We are beyond excited to launch the Dutch Fabric user group! With this user group we aim to share knowledge with each and everyone in the Fabric community in and around the Netherlands.

For our very first launching meetup of the Dutch Fabric user group, we are welcomed by Macaw at their headquarters in Hoofddorp. We will have three exciting speakers to share their knowledge in the wonderful world of Microsoft Fabric.

For this meetup you need to register as only limited capacity is available. At the bottom of this page you can sign-up!

Agenda

17.00 – 18.30	Walk-in + Dinner
18.30 – 18.45	Kick-off and introduction to the user group
18.45 – 19.45	First session – Unify your data across domains, clouds, and engines in OneLake by Francesco Giorgo Fava & Christopher Mendyk
19.45 – 20.00	Short break
20.00 – 21.00	Second session – Setting up Fabric Capacities in Azure: How to and considerations by Christian Henrik Reich
21.00 – …	Round-up and drinks

Sessions & Speakers

We have trhe exciting speakers lined-up for this first meetup. Below you will find their session abstracts as well as speaker biographies.

We are still looking for the second speaker. So, if you have an interesting story to share, please submit your session to our call for speakers. If you’re a first-time speaker, don’t worry! We are more than happy to help you taking your first steps in the wonderful world of public speaking. Also, for all sessions submitted and not selected, we will keep a list of all sessions for future events.

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Unify your data across domains, clouds, and engines in OneLake
by Francesco Giorgo Fava & Christopher Mendyk

Unify your data across domains, clouds, and engines in OneLake
OneLake simplifies your data estate for the next generation, empowering you to leverage your investments for a truly hybrid and multi cloud strategy. Learn how to bring your data across clouds, accounts, and engines together faster and more efficiently than ever before. Are you using Azure Databricks? Do you want to understand how to combine that with Microsoft Fabric? We’ve got you covered. No matter where your data is, OneLake is where we accelerate your data potential, together.

Francesco is a senior business intelligence technology specialist at Microsoft Netherlands. Over the last years, Francesco helped a multitude of Enterprise organizations across verticals in embracing Microsoft BI landscape to translate data-driven insights into business strategies with tangible outcomes. With the launch of Microsoft Fabric, Francesco is now inspiring many organizations on the full potential of Microsoft Fabric.

Christopher Mendyk, is a Senior Cloud Architect at Microsoft and Fabric Technical Insider. He specializes in Modern Data Warehouses and Lakehouses on Azure Data Platform. Over the past decade designing and implementing large-scale analytics solutions with strong focus on Financial Services industry.

Setting up Fabric Capacities in Azure: How to and considerations
by Christian Henrik Reich

Fabric has 2 different licensing models, Power BI and Fabric Capacities. In this session, we will walk through Fabric Capacities and have a look at the differences between them. We will cover:

* When to select Fabric Capacity over Power BI licensing
* Azure requirements and roles
* Fabric Roles
* Location considerations
* Pricing considerations
* How to enable in fabric

Christian Henrik Reich is a principal architect at twoday kapacity in Denmark in the department for Technologies and architecture. Christian is also part of Mugato as a senior developer and AI developer. He started programming as kid, and still does. Christian has made everything from embedded programming to data warehouses. Last decade, his focus has mainly been on data. From optimizing and infrastructure to designing and building data solutions in cloud and on-premise.

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Location

We are gathering at Macaw at their headquarters in Hoofddorp. You will find them at the Taurusavenue 16E, 2132 LS Hoofddorp.

Registration

For this meetup you need to register as only limited capacity is available. No-shows will not be appreciated. In case you cannot make it, please cancel your registration well in advance so others get the chance to attend.