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
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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
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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
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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...
Wait… the default semantic Power BI model in Fabric is already gone in my tenant? 😄
Super happy that it is gone! Less clutter and more intentional modeling.
blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/s...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #SemanticModel
Super happy that it is gone! Less clutter and more intentional modeling.
blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/s...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #SemanticModel
August 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Wait… the default semantic Power BI model in Fabric is already gone in my tenant? 😄
Super happy that it is gone! Less clutter and more intentional modeling.
blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/s...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #SemanticModel
Super happy that it is gone! Less clutter and more intentional modeling.
blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/s...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #SemanticModel
#MicrosoftFabric news 🎉 Workspace-level Private Link (Preview) is here! Lock down individual workspaces with private endpoints.
🔗 learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#DataSecurity
🔗 learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#DataSecurity
Overview of workspace-level private links - Microsoft Fabric
Learn how workspace-level private links in Microsoft Fabric securely connect specific workspaces to your virtual network, block public internet access, and improve data protection.
learn.microsoft.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
#MicrosoftFabric news 🎉 Workspace-level Private Link (Preview) is here! Lock down individual workspaces with private endpoints.
🔗 learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#DataSecurity
🔗 learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#DataSecurity
Beyond excited to share that I’m officially a book author! 😊
I’m co-authoring “Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI” with my friend and fellow MVP, @datamozart.bsky.social
Early release on O'Reilly platform: learning.oreilly.com/library/view...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
I’m co-authoring “Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI” with my friend and fellow MVP, @datamozart.bsky.social
Early release on O'Reilly platform: learning.oreilly.com/library/view...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
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
August 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Beyond excited to share that I’m officially a book author! 😊
I’m co-authoring “Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI” with my friend and fellow MVP, @datamozart.bsky.social
Early release on O'Reilly platform: learning.oreilly.com/library/view...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
I’m co-authoring “Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI” with my friend and fellow MVP, @datamozart.bsky.social
Early release on O'Reilly platform: learning.oreilly.com/library/view...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
Microsoft Fabric Trivia: How far into future can you schedule a pipeline to run?
You can schedule a Data Factory pipeline as far out as December 31, 9999 at 11:59 PM! Now that’s thinking ahead! 😄
#MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory
You can schedule a Data Factory pipeline as far out as December 31, 9999 at 11:59 PM! Now that’s thinking ahead! 😄
#MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory
August 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Microsoft Fabric Trivia: How far into future can you schedule a pipeline to run?
You can schedule a Data Factory pipeline as far out as December 31, 9999 at 11:59 PM! Now that’s thinking ahead! 😄
#MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory
You can schedule a Data Factory pipeline as far out as December 31, 9999 at 11:59 PM! Now that’s thinking ahead! 😄
#MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory
How did I miss this? 🤯
Try Microsoft’s Data Factory in a Day DREAM Lab! A free click-by-click Fabric simulation. No sign-ups, no setup, just hands-on learning.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory
Try Microsoft’s Data Factory in a Day DREAM Lab! A free click-by-click Fabric simulation. No sign-ups, no setup, just hands-on learning.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory
August 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
How did I miss this? 🤯
Try Microsoft’s Data Factory in a Day DREAM Lab! A free click-by-click Fabric simulation. No sign-ups, no setup, just hands-on learning.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory
Try Microsoft’s Data Factory in a Day DREAM Lab! A free click-by-click Fabric simulation. No sign-ups, no setup, just hands-on learning.
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric...
#MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory
Grateful to be on this journey with
@datamozart.bsky.social !
Our book, Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, is now in early release on OReilly's platform! @oreilly.bsky.social
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #AnalyticsEngineer
@datamozart.bsky.social !
Our book, Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, is now in early release on OReilly's platform! @oreilly.bsky.social
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #AnalyticsEngineer
Thrilled to announce that the early release of my new book, "Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI", which I'm writing together with @shbwatson.bsky.social is now available on the @oreilly.bsky.social learning platform!
learning.oreilly.com/library/view...
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
August 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Grateful to be on this journey with
@datamozart.bsky.social !
Our book, Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, is now in early release on OReilly's platform! @oreilly.bsky.social
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #AnalyticsEngineer
@datamozart.bsky.social !
Our book, Analytics Engineering with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, is now in early release on OReilly's platform! @oreilly.bsky.social
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #AnalyticsEngineer
Excited to speak at #FabConEurope this Sept in Vienna!
Sessions:
✅ End-to-End Security in Fabric Warehousing
☑️ Write-Back with Power BI, Power Apps & Fabric SQL (w/ @jonvoge.bsky.social )
🗓️ Sept 15–18, 2025
🔗 www.sharepointeurope.com/european-mic...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #PowerApps #Warehouse
Sessions:
✅ End-to-End Security in Fabric Warehousing
☑️ Write-Back with Power BI, Power Apps & Fabric SQL (w/ @jonvoge.bsky.social )
🗓️ Sept 15–18, 2025
🔗 www.sharepointeurope.com/european-mic...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #PowerApps #Warehouse
FabCon25 Europe | Conference | Vienna | Austria | 15-18 Sep 2025
Join us for FabCon25, The European Microsoft Community Conference in Vienna Austria from the 15-18 September!
www.sharepointeurope.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Excited to speak at #FabConEurope this Sept in Vienna!
Sessions:
✅ End-to-End Security in Fabric Warehousing
☑️ Write-Back with Power BI, Power Apps & Fabric SQL (w/ @jonvoge.bsky.social )
🗓️ Sept 15–18, 2025
🔗 www.sharepointeurope.com/european-mic...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #PowerApps #Warehouse
Sessions:
✅ End-to-End Security in Fabric Warehousing
☑️ Write-Back with Power BI, Power Apps & Fabric SQL (w/ @jonvoge.bsky.social )
🗓️ Sept 15–18, 2025
🔗 www.sharepointeurope.com/european-mic...
#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #PowerApps #Warehouse
I see a new destination for Dataflows Gen2 in Fabric! #SharePoint destination is in preview! This opens up so many possibilities for business applications! You can save your prepared and transformed data in CSV or Excel file formats. #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory #Dataflows
August 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I see a new destination for Dataflows Gen2 in Fabric! #SharePoint destination is in preview! This opens up so many possibilities for business applications! You can save your prepared and transformed data in CSV or Excel file formats. #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory #Dataflows
🤯 Just discovered #DAXCopilot by #Microsoft and no, it’s not the DAX we know from data modeling!
This DAX = Dragon Ambient eXperience, an AI tool helping healthcare providers auto-document patient visits. It is even in #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory #Copilot
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/indust...
This DAX = Dragon Ambient eXperience, an AI tool helping healthcare providers auto-document patient visits. It is even in #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory #Copilot
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/indust...
Use DAX Copilot data transformation (preview) - Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare
Learn how to use the DAX Copilot data transformation (preview) capability in healthcare data solutions in Microsoft Fabric.
learn.microsoft.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🤯 Just discovered #DAXCopilot by #Microsoft and no, it’s not the DAX we know from data modeling!
This DAX = Dragon Ambient eXperience, an AI tool helping healthcare providers auto-document patient visits. It is even in #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory #Copilot
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/indust...
This DAX = Dragon Ambient eXperience, an AI tool helping healthcare providers auto-document patient visits. It is even in #MicrosoftFabric #DataFactory #Copilot
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/indust...