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Hi
We hope you are doing well. It has been some time since our last newsletter in Dec 2015. We have been busy organizing and running the Power BI & Fabric Summit 2026, and we are glad that it went very well. The amount of positive feedback we received is heartwarming. There have been many updates since our last newsletter. We have wrapped up all Fabric and Power BI training courses worldwide in 2025, wrapped up three Difinity conference events in ANZ in 2025, and the Summit 2026 has just wrapped up. We have new videos and content for you to study, along with updates on Power BI and Fabric features. Let's start.
Cheers
RADACAD
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There are many ways to share Power BI reports. When you share reports across the organization, most developers make mistakes when sharing in a workspace. In this video, you will learn the top mistakes, why they are not good ways to share reports, and what the alternative approach should be.
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You can create a shortcut from Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse to OneDrive or SharePoint. The shortcut gives you access to the files in OneDrive and SharePoint without copying them. The files can then be used simply like regular files in OneLake. Watch this video to learn how it works.
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You can get the size of each column in a Power BI semantic model in multiple ways. In this video, you will learn how to use the DAX Query view and the INFO functions to get this information from a model's metadata. Finding the size of consumption helps identify ways to reduce it, resulting in better performance in Power BI.
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You can go back to the previous version of the data before it changed in Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse using Notebook Python or Spark SQL code that traverses the Delta Lake table structure. This is immensely helpful when you want to troubleshoot Power BI reports or compare different versions of the data. Watch this video to learn all about it.
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In-Person Fabric and Power BI Courses: The World Tour 2025: Wrapped up
We are pleased to have wrapped up RADACAD's Power BI and Microsoft Fabric world tour for 2025. It was an amazing experience, and we loved the fact that so many of you are well on your track to utilize and learn Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
We look forward to seeing you in the 2026 training series. Stay tuned for the date announcements for 2026 classes.
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 the previous year's training tour;
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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 2026: wrapped up
The 6th edition of the Power BI and Microsoft Fabric Summit this year took place from the 23rd to the 27th of February 2026. We had almost 150 sessions presented by almost 170 speakers at a week-long conference across eight tracks, spread into two repeating time slots.
We received a huge amount of positive feedback, which is heartwarming for our team after all the hard work. This is made possible by many of our wonderful speakers. If you attended this year's summit, thank you. We are glad that you could be with us this time. If you haven't been able to attend, the recordings of all sessions are now available through the event website below.
Last but not least, save the dates for Summit 2027: 22nd to 26th Feb 2027. Stay tuned for when the ticket sales are open.
Event's website:
https://globalpowerbisummit.com/
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Difinity Conference, a great success, Australia and New Zealand. our 10th Difinity events
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.
Difinity 2025 was a huge success. We got amazing feedback from attendees of all three cities, and we can't wait to bring it back to Auckland, Sydney, and Melbourne next year. Special thanks to our speakers and everyone helped us running this event.
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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