
🎉 SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric is now Generally Available! 🎉
The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database.
👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news
#MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI #MSIgnite
The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database.
👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news
#MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI #MSIgnite
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🎉 SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric is now Generally Available! 🎉
The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database.
👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news
#MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI #MSIgnite
The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database.
👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news
#MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI #MSIgnite
Reposted by Shabnam Watson
Tayra!
That's the name of the animal on @shbwatson.bsky.social and my "Analytics Engineering with #MicrosoftFabric and #PowerBI" book cover, which we are currently writing for @oreilly.bsky.social.
We've added another chapter to an early release of the book: learning.oreilly.com/library/view...
That's the name of the animal on @shbwatson.bsky.social and my "Analytics Engineering with #MicrosoftFabric and #PowerBI" book cover, which we are currently writing for @oreilly.bsky.social.
We've added another chapter to an early release of the book: learning.oreilly.com/library/view...
Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI
While Microsoft Power BI has dominated the business intelligence market for years and is a go-to tool for creating visually appealing, interactive reports and dashboards, it's now... - Selection from ...
learning.oreilly.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Tayra!
That's the name of the animal on @shbwatson.bsky.social and my "Analytics Engineering with #MicrosoftFabric and #PowerBI" book cover, which we are currently writing for @oreilly.bsky.social.
We've added another chapter to an early release of the book: learning.oreilly.com/library/view...
That's the name of the animal on @shbwatson.bsky.social and my "Analytics Engineering with #MicrosoftFabric and #PowerBI" book cover, which we are currently writing for @oreilly.bsky.social.
We've added another chapter to an early release of the book: learning.oreilly.com/library/view...
Now this is my favorite conference! #PuppySnuggleLounge #CommunitySymmitNA
October 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Now this is my favorite conference! #PuppySnuggleLounge #CommunitySymmitNA
October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🎤 Live at #CommunitySummitNA with Khaled Chowdhury!
We’re diving into No Code Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric — building powerful solutions with no code needed!
Loving the energy here in Orlando! 🙌
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #DataCommunity #MVPBuzz
We’re diving into No Code Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric — building powerful solutions with no code needed!
Loving the energy here in Orlando! 🙌
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #DataCommunity #MVPBuzz
October 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🎤 Live at #CommunitySummitNA with Khaled Chowdhury!
We’re diving into No Code Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric — building powerful solutions with no code needed!
Loving the energy here in Orlando! 🙌
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #DataCommunity #MVPBuzz
We’re diving into No Code Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric — building powerful solutions with no code needed!
Loving the energy here in Orlando! 🙌
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #DataCommunity #MVPBuzz
Just a few spots left! Join me & Khaled Chowdhury for our Power BI to Fabric workshop at #summitna this Saturday in Orlando!
🔗 summitna.com
#PowerBI #Copilot #MicrosoftFabric #PowerPlatform
🔗 summitna.com
#PowerBI #Copilot #MicrosoftFabric #PowerPlatform
October 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just a few spots left! Join me & Khaled Chowdhury for our Power BI to Fabric workshop at #summitna this Saturday in Orlando!
🔗 summitna.com
#PowerBI #Copilot #MicrosoftFabric #PowerPlatform
🔗 summitna.com
#PowerBI #Copilot #MicrosoftFabric #PowerPlatform
Grateful for our local user group hosted by Improving. Beyond the great session on SQL in Fabric by Sukhwant K., these meetups are where real connections happen. Thanks to Preston, Teo, and Damu for building a space where friendships grow alongside tech skills. #DataCommunity #SQLinFabric
October 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Grateful for our local user group hosted by Improving. Beyond the great session on SQL in Fabric by Sukhwant K., these meetups are where real connections happen. Thanks to Preston, Teo, and Damu for building a space where friendships grow alongside tech skills. #DataCommunity #SQLinFabric
Live now: Friday morning learning: Performance Testing in Fabric
youtube.com/watch?v=pcru...
#FabricFridays #MicrosoftFabric
youtube.com/watch?v=pcru...
#FabricFridays #MicrosoftFabric
October 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Live now: Friday morning learning: Performance Testing in Fabric
youtube.com/watch?v=pcru...
#FabricFridays #MicrosoftFabric
youtube.com/watch?v=pcru...
#FabricFridays #MicrosoftFabric
One of the most charming swag items I’ve received? This adorable luggage/backpack tag from #FabConEurope in Vienna, complete with charms for each #MicrosoftFabric workload!
It’s not just cute, it’s on brand 😄 See my favorite workloads in Fabric.
#PowerBI #DataFactory #Warehouse
It’s not just cute, it’s on brand 😄 See my favorite workloads in Fabric.
#PowerBI #DataFactory #Warehouse
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
One of the most charming swag items I’ve received? This adorable luggage/backpack tag from #FabConEurope in Vienna, complete with charms for each #MicrosoftFabric workload!
It’s not just cute, it’s on brand 😄 See my favorite workloads in Fabric.
#PowerBI #DataFactory #Warehouse
It’s not just cute, it’s on brand 😄 See my favorite workloads in Fabric.
#PowerBI #DataFactory #Warehouse
If you want to level up your Power BI skills to the next level, join me for a full day workshop at Community Summit NA:
No Code Analytics Engineer: From Power BI to Fabric
🔗 summitna.com
@dynamiccommunities
#summitna #mysummitna #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric
No Code Analytics Engineer: From Power BI to Fabric
🔗 summitna.com
@dynamiccommunities
#summitna #mysummitna #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric
October 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If you want to level up your Power BI skills to the next level, join me for a full day workshop at Community Summit NA:
No Code Analytics Engineer: From Power BI to Fabric
🔗 summitna.com
@dynamiccommunities
#summitna #mysummitna #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric
No Code Analytics Engineer: From Power BI to Fabric
🔗 summitna.com
@dynamiccommunities
#summitna #mysummitna #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric
Just had a chance to look back at my session feedback from #FabConEurope:
🛡️ End-to-End Security in #MicrosoftFabric: 9.1/10
🔁 Fabric Write-Back with #PowerBI, #PowerApps & #SQLDBinFabric : 9.73/10
Huge thanks to everyone who attended, and a special shoutout to my co-speaker @jonvoge.bsky.social
🛡️ End-to-End Security in #MicrosoftFabric: 9.1/10
🔁 Fabric Write-Back with #PowerBI, #PowerApps & #SQLDBinFabric : 9.73/10
Huge thanks to everyone who attended, and a special shoutout to my co-speaker @jonvoge.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just had a chance to look back at my session feedback from #FabConEurope:
🛡️ End-to-End Security in #MicrosoftFabric: 9.1/10
🔁 Fabric Write-Back with #PowerBI, #PowerApps & #SQLDBinFabric : 9.73/10
Huge thanks to everyone who attended, and a special shoutout to my co-speaker @jonvoge.bsky.social
🛡️ End-to-End Security in #MicrosoftFabric: 9.1/10
🔁 Fabric Write-Back with #PowerBI, #PowerApps & #SQLDBinFabric : 9.73/10
Huge thanks to everyone who attended, and a special shoutout to my co-speaker @jonvoge.bsky.social
Starting this Friday by learning about advanced #DevOps in #MicrosoftFarbric Livestream on KratosBI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc9I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc9I...
Fabric Fridays - Advanced DevOps in Microsoft Fabric with Curtis Stallings
YouTube video by KratosBI
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Starting this Friday by learning about advanced #DevOps in #MicrosoftFarbric Livestream on KratosBI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc9I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc9I...
💡 Did you know your Fabric Warehouse can be either case-sensitive or case-insensitive?
By default, it’s case-sensitive (Latin1_General_100_BIN2_UTF8), but you can switch the workspace setting before you create it or use the REST API to change it afterwards.
#MicrosoftFabric #DataWarehouse #SQL
By default, it’s case-sensitive (Latin1_General_100_BIN2_UTF8), but you can switch the workspace setting before you create it or use the REST API to change it afterwards.
#MicrosoftFabric #DataWarehouse #SQL
September 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
💡 Did you know your Fabric Warehouse can be either case-sensitive or case-insensitive?
By default, it’s case-sensitive (Latin1_General_100_BIN2_UTF8), but you can switch the workspace setting before you create it or use the REST API to change it afterwards.
#MicrosoftFabric #DataWarehouse #SQL
By default, it’s case-sensitive (Latin1_General_100_BIN2_UTF8), but you can switch the workspace setting before you create it or use the REST API to change it afterwards.
#MicrosoftFabric #DataWarehouse #SQL
Did you know you can open a Fabric Warehouse in Visual Studio Code by simply clicking on the "Open in Visual Studio Code" button in the Warehouse Explorer? This is a game-changer for pro-developers! 🎉 #FabricWarehouse #MicrosoftFabric
September 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Did you know you can open a Fabric Warehouse in Visual Studio Code by simply clicking on the "Open in Visual Studio Code" button in the Warehouse Explorer? This is a game-changer for pro-developers! 🎉 #FabricWarehouse #MicrosoftFabric
One of the best parts of the #Microsoft MVP program isn’t the award, it’s the people. 🙏
Grateful for the 1-1 learning opportunities, technical growth, and speaker skills I’ve gained collaborating with amazing MVPs & Microsoft staff across the globe.
#MVPBuzz
Grateful for the 1-1 learning opportunities, technical growth, and speaker skills I’ve gained collaborating with amazing MVPs & Microsoft staff across the globe.
#MVPBuzz
September 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
One of the best parts of the #Microsoft MVP program isn’t the award, it’s the people. 🙏
Grateful for the 1-1 learning opportunities, technical growth, and speaker skills I’ve gained collaborating with amazing MVPs & Microsoft staff across the globe.
#MVPBuzz
Grateful for the 1-1 learning opportunities, technical growth, and speaker skills I’ve gained collaborating with amazing MVPs & Microsoft staff across the globe.
#MVPBuzz
Finally got my 2025–2026 MVP disc! 🎉
Keeping the tradition alive with another fun placement video. 😊 #MVPBuzz #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #Microsoft
Keeping the tradition alive with another fun placement video. 😊 #MVPBuzz #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #Microsoft
August 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Finally got my 2025–2026 MVP disc! 🎉
Keeping the tradition alive with another fun placement video. 😊 #MVPBuzz #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #Microsoft
Keeping the tradition alive with another fun placement video. 😊 #MVPBuzz #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #Microsoft
"When is 'Access Restricted' good? 😅
When your #MicrosoftFabric workspace is locked down with workspace level Private Link!
Spent Sunday afternoon geeking out with private link and it worked! 🎉
#FabricWarehouse #WorkspaceSecurity
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
When your #MicrosoftFabric workspace is locked down with workspace level Private Link!
Spent Sunday afternoon geeking out with private link and it worked! 🎉
#FabricWarehouse #WorkspaceSecurity
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
August 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"When is 'Access Restricted' good? 😅
When your #MicrosoftFabric workspace is locked down with workspace level Private Link!
Spent Sunday afternoon geeking out with private link and it worked! 🎉
#FabricWarehouse #WorkspaceSecurity
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
When your #MicrosoftFabric workspace is locked down with workspace level Private Link!
Spent Sunday afternoon geeking out with private link and it worked! 🎉
#FabricWarehouse #WorkspaceSecurity
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...