Learn career advancing skilling resources at the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference
Whether you’re pursuing a career as a Fabric Analytics Engineer, or just brushing up on your data analytics know-how, we offer an array of learning modules, expert Q&As, friendly competitions, and comprehensive exams to help you achieve your goals. You can also join other Fabric enthusiasts by registering for our first European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference!
As Microsoft Fabric revolutionizes data analytics by integrating multiple services into a unified platform, we’ve made it a core part of our mission to help users master their Fabric skills to maximize the value of their data. Our roster of on-demand skilling courses, expert-led training sessions, and comprehensive exams covers every aspect of Fabric, setting you up for success no matter your goal. In this blog, we’ll review your options to build Fabric expertise, including an upcoming opportunity to connect with Fabric experts for in-person workshops and Q&A sessions.
Fabric bridges the gap between your data and your goals
Microsoft Fabric is our comprehensive cloud analytics platform designed to unify multiple services, including Power BI, Data Factory, and Synapse Analytics. With Fabric, data professionals can now collaborate on a unified platform, using shared tools and data formats for the first time. Its value lies in its ability to bridge the gap between raw data and actionable insights, enhancing the capabilities of data professionals and transforming business analytics.
Fabric Analytics Engineers play a vital role by preparing, transforming, and delivering this high-quality data from various Fabric components—such as lakehouses and data warehouses—for data scientists and analysts to draw actionable insights, thus bridging the gap between raw data and informed decision-making. Our Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer training course on Microsoft Learn capitalizes on this by teaching the implementation and management of Fabric components for creating and deploying analytics assets.
Connect with the Fabric community at our European #FabCon
No matter your role, our first-ever European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference promises a deep dive into the world of Microsoft Fabric, exploring its applications in data warehousing, data movement, AI, real-time analytics, and business intelligence. Running September 24-27, 2024, in Stockholm, Sweden, this event follows the success of our inaugural conference in Las Vegas.
Attendees can expect explorations and demos of the latest innovations, and they can drop into our Community Lounge for face time with industry experts. In addition to many of the sessions from the Vegas conference that our European customers may have missed, we’ll also have speakers reviewing exciting new Fabric features and skilling opportunities, plus updated flash cards to help you learn Fabric and Azure OpenAI concepts in a fun and playful way.
Register for the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference today (use code MSCUST for €200 off!) and prepare to get empowered with the skills and insights needed to leverage Fabric’s capabilities effectively, in addition to fostering a community of data enthusiasts and professionals eager to harness the power of data and AI for transformative business outcomes.
Join the Microsoft Fabric and AI Learning Hackathon
Looking to stretch your Fabric skills (pun intended) even further? Starting September 16, the Microsoft Fabric and AI Learning Hackathon arrives to unleash your creative potential and propel your skills to the next level.
This online event is your playground for exploring the power of Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI, all while collaborating with fellow tech enthusiasts and competing for exciting prizes. The hackathon is free to join, but like a password to a secret club, you must complete an online Microsoft Learn Challenge first! This Challenge lets you engage with some cutting-edge technology and chat with experts before you start hacking.
Fuel your imagination with endless possibilities:
- Choose your path: Whether you’re a solo adventurer or a team player, you can dive into any of the diverse offerings. Design AI solutions for real-world problems, build chatbots with personality, or explore the cutting edge of natural language processing—the possibilities are endless.
- Level up your expertise: Dive into a treasure trove of learning resources, including workshops, live sessions with Microsoft experts, and exclusive access to Azure OpenAI. This is your chance to gain valuable insights, sharpen your skills, and become a Fabric and AI maestro.
- Connect and collaborate: The Hackathon isn’t just about individual brilliance; it’s about sharing ideas, brainstorming solutions, and building impactful connections. Join the dedicated Hackathon forum, meet like-minded peers, and foster lasting collaborations.
- Compete for prizes: At the end of the Hackathon, submit a description of your project, the solution overview, a short video demo, and link to a GitHub repository for your chance to win prizes!
Microsoft Fabric and AI Learning Hackathon
Building the next wave of innovative AI powered data analytics applications with Microsoft Fabric
RSVP to our upcoming livestream series to learn more about the Hackathon. This is your chance to get started, plus meet other hackers, mentors, and experts who will help you along the way. Come with ideas or come for inspiration, we’d love to hear what you’re planning to build.
Have more questions and ideas after attending the livestream? We’ve got you covered! Join us for an Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA) event the following day on September 17th, 9am PT where we will be answering live questions and sharing even more details and resources to help you get started.
In addition, you can join us in the Microsoft Fabric Community Forums and DevPost Dischord for 24-hour Q&A support!
Streamline your Fabric skilling with our curated learning plan
With such a wide array of online skilling resources, we want to make sure you find the right one to suit your needs. That’s why earlier this year we introduced Plans on Microsoft Learn, a new way to offer structured, guided learning for Azure tools and solutions. These Plans provide curated content, clear milestones, and automated reminders to enhance learning efficiency, streamlining the path for you to acquire in-demand technical skills.
With the Make your data AI ready with Microsoft Fabric Plan, you’ll learn how to use AI to unify your intelligent data and analytics on the Fabric platform, with learning milestones that include:
- Ingest data: Learn various methods for bringing data into Fabric, including shortcuts, pipelines, and dataflows.
- Transform data: Transform data using dataflows, procedures, and notebooks.
- Store data: Learn how to store processed data in both the Lakehouse and Data Warehouse for efficient retrieval.
- Expose data: Discover how to create reusable semantic models in Power BI to make the transformed data accessible for analysis.
Learn from our Fabric pros, then test your skills
Whether you’re pursuing a career as a Fabric Analytics Engineer or want to brush up on your overall Fabric know-how, there’s plenty more to help you reach your goal.
Our Implementing a Data Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric Virtual Training Day—basically an online skilling bootcamp—explores the distinction between data lakehouses and traditional data setups, and takes a spin through key components like Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Factory.
Fabric Career Hub, meanwhile, has everything you need to get you ready to take our Fabric Analytics Engineer certification exam, including:
- Live sessions, hosted by Fabric experts, with detailed walkthroughs of Fabric learning resources. These sessions are typically broadcasted live with instructor Q&A, and then available on-demand.
- Hour-long cram sessions during which certified trainers will guide you through focus areas, pepper you with sample questions, and impart any helpful tips and tricks to get your ready for the big test.
- A practice test featuring 50 sample questions to help you identify specific areas to focus on, ensuring you’re well-equipped to ace your certification.
There’s also on-demand Fabric content to watch with our Learn Live series, which features Fabric experts and engineers to discuss and answer questions from participants, and self-guided learning paths that cover everything from AI, to data ingestion, lakehouses, and real-time analytics. Building data pipelines to regulatory compliance.
There’s never been a better time to master Fabric
When it comes to Fabric, we have a treasure chest of knowledge with interactive activities, exciting challenges, and expert-led deep dives to help you stretch your knowledge. Explore our Get Started with Microsoft Fabric learning path for an in-depth look at Fabric’s vast capabilities, then register for the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference to get hands-on experience and make new connections.
