Beyond the Prompt: Tuning Fabric Data Agents for Flawless Results
Data Engineers in Toronto August 2026 Semimonthly Meeting Topic: Beyond the Prompt - Tuning Fabric Data Agents for Flawless Results Abstract: As organizations race to deploy AI Agents, it quickly becomes clear that standard prompt engineering isn't enough. To achieve production-grade accuracy, you have to go beyond the prompt and fundamentally change how you feed your data layers to the AI. In Microsoft Fabric, your choice of data artifact directly dictates your agent's reasoning style and native language. In this session, we will deep-dive into how Fabric Data Agents interact with four distinct data paradigms: Semantic Models, Ontology, Data Warehouses, and Lakehouses. Moving past high-level theory, we will practically map the three pillars of data agent optimization across the data paradigms: Agent Instructions (System Prompts) Data Source Descriptions (Grounding) Example Queries (Few-Shot Prompting) You will walk away with an actionable blueprint showing you exactly how to write context rules, embed semantic metadata, and supply technical query examples to ensure your Fabric Data Agents deliver flawless, trusted results every time. Speaker: Thimantha Vidanagamage, Data Engineer at OMERS, Canada Speaker Profile: Thimantha has over 8 years of experience in Data and AI. He currently works as a Senior Data Engineer at OMERS in Canada, where he plays an active role in the organization’s adoption of Microsoft Fabric. He holds multiple Microsoft certifications, including Microsoft Certified: AI Transformation Leader and Fabric Data/Analytics Engineer Associate. Thimantha is also a co-organizer of the Toronto Data Professionals Community. The meeting is over Microsoft Teams, and the joining link is https://vip.dataengineersintoronto.org/webinar See you at the meeting!
NYC Fabric Community – Featured Speaker: Jean Joseph | Vibe Coding in Microsoft
Vibe Coding in Microsoft Fabric: Transform Data Faster with Natural Language Join us for a hands-on look at Vibe Coding in Microsoft Fabric, where natural language and AI help you transform, validate, and visualize data in minutes. Learn how Fabric Copilot can generate code, fix data quality issues, explain transformations, and accelerate analytics workflows, all through simple prompts. We'll explore how to: -- Clean and standardize messy data with simple prompts -- Detect and fix data quality issues in minutes -- Generate and understand Spark code automatically -- Accelerate data preparation and analysis workflows -- Create insights and visualizations without deep coding expertise -- Move from raw CSVs to decision-ready data faster than ever Whether you're a business analyst, data engineer, architect, developer, or data leader, this session will showcase how AI-driven data experiences can remove bottlenecks, speed up delivery, and empower teams to focus on insights instead of plumbing. Let's learn, connect with the Fabric community, share experiences, and discover how Vibe Coding is redefining what's possible with data in Microsoft Fabric.Hands-On Data Engineering with Microsoft Fabric by Estera Kot
Hey Everyone! We're excited to announce our very first kickoff session, featuring none other than Estera Kot, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft and an influential speaker in the field of big data and spark. Some of you might already be familiar with her work from the Azure Synapse Analytics channel on YouTube. Best part? This is a virtual event. So whether you're sipping coffee at office or enjoying the sun outside, you can jump right in. All you need is some good old internet! Join our community group Meetup:-https://www.meetup.com/fabrics-data-engineering-explorers-user-group-norway Microsoft Community:https://tinyurl.com/v4j7wkau LinkedIn:-https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9381253/ The session is titled "Hands-On Data Engineering with Microsoft Fabric". Estera will guide us through the process of building an end-to-end lakehouse architecture. From data ingestion best practices to data transformation and even installing your own library for reporting. She'll show us how to leverage the tailored features of Microsoft Fabric to ace our data engineering tasks. It's going to be packed with insights! We'd also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Stijn Wynants for helping us facilitating this session, and for his continued support of our community. So, mark your calendars for June 28th at 0900 PDT / 1800 CET and make sure you join our community group on LinkedIn/Meetup/Microsoft Community. We'll be posting all the details there. Can't wait to see you all at the session!Data Lakehouse, Data Mesh & Data Fabric-The alphabet soup of data architectures
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming community session featuring James Serra, Industry Advisor - Federal Civilian at Microsoft. James will be sharing his expertise on the intriguing topic of "Data Lakehouse, Data Mesh, and Data Fabric: Exploring the Alphabet Soup of Data Architectures." Session Details: Title: Data Lakehouse, Data Mesh, and Data Fabric (the alphabet soup of data architectures) Date: 9th August 2023 Time:18:00 hrs CET /12:00 PM EDT Speaker: James Serra,Microsoft Session Description: In this session, James will guide us through the fascinating world of data architectures, demystifying the buzzwords such as Data Lakehouse, Data Mesh, and Data Fabric. He will provide a detailed comparison of these concepts with a modern data warehouse, discussing their benefits, drawbacks, and key considerations. James will delve into real-world use cases, allowing you to assess which approach aligns best with your big data requirements. Additionally, he will share insights on implementing a data mesh and data lakehouse within Microsoft Fabric. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and expand your understanding of data architectures. Join us for an engaging session with James Serra! To attend the session, we kindly request you to mark yourself as "Going" on the event page and add it to your calendar. The link to join the session will be shared on the event page a few days before the session. Make sure to check the event page at the time of attending for the link. We look forward to your active participation and enriching discussions during the session. Let's continue our journey of exploration and knowledge together!Leverage your Data engineering work with Direct Lake in Microsoft Fabric
Description Today organizations have invested efforts and resources in Data engineering through Synapse or Azure Databricks. The session talks about how one can leverage existing data engineering work to get better value from Microsoft Fabric from get go. Session Date: February 28, 2024 Time: 1800 CET Speaker: Sanjay Raut @ Microsoft's Fabric CAT Speaker Bio: Sanjay Raut is Principal Program Manager on Fabric Customer Advisory Team (aka Fabric CAT). Sanjay has been working on SQL DW /BI for more than a decade expanding from SQL DW and Synapse dedicated pool to SSAS tabular and Power BI. As a part of Fabric CAT he has been working closely with some of the big enterprises in Retail and Consumer Product Group. His recent work has been with Synapse Analyzer, the best practice report for Azure Synapse Dedicated Pool. To attend, mark yourself as “Going” on the event page and add to your calendar. The join link will be shared closer to the session date. Check back here at session time for the link. We look forward to seeing you at this exciting session!TFUG Feb 2024 Event: Fabric Updates and Roadmap
Happy belated New year, Toronto fabricators! We are so excited to be back again after some time off during December and January and kick off 2024 by having our first monthly event this year. This month, we are so delighted to be sponsored and hosted by Nigel Frank international, the global leader in Microsoft recruitment on their office at 5 pm on Thu Feb 29th, 2024, at Suite 200, 70 The Esplanade, Toronto, ON M5E 1M1, Canada. Agenda: 5:00 - 5:15 Welcome and Introductions – Ashraf Ghonaim and Ellie Lawrence NFI VP- Microsoft Cloud 5:15 - 6:15 Fabric updates and roadmap - Owais Hashimi, Microsoft Principal Global Black Belt 6:25 - 7:00 Nigel Frank Careers & Fabric Insights - Ellie Lawrence NFI VP- Microsoft Cloud 7:00 - 7:20 Open forum Q&A and job opportunities exchange 7:20 - 8:00 Food, Drink and Networking RSVP now to secure your spot at this event page by the end of Tue Feb 27th. Kindly RSVP only if you are certain about your attendance, as space is limited, and we also aim to minimize food and beverage wastage. Your thoughtful response is greatly appreciated. Looking forward to seeing you all at our first fun event in 2024. Regards, Toronto Fabric User Group | Meetup Toronto Fabric User Group | LinkedIn[Online] Lunch & Laptops - FREE session with Power BI
This session is for anyone who has a team - or for any individual who would like to learn about Power BI in a guided session. You might not be able to learn Power BI in one session - but we will provide some resources to get you started on your journey. Session Topic: Unleashing the Power of Data Flows: Streamlining ETL Processes and Empowering Self-Service Analytics in Power BI HIGH LEVEL AGENDA: #1. Settle in & PUG Intros #2. High-level update on Industry shifts. #2: Power BI Product Updates #3. Session Topic #4 Q&A / Close LEARNING OBJECTIVES ● Learn how to Transform Your Power BI Workflow by creating and curating a Unified, Industry-Standard Source of Truth Across the Power Platform ● Understand the benefits of developing reusable Transformation Logic with Shared Semantic Models and Reports ● Get started with leveraging dataflows to centralize and customize the data architecture of fundamental datasets within Power BI Service, regardless of the data source, whether in the cloud or on-premises. A Video from Guy in the Cube to get you started: "Let's fix signing up for Power BI without a work email": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZyy_qqRPiU&t=198s&pp=ygVaR3V5IGluIHRoZSBDdWJlIHRvIGdldCB5b3Ugc3RhcnRlZDogTGV0J3MgZml4IHNpZ25pbmcgdXAgZm9yIFBvd2VyIEJJIHdpdGhvdXQgYSB3b3JrIGVtYWls Microsoft Documentation on Dataflows: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/dataflows/overview-dataflows-across-power-platform-dynamics-365Fabric Community Conference - Las Vegas (Mar 26-28, 2024)
The First Annual Microsoft Fabric Community Conference Join us at the first annual Microsoft Fabric Community Conference and see first-hand how Microsoft Fabric and the rest of the data and AI products at Microsoft can help your organization prepare for the era of AI. You’ll hear from leading Microsoft and community experts from around the world and get hands on experiences with the latest features from Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Databases, Azure AI, Microsoft Purview, and more. Register today to immerse yourself in the future of data and AI and connect with thousands of data innovators like yourself eager to share their insights. To register at https://www.fabricconf.com, use the discount code MSCUST to save!TFUG Apr 2024 Event - Fabric Real Time Analytics and ML
Hello Torontonian Fabricators, We are happy to announce our Apr 2024 event to be on Tue Apr 30 at 5:00 pm hosted and sponsored by Avanade: 200 Wellington St W, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5V 3C7. Please make sure you register at the event page and also fill the registration form required by the event host: https://forms.office.com/r/MXXfDGWGwu Agenda: 5:00 Doors open 5:15 - 5:30 Welcome and Introduction by Ashraf Ghonaim 5:30 – 6:30 Crafting Fabric IoT Real-Time Analytics by Simon Nuss, Principal Program Manager, Fabric CAT at Microsoft 6:30 – 6:45 Short break 6:45 – 7:15 Developing and Visualizing Supervised Classification Machine Learning Models in Fabric by Prajna Dash, Technical lead – Advanced Analytics at Avanade 7:15 – 7:30 Job Opportunities Exchange 7:30 – 8:00 Networking Dinner Looking forward to seeing you all there. TFUG Team Toronto Fabric User Group - Microsoft Fabric Community Toronto Fabric User Group | Meetup Toronto Fabric User Group | LinkedInToronto Fabric Day 2024 Conference
Hello Torontonian Fabricators, We are super thrilled to organize our first Fabric conference in Canada: Toronto Fabric Day 2024 on Jun 1st 2024. It’s a free full day conference hosted at Microsoft office in Toronto. To secure your attendance, you must do the following steps before May 30: 1- Click on the “Register” green button at this event page above (you may need to join the user group community first, then join Toronto Fabric User Group then register for this event) 2- Add this event to your calendar 3- Fill the registration form before: https://forms.office.com/r/CkhU68x9UA This form is mandatory to get the QR access code in your email to be able to enter Microsoft office. The information will also be used to shape the agenda and share with the event sponsors for future engagements. Please note the event has a max capacity of 280 that we can’t exceed, and it will be based on the registration order in the form (mandatory). Kindly make sure your RSVP is always current not to waste the space for someone else and also to avoid any food/beverage waste. There are total of 17 heavily demo based sessions all about the new state of the art Fabric topics only by our line-up of esteemed speakers from Microsoft, Partners and Community. There will be 3 rooms running 3 sessions in parallel. Each room will focus on a specific track (Beginner - Room B, Advanced - Room A, Specialized - Room C): Agenda The event is sponsored by the key Microsoft Fabric partners in Toronto: Hitachi Solutions Canada, Slalom, Avanade, Cognizant, Adastra. We would like to thank them all for their community support. Looking forward to seeing you all there. TFUG Team Toronto Fabric User Group - Microsoft Fabric Community Toronto Fabric User Group | Meetup Toronto Fabric User Group | LinkedIn Global Fabric Community
