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Real people. Real projects. Real AI on Fabric, SQL, and Power BI. Data Days: AI @ Work runs Nov 2 – Dec 15, 2026.
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Times are Pacific Time (PT), with the group’s local time in brackets. For Reactor and community-hosted sessions, see the full schedule.
DP-800DP-700DP-600PL-300Other exams
DP-800 SQL AI Developer
Microsoft Fabric Users Group Pune
Virtual • 17 sessions Learn more about the group →
December
Design database objects
Programmability objects
Advanced T-SQL I
Advanced T-SQL II
AI-assisted SQL development (Copilot & MCP)
Data security I
Data security II
Optimize database performance
CI/CD with SQL Database Projects I
CI/CD with SQL Database Projects II
Integrate with Azure: Data API builder & change handling
Models & embeddings
Intelligent search I: full-text & vector basics
Intelligent search II: vector, hybrid & RRF
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
Exam prep practice assessment & Q&A Part 1
Exam prep practice assessment & Q&A Part 2
DP-700 Fabric Data Engineer
Microsoft Fabric Users Group Pune
Virtual / Hybrid • 14 sessions Learn more about the group →
November
Fabric overview & workspace settings
Lifecycle management
Security & governance
Orchestrate processes
Loading patterns & choosing tools
Batch ingestion: shortcuts, mirroring, pipelines
Exam prep practice assessment & Q&A Part 1
Batch transformation with PySpark, SQL & KQL
Monitoring & resolving errors I
Streaming I: engines & Eventstream
Streaming II: Spark structured streaming & KQL
Resolving errors II & optimization I
Optimization II
December
Exam prep practice assessment & Q&A Part 2
DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer
Nunca pares de aprender Grupo de Vicente Antonio Juan Magallanes
Virtual • 10 sessions Learn more about the group →
November
Snapshot diario de criptomonedas con Fabric
Histórico de combustibles con Append Only
Ingesta incremental con Watermark y MERGE
Catálogo de videojuegos con Delta MERGE
Sobrescribir particiones Delta con PySpark
Actualización incremental para Power BI
December
Micro-lotes de Hacker News con checkpoints
Telemetría IoT en tiempo real con Eventstream
Replicación CDC de SQL Server a Lakehouse
Retail Analytics Hub de extremo a extremo
Microsoft Fabric Users Group Pune
Virtual • 11 sessions Learn more about the group →
November
Exam prep practice assessment & Q&A Part 1
Get data & choose data stores
Transform data: SQL objects & star schema
Transform data: clean & shape
Query & analyze: Visual query, SQL, KQL, DAX
Design semantic models
Advanced DAX for semantic models
Optimize enterprise semantic models
Security & governance
December
Development lifecycle
Exam prep practice assessment & Q&A Part 2
PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst
Azerbaijan Data & AI Meetup Group
Virtual • 5 sessions Learn more about the group →
November
Get started with Microsoft data analytics
Prepare data for analysis with Power BI
Model data with Power BI
Design effective reports in Power BI
Manage and secure Power BI
Microsoft Fabric Users Group Pune
Virtual • 13 sessions Learn more about the group →
November
Get, connect & profile data
Transform & load data in Power Query
Design the data model
Exam prep: practice assessment & Q&A Part 1
DAX fundamentals
Advanced DAX & model performance
Build reports
Copilot, visual calculations & analytics
Secure & govern Power BI
Interactivity & navigation
Exam prep practice assessment & Q&A Part 2
Usability, mobile & accessibility
Workspaces, apps & refresh
Microsoft Tech Talks
Virtual • 5 sessions Learn more about the group →
November
Learning Path 1: Get Started with Microsoft Data Analytics
Learning Path 2: Prepare Data for Analysis with Power BI
Learning Path 3: Model data with Power BI
Learning Path 4: Design effective reports in Power BI
Learning Path 5: Manage and secure Power BI
Other study groups
General skills sessions that are not tied to one exam.
Microsoft Fabric Users Group Pune
Virtual • 1 session Learn more about the group →
November
Fabric Overview, Domains, Workspaces & OneLake
Other exams
Study groups for DP-900, DP-420, and DP-300 are welcome too. For these exams, use the official study guide to prepare.
DP-900 | Azure Data Fundamentals
DP-420 | Azure Cosmos DB Developer
DP-300 | Azure Database Administrator
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