Tuesday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Room 423-424

Everything You Wanted to Know About Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, But Were Afraid to Ask.

Jason Himmelstein

BIFocal.show host

John White

CTO of tyGraph and Evangelist with AvePoint.

"Everything You Wanted to Know About Fabric and Power BI" is an intensive, full-day tutorial designed to equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Fabric, which includes Power BI. This tutorial delves into the core functionalities and advanced features of the platform, enabling attendees to harness its full potential for their organizational needs.

Participants will explore the robust capabilities of Microsoft Fabric, including its seamless integration with various Microsoft services, advanced data management, and analytics tools. The tutorial covers essential topics such as creating and managing fabric instances, deploying and configuring Fabric applications, and utilizing built-in security and compliance features to ensure data integrity and privacy.

The session is structured to cater to a diverse audience, from IT professionals and data analysts to software developers and business managers. Through interactive demonstrations, real-world scenarios, and practical exercises, attendees will gain practical skills and insights to effectively implement and manage Microsoft Fabric in their respective environments.

By the end of the day, participants will have a solid foundation in Microsoft Fabric, empowering them to drive innovation, enhance productivity, and achieve their business objectives with confidence.

Tuesday 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM · Room 447-448

Half-Day Workshop : Copilot Studio 101

Prashant G Bhoyar

6 x Microsoft AI MVP| 3 x Microsoft Business Applications MVP| Speaker| Author| Leading AI Architect | Microsoft Certified Trainer, AI Architect at AIS

With ChatGPT, other large language models and generative AI have caught the attention of global consumers, enterprises, and c-suite. Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella Says Microsoft is THE Copilot company. With the adoption of Copilots increasing at a rapid space, there is an exponential rise in the demand for custom copilots.

Microsoft Copilot Studio lets you create powerful AI-powered copilots for a range of requests—from providing simple answers to common questions to resolving issues requiring complex conversations. Engage with customers and employees in multiple languages across websites, mobile apps, Facebook, Microsoft Teams, or any channel supported by the Azure Bot Framework.

In this demo-driven workshop, we will cover how organizations can use the new Microsoft Copilot Studio, ChatGPT, and Azure OpenAI services to build next-gen sophisticated enterprise-grade Copilots.

We will cover:

1. Microsoft Copilot Studio Key Concepts
2. Azure OpenAI Key Concepts
3. ChatGPT key concepts
4. How can fusion teams take advantage of Azure Open AI, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot Studio?
5. Authentication in Microsoft Copilot Studio
6. Power Platform Custom Connectors
7. Best Practices
8. How organizations can use the new Microsoft Copilot Studio, ChatGPT, and Azure Open AI services to build next-gen sophisticated enterprise-grade Copilots?