Devon and Cornwall Microsoft Power BI User Group

Python - what's all the fuss about and how do I get started

We've had many sessions recently about Python and Fabric highlighting some of the amazing possibilities that are available with the use of these two tools.

In this session, I want to strip it back and take you through step by step on how to get started so that you can play and build in confidence.
We'll be utilising Chat GPT, we'll create notebooks with Power BI reports in them, we'll explore Sempy, we'll explore Pandas, we'll look at apis and we'll replicate Pagniated Reporting. By the end of the session, you'll feel confident enought to have a go and create your own notebooks.

Blog:
Most of you probably know who I am as I'm the founder of the User Group but if you don't, see Chat GPT's beautiful summary of me:

Sue Bayes is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with over five years of independent consulting experience as a data analyst and Power BI developer, helping businesses harness the full potential of their data. Certified as a Fabric Analytics Engineer, an Azure Enterprise Data Analyst and Power BI Data Analyst Associate, Sue is passionate about leveraging the latest tools in Microsoft Fabric to provide end-to-end data engineering solutions, with a strong emphasis on integrating Python into workflows.

Her expertise spans a wide range of reporting solutions, from project management and financial reporting to bespoke data cleansing, sentiment analysis, and advanced data pipelines within the Fabric environment. Sue's technical skills include Python, SQL, R, and C#, but her real passion lies in Power BI's M language and DAX, which she uses to create high-performance, dynamic reports.

Before becoming an independent consultant, Sue spent 15 years lecturing in Business and Computing, helping to shape the next generation of data professionals. Her deep understanding of data engineering, paired with a love for creating streamlined, actionable insights, has made her a sought-after expert in both the public and private sectors.

Outside of her professional life, Sue enjoys running, walking her dog, and embracing the outdoors whenever she can.

# Real-Time Intelligence - an introduction

If you want to start using Real-Time Intelligence capabilities, Kusto is the language to understand. Kusto allows you to use, amongst others, Azure Data Explorer, streaming data, and data from Log Analytics. The language seems to be a bit like SQL, but when things get rolling it can be confusing and hard to get right,

In this introduction session I cover the basics of the Kusto language and how to get started working with streaming, Log analytics and time-series data. I'll take a start from an introduction to the language, usable examples and implementations of different queries. I will also cover the method for working with scalar variables and window functions.

This is a level 100 session with a bit of level 200 at the end. A good session to get started with Kusto and is directed towards developers who are interested in the Kusto language and would like to get started.
Kusto is the language to use for, amongst others, Azure Data Explorer, streaming data, and data from Log Analytics. The language seems to be a bit like SQL, but when things get rolling it can be confusing and hard to get right,

In this introduction session I cover the basics of the Kusto language and how to get started working with streaming, Log analytics and time-series data. I'll take a start from an introduction to the language, usable examples and implementations of different queries. I will also cover the method for working with scalar variables and window functions.

This is a level 100 session with a bit of level 200 at the end. A good session to get started with Kusto and is directed towards developers who are interested in the Kusto language and would like to get started.

Bio:

Brian has worked with SQL Server for more than two decades - varying projects on both size and complexity. Now he's working to support the Data & Analytics team at Fellowmind.

Honored with MVP on Data Platform from 2023.

Currently given the honor of being Microsoft Recognized Fasttrack Solution Architect since 2022.

Brian loves data and is always trying to glue the business and tech together using his knowledge and experience.

He is always open to meet new people and help them get better at their job or task.

Being arranged

Session description to follow but we will be looking at Measure Killer and having a sneak preview into some exciting new features:

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xp8jn7n3rg4n6h?hl=en-gb&gl=GB