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Learn with The Nerds - Power BI Developer of the Future with Fabric (Recorded Live Event)
In this session, we will show that there is nothing to be scared of when it comes to Fabric, and once you embrace what it has to offer you will unlock the highest level of performance your reports could have.
You have probably heard about Microsoft Fabric at this point if you are doing anything with Power BI. Initially, it may seem intimidating and to be safe you stick to the normal practices of creating your Power BI datasets through either Power BI Desktop or Dataflows Gen 1.
In this session, we will show that there is nothing to be scared of when it comes to Fabric, and once you embrace what it has to offer you will unlock the highest level of performance your reports could have.
You will learn about:
- How we can take advantage of OneLake and Fabric Lakehouse to be our central storage location for housing our data to support our Power BI Reports
- Using Dataflows Gen2 to continue taking advantage of the capabilities of Power Query to connect to data, transform it, and now load into the new Lakehouse
- Exploring your data stored in the Lakehouse either through the Power Query language or even using SQL
- How To Take advantage of the Lakehouse to use the new DirectLake connection to maximize the performance of your Power BI reports.
Manuel Quintana is a Senior Consultant, Trainer, and Content Author at Pragmatic Works with more than 12 years of experience helping organizations modernize their data and analytics platforms. He specializes in Microsoft Fabric and works extensively across its end-to-end workloads, including data engineering, data warehousing, data integration, real-time analytics, and business intelligence. Manuel helps organizations design and implement scalable data solutions that transform raw data into actionable insights while enabling self-service analytics and AI-driven decision making.
In addition to his consulting work, Manuel has spent over a decade developing and delivering technical training for thousands of professionals worldwide. His expertise spans the Microsoft data platform, including T-SQL, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Azure data services, and Microsoft Fabric. Known for his practical, hands-on teaching style, Manuel specializes in helping teams adopt modern analytics architectures and get measurable business value from their Microsoft investments.
Manuel is also an accomplished author, having written books and training content focused on Power BI and the Microsoft Power Platform. Beyond client engagements, he actively contributes to the Microsoft data community through conference presentations, user groups, webinars, and technical events, where he frequently shares expertise on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, modern data architecture, and analytics best practices. When he's not consulting, teaching, or creating content, Manuel enjoys spending time with his wife, Lindsey, and their two children, Parker and Sebastian.
**This class will be taught using the Power BI Service found at:**
- https://app.powerbi.com (Commercial Use)
- https://app.powerbigov.us (GCC Customers)
- https://app.high.powerbigov.us (GCC High Customers)
- https://app.mil.powerbigov.us (DoD Customers)