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Hi
We hope you are doing well. Reza published 14 videos from the series of interviews with the Microsoft Fabric Product team, also the early-bird tickets are closing today for Difinity conference in Australia and New Zealand, and early-bird tickets are closing for some of the cities for Fabric and Power BI world tour courses. We also have some new blog articles and videos that help you in Power BI and Fabric work. Let's get into all of that in today's newsletter.
Cheers
RADACAD
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When you have Merged Cells in Microsoft Excel file, the data loaded in Power BI won't have all the values. there is a simple Data transfomration in Power Query which you can use in this scenario. the same transformation is also avaialble in Microsoft Fabric Dataflows as part of Data Factory.
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Did you know that there are two functions to pull data from SharePoint files or folders into Power BI using Power Query in Power BI Desktop or Dataflow in Microsoft Fabric? In this video, I explained the difference between SharePoint.Files and SharePoint.Contents functions in Power Query and scenarios that are helpful in getting data from SharePoint.
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In-Person Fabric and Power BI Courses: The World Tour 2024 has ended, and 2025 dates announced: early bird sales closing for Europe
We have announced the dates and cities for the in-person RADACAD courses in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Last year, the tour was in 17 cities, and we got fantastic feedback from attendees.
This year's tour includes Power BI and Fabric training, and we look forward to seeing you there.
Seats are limited. We want you to take advantage of this opportunity to learn the cutting-edge technologies of Microsoft Power BI and Fabric and use them to step up your career ladder. Reza developed the training content for courses in the Rookie to Rock Star format (similar to our popular Power BI courses). These are in-person training sessions.
We are looking forward to welcoming you all to this course.
Course: Microsoft Fabric; From Rookie to Rock Star (3-days)
Course: Microsoft Fabric; From Rookie to Rock Star (3-days)
Here are some feedback from this round of training;
- Enthusiastic and intense, it’s been an incredible three days, covering all important aspects of Data engineering, Data warehousing, Integration, Data governance, and Fabric best practices. From hands-on lab exercises to ad hoc discussions, we’ve dived deep and explored every facet of the Fabric landscape.
- The course was very helpful to deepen more into the Power BI capabilities and its use cases, seeing different solution alternatives, and strengthen the knowledge we already have in some topics.
- I liked the training a lot. It was a very interactive session - good level of overview around PowerBI Architectures, mixed with right level of deeper dives. Reza was always open and approachable to adjust the agenda and answering questions relevant to the audience. I enjoyed switching between presentation and Live-demos, which made the content easy to understand and remember.
- Reza is very knowledgeable in MS tech stack and some of the questions he answered went beyond just the fabric usage in a more holistic and practical view from his experiences. It was one of the best engaging trainings I have attended in years and would definitely recommend anyone looking to learn Fabric architecture and workloads to attend this brilliantly designed course.
- I thoroughly enjoyed the Microsoft Fabric training. The content was well-structured and relevant, providing a deep dive into essential topics. Reza was an outstanding trainer, whose enthusiasm and deep knowledge made the learning process both effective and enjoyable. His practical examples and hands-on approach greatly aided in understanding the complexities of Fabric. I leave this course better equipped and confident in applying these new skills in my work. Highly recommend!
- I really enjoyed the training. I learned a lot. Reza has the ability to convey information well and takes the time for questions.
- The course was quite informative and filled up gaps in understanding MS Fabric platform. Now we have clearer strategy what is the best way to use the platform.
Thank you! Great job!
A list of all upcoming events is available here.
Here are some photos from last year's training tour;
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Reza Rad interviews product managers from the Microsoft Fabric product team, focusing on different aspects of Microsoft Fabric. 14 interviews have been published already about features announced at the FabCon 2025 conference, as well as the roadmap for some upcoming features.
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Short videos
Check out our short videos about a variety of topics in Fabric, Power BI, and Data Analytics. The videos aren't shared on YouTube, but if you connect to Reza on LinkedIn or follow our Instagram or TikTok, you can watch them there.
LinkedIn: rezarad
TikTok: rezaradacad
Instagram: radacad_academy
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Recent and Upcoming Events
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Power BI & Fabric Summit 2025: 5th year success
The 5th edition of Power BI and Microsoft Fabric Summit this year was a huge success. We thank all the fantastic speakers and the Microsoft product team for their continuous support. You all made this happen. Here is some feedback from those who attended this event. Seeing these made our week, we love you all, and looking forward to seeing you in Feb 2026.
Event's website: https://globalpowerbisummit.com/
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Difinity Conference, early-bird closing this week, Australia and New Zealand
Difinity is the largest Microsoft Data, AI, Power BI, and Fabric Conference in New Zealand and Australia, focusing on Microsoft Fabric and Data and AI technologies of Microsoft. IT Decision Makers, Developers, Business Analysts, IT Professionals, Data Engineers, Data modelers, ETL developers, Data Architects, BI Managers, BI Professionals, Database Administrators, Architects, Digital & Big Data business leaders, and Consultants will gather for two consecutive days of learning.
We are pleased to have the websites open for ealy-bird sales for Difinity 2025 dates. the early bird price is only available today.
Auckland: https://difinity.co.nz/
Sydney: https://difinitysydney.com
Melbourne: https://difinitymelbourne.com
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RADACAD Academy: Training self-paced
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The RADACAD Academy now includes over 50 video courses and over 450 hours of high-quality content. We have 20 video courses just on the Power BI subject, which rarely can be found on another platform. There won't be a better time to join the academy. https://learn.radacad.com/academy/
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Leila Etaati is a name that RADACAD started, grew, and matured with it. She was the heart and brain of RADACAD. It is with great sadness that she passed away on the morning of 31st of December 2023 after 11 months of nonstop fight with progressive head and neck cancer. Leila was co-founder and co-director of RADACAD, Power BI & Fabric Summit, Difinity conference, Data Insight Summit, SQL Saturday Auckland, Power BI and Analytics user group in Auckland, and Global AI BootCamp in Auckland.
Some of the videos and articles published in 2023 were done while Leila was either at the hospital or going through difficult treatment plans. Nothing has ever stopped Leila from doing her work, which she loved and wanted to help community at the same time.
The past few months were split into two parts: the part that she was battling deadly cancer with all her might, I have been with her at the hospital, and we never really had much chance to think about work and our newsletter. And after her passing, which was not less difficult for me to keep going.
I may write about her difficult path in the last few months of her life at some stage, it is the most unbelievable and sad story, but also shows how strong Leila was facing all of those in a situation that everyone else would have lost hope.
I have written a tribute to her which is also mentioned in her Eulogy, which you can read here.
Below is also the video of her funeral. Leila is always with RADACAD.
Reza
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Consulting Support Calls with RADACAD Team
Get on a one-on-one call with one of our consultants, and get your problem fixed as soon as possible. On a monthly subscription, we can cover all your questions. Choose what is the best package for your monthly support subscription. Hours to be used within 30 days (one month). You can cancel anytime, No long term contract. Contact us if you have any questions.
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