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Reza Rad
#PowerBI, #MicrosoftFabric & #AI Tips
Helping you to utilize Data & AI
Author, Speaker & Consultant
Microsoft Regional Director & MVP

The two days of #AGNTCON #MCPcon in #sanjose was a The two days of #AGNTCON #MCPcon in #sanjose was all about #AI #AgenticAI
Fabric Platform Updates and the Future with Kim Ma Fabric Platform Updates and the Future with Kim Manis | Fabric Insider Ep. 25 πŸŽ™οΈ

Should Power BI and Fabric developers be scared for their jobs in the AI era? I asked @kimmmmmy , CVP of Product for Fabric and Power BI. We also cover Copilot vs Skills and MCP, capacity management, governance, policies and deployment plans.

https://youtu.be/kWoBNvKGFT0

#FabricInsider #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #KimManis #FabricCopilot #CapacityManagement #DataGovernance #WorkspaceMonitoring #FabricPolicies #DeploymentPipelines #AIAgents #DataAndAI #FabricAdmin #AICareer #RADACAD
Will Rayfin Data Apps kill the Power BI report? My Will Rayfin Data Apps kill the Power BI report? My honest answer: 🎯

But two things are genuinely changing how we share reports.

πŸ’° Cost: a data app can reach your audience in a much more cost-effective way than paying for Pro users
πŸ€– How the front end gets built: I am not building Power BI reports here. I am building visual front ends in TypeScript, using AI agents and LLMs, through the Rayfin project, then hosting and sharing them

LLMs are really good at producing HTML and TypeScript code. Something that would have taken a lot of time in the past is available now.

Put these two together, and in my point of view the way we distribute Power BI reports, and Power BI reporting in general, will not be the same.

Here is why the report stays:
βœ… Self-service users will still use Power BI reporting, because it gives them full flexibility
βœ… Most users are just report consumers, and for them a data app works better and costs much less

That is the direction I see Power BI visualization moving in.

Link will be in the comments πŸ‘‡

#MicrosoftFabric #Rayfin #FabricApps #PowerBI #FutureOfPowerBI #SemanticModel #TypeScript #AIAgents #LLM #PowerBIReports #SelfServiceBI #DataAndAI #FabricDeveloper #BusinessIntelligence #RADACAD
I spoke for two full days, then won a pickleball t I spoke for two full days, then won a pickleball tournament. Conferences are worth it. πŸ“

I was in Nashville for Community Summit North America 2026. My agenda was packed: two full-day workshops and three presentations.

And still, the part I will remember most is not the stage.

Conferences are not just for learning. They are for:

🀝 Connection: meeting like-minded people, and making new friends along with seeing the old ones
πŸ’‘ Ideas: hearing how others are tackling the same challenges you have
🧠 Learning from the people who are actually doing it
πŸŽ‰ Having some fun

Between sessions I walked the expo hall, caught up with friends, and played pickleball. I even won a small tournament. πŸ†

A big thank you to the organizers for putting together such a great event.

If you work in Data & AI and want to connect with a community that looks at it from the Dynamics products point of view, this is the conference to check out.

Their next event is in October 2027 in Columbus, Ohio.

What was the best connection you made at a conference?

#CommunitySummit #CommunitySummitNA #Nashville #Conference #Networking DataAndAI Dynamics365 PowerBI MicrosoftFabric Community Pickleball ProfessionalDevelopment Speaker DataCommunity RADACAD
#Parthenon #centennialpark #Nashville #Parthenon #centennialpark #Nashville
This looks like a Power BI report. It is not. πŸ‘€ This looks like a Power BI report. It is not. πŸ‘€

Report pages. Charts. A clean layout. Opened right from the Fabric website.

But there is no Power BI report here. No PBIR file either.

It is a TypeScript and ReactJS front end, with a Power BI semantic model as the back end. Built with Project Rayfin, using the Data App template.

βœ… The data comes from your semantic model
βœ… The front end is a normal web application
βœ… You get a full visual report experience inside your own app

This could change the way we distribute Power BI reports.

I show the demo in this short. The full video covers how I built it from scratch with AI, and the cost story of sharing it.

Link will be in the comments πŸ‘‡

#MicrosoftFabric #Rayfin #FabricApps #PowerBI #SemanticModel #TypeScript #ReactJS #AI #WebDevelopment #DataApp #FutureOfBI #DataAnalytics #AppDevelopment #LowCode #RADACAD
AI is not just for developers. 🀯 Business user AI is not just for developers. 🀯

Business users can now ask Claude questions and get answers from governed Power BI data, using the Fabric IQ MCP Server. Entra ID setup and full demo in my new video πŸ‘‡
https://youtu.be/xbZFtZHBmE8

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricIQ #PowerBI #Claude #MCP #AI #SemanticModel #DAX #EntraID #BusinessIntelligence #DataAnalytics #GenerativeAI #AIAgents #DataGovernance #RADACAD
Coffee's done, laptop's charged, and the room is s Coffee's done, laptop's charged, and the room is set. β˜•πŸ’»

Today I'm running a full-day Academy workshop at #CommunitySummit North America in Nashville:

 Power BI Development from Ground Zero to Insightful Dashboard. We'll go from raw data to a finished, insightful dashboard in one day.

Tomorrow it's DAX from Rookie to Rock Star. 

Then this week:
πŸ”Ή Agentic Analytics using Power BI and Fabric, Mon 3pm
πŸ”Ή Aggregations: Power BI Fast and Furious, Tue 3:30pm
πŸ”Ή Microsoft IQ: What is it and why you should care?, Wed 8am

If you're at Summit, come say hi. Let's make this a great week! 🎸

#CommunitySummitNA #SummitNA2026 #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric DAX DataAnalytics BusinessIntelligence DataVisualization Copilot AgenticAI MicrosoftMVP MicrosoftRD Nashville DataCommunity RADACAD
Your database is in one place. Your web app is in Your database is in one place. Your web app is in another. Your semantic model is somewhere else again. 🧩

That is how most data applications get built. It works, but every piece has its own lifecycle, its own deployment, its own governance and its own management overhead.

What if the whole application lived in Microsoft Fabric? πŸ€”

That is Rayfin, also called Fabric Apps:
πŸ”Ή TypeScript frontend, so you keep using VS Code and GitHub Copilot
πŸ”Ή Fabric SQL database or Power BI semantic model as the backend
πŸ”Ή Hosted inside your Fabric workspace
πŸ”Ή Microsoft Entra ID for authentication

You are still building the same data application with the tools you love. The difference is one project instead of scattered components across services.

In this short I explain why building your app in Fabric, instead of somewhere else, makes sense.

Link will be in the comments πŸ‘‡

#MicrosoftFabric #Rayfin #FabricApps #PowerBI #AppDevelopment #TypeScript #DataEngineering #FabricDeveloper #MicrosoftEntra #GitHubCopilot #VSCode #DataApplications #Analytics #AI #RADACAD
Export to Excel is the most expensive button in Po Export to Excel is the most expensive button in Power BI. πŸ“‰

Offline, no RLS, row limits. Analyze in Excel is live, secure, and works on the full semantic model. Demo + how to control who uses which: πŸŽ₯ https://youtu.be/99CjFh91vJE

πŸ“– https://radacad.com/say-no-to-export-data-yes-to-analyze-in-excel-power-bi-and-excel-can-talk

#PowerBI #Excel #AnalyzeInExcel #ExportToExcel #SemanticModel #RowLevelSecurity #PowerBIGovernance #SelfServiceBI #DataGovernance #DataAnalytics #BusinessIntelligence #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBITips #DataCommunity #RADACAD
3 FabCon Barcelona announcements you probably scro 3 FabCon Barcelona announcements you probably scrolled past, but shouldn't have. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ

Everyone's talking about the GPU-accelerated Warehouse and the AI headlines. Here are 3 quieter ones I think will actually change how your team works with Fabric day to day:

πŸ”Ή Fabric Apps and databases are now available to Power BI Pro users, no Premium or dedicated capacity required
πŸ”Ή Policies in Microsoft Fabric, finally a way to set and enforce governance rules centrally instead of chasing down every workspace
πŸ”Ή The F0 SKU, pay-as-you-go capacity that changes the economics of getting started or running smaller workloads
None of these are the flashiest headline from Barcelona. But they solve real, everyday friction, and that's exactly why I picked them for this video.

#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #FabCon #FabConBarcelona #FabricApps PowerBIPro DataGovernance FabricCapacity CloudComputing DataAnalytics BusinessIntelligence DataPlatform Microsoft DataCommunity RADACAD
Send me the YouTube link once it's up and I'll drop it into the comments block for
How to close an amazing FabCon Barcelona πŸŽ‰ A f How to close an amazing FabCon Barcelona πŸŽ‰

A few days of relaxation in Ibiza to recharge. 9,000,000 views on YouTube. And a full-day Dataflow workshop with attendees from all over Europe.

Where did it all start?

My first video, eight years ago.
No, even before that, my first blog post in 2008.
Or maybe not, my first answer on an MSDN forum, over 20 years ago.
Or even before that, the first database book I ever read.

Here's the lesson: the first step isn't a big deal. Don't hesitate, just do it. Read a blog, watch a video, write a post, record a short video. That's it. And all you need after that is one more step.
Take it one step at a time. Don't let overwhelm stop you from taking action.

Looking forward to seeing you in Nashville, San Francisco, or Vegas at the upcoming events πŸ™Œ

#PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #FabCon #FabConBarcelona #DataAnalytics BusinessIntelligence DataEngineering Ibiza CareerGrowth Motivation DataCommunity TechLeadership ContentCreation YouTube RADACAD
Wow, woke up to see this. 😲 9,000,000 views on Wow, woke up to see this. 😲 9,000,000 views on the RADACAD YouTube channel. Such a milestone, and I'm genuinely humbled. πŸ™

Some years ago when Leila Etaati and I started this channel, it was just meant to be a few explainer videos to go alongside our blog. We weren't consistent with publishing for a long time, it's only recently that I pushed myself to actually show up regularly. πŸ“ˆ Seeing it reach this number because of that is incredibly rewarding.

Thanks to YOU πŸ’™, whoever you are, wherever you are, if you've ever watched one of our videos. I hope it made a difference in your job and your life, and I hope I get to meet you in person someday. 🀝

And fittingly, this happened the same week as FabCon Barcelona. πŸŽ‰πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ

Link to the channel will be in the comments πŸ‘‡

#MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI #YouTube #FabConBarcelona #ContentCreation #DataCommunity #MicrosoftMVP #DataEngineering #DataPlatform #Milestone #RADACAD #Gratitude #FabricInsider #BusinessIntelligence #DataAI
Cheap is expensive πŸ’‘ I've had leads in the pas Cheap is expensive πŸ’‘

I've had leads in the past ask me to reduce our prices for consulting and training. My answer is usually the same. πŸ™‚

I have TONS of free resources on the RADACAD website. It costs you NOTHING to watch, read, learn, and implement yourself. πŸ“š

But if you need my time, or my team's time, that has a price. πŸ’°

I understand budget limitations are real. But ask yourself:

❓ Do you prefer the job done incorrectly, then pay extra later to make it right?

❓ Do you prefer a report built in a way that quietly kills its own performance 🐒, then pay double to bring someone else in to fix it?

❓ Do you prefer the work done by someone learning on your project, experiencing the mistakes as they go, or by someone experienced, who already knows the tricks and knows exactly what to do in exactly which situation? 🎯

β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή If your heart had a problem, would you look for the cheapest surgeon? Or would you look for the best one, where cost becomes irrelevant?

That's the mindset you need for anything that actually matters to your business. πŸš€

Now tell me, do you remember a time you went cheap on something and later thought "I really should have done this properly"? Let me know in the comments πŸ‘‡

#Consulting #BusinessAdvice #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #DataConsulting #ValueOverPrice #BusinessMindset #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #DataAnalytics #ClientRelations #BusinessStrategy #ProfessionalServices #DataCommunity #RADACAD
Fabric Data Warehouse Deep Dive: Polaris & GPU Acc Fabric Data Warehouse Deep Dive: Polaris & GPU Acceleration | Ep. 21 | Joanna Podgoetsky 🏭

New video is live now! Polaris engine internals, GPU-accelerated queries, configurable retention, Custom SQL Pools, and what every Fabric admin should be monitoring but probably isn't.

Watch: https://youtu.be/tyw4r-MBGoc

#MicrosoftFabric #FabricDataWarehouse #Polaris #SQL #FabricInsider #DataEngineering #GPU #Databricks #MicrosoftMVP #BusinessIntelligence #DataAnalytics #DataWarehouse #FabricUpdates #RADACAD
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