State of Fabric In-Person Workshop - Chicago

Join Us In Person for the decisive "State of Fabric" in-person workshop in Chicago on April 28, 2026, hosted by CODE Magazine, tailored for senior leaders and technical teams ready to eliminate data sprawl and accelerate decision velocity. Dive into a packed one-day agenda featuring an executive morning focused on building a clear investment case and prioritized roadmap for Microsoft Fabric. Discover how to land Fabric in 90 days and engage in a lively executive panel discussion. The event rounds out with a practitioner afternoon exploring end-to-end Lakehouse patterns, building agentic AI apps with unified data, and a technical Q&A solution clinic where you can ask anything.

Don't miss this opportunity to turn data complexity into a streamlined, unified data estate. Join us to unlock actionable insights and proven patterns for builders and leaders alike.

Why Attend?

Connect with top experts and explore how to harness Microsoft Fabric for tangible business outcomes. Gain strategic insights and practical tools to set up Direct Lake, OneLake, and Microsoft Purview governance without disrupting your current architecture. Engage with other executives, decision-makers, and developers in sessions tailored to unify your data estate and elevate your business operations.

Why this matters now

• For leadership: A clear investment case with KPIs—where cost and complexity come out, where speed to insight accelerates, and how to strengthen risk and governance.
• For practitioners: Proven patterns to ship quickly—Direct Lake, OneLake, semantic models and Power BI, and Microsoft Purview for governance, security, and lineage.
• Coexistence without disruption: Use Fabric alongside SQL, Databricks, Synapse, and existing warehouses; adopt open formats and reduce copies.
• Strategic planning: A practical framework + next steps that aligns teams, sets workspace standards, and delivers a measurable win.

Format

• Executive morning: Outcomes, KPIs, and a prioritized roadmap.
• Practitioner afternoon: End-to-end Lakehouse patterns with governance, lineage, semantic models, and optional AI use cases.

Refreshments and catered breakfast & lunch included for attendees.

Space Is Limited

This in-person event is not recorded, and attendance is invitation only.