Category: Fabric Insider 2026

Interviews with Microsoft Fabric team

Skills for Report Authoring in Power BI: A Conversation with Harleen Kaur (Fabric Insider Ep. 15)

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We’ve already covered how AI can build and modify a semantic model using the Power BI Modeling MCP server. But building the semantic model is only half the job, someone still has to build the actual report on top of it. In this episode of Fabric Insider, I sit down with Harleen Kaur, Product Manager Read more about Skills for Report Authoring in Power BI: A Conversation with Harleen Kaur (Fabric Insider Ep. 15)[…]

PBIP, PBIR, and Making Power BI AI-Addressable: A Conversation with Rui Romano (Fabric Insider Ep. 14)

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PBIX isn’t going away, but the code behind it is finally becoming something you can version, script, and hand to an AI agent without things blowing up. In this episode of Fabric Insider, I sit down with Rui Romano, Product Manager on the Power BI team within Fabric, the person behind PBIP, PBIR, and TMDL, Read more about PBIP, PBIR, and Making Power BI AI-Addressable: A Conversation with Rui Romano (Fabric Insider Ep. 14)[…]

OneLake Updates: A Conversation with Josh Caplan (Fabric Insider Ep 12)

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In this episode of Fabric Insider, I sat down with Josh Caplan, Director of Product for OneLake at Microsoft. Josh has been around this product family for a long time, starting as an intern on the Analysis Services team back in 2007, working on Project Gemini (which became Power Pivot), and joining the Power BI Read more about OneLake Updates: A Conversation with Josh Caplan (Fabric Insider Ep 12)[…]

Fabric Apps & Rayfin Deep Dive: A Conversation with Sachin Patney | Fabric Insider Ep. 11

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I have written and recorded about Rayfin before, what it is, how the Data App template works, and the cost story that makes it genuinely significant. But this conversation goes much deeper. I sat down with Sachin Patney, who leads Fabric App Development at Microsoft, and by extension the team that builds Rayfin, for a Read more about Fabric Apps & Rayfin Deep Dive: A Conversation with Sachin Patney | Fabric Insider Ep. 11[…]

The Next Evolution of Power BI — A Conversation with Mohammad Ali | Fabric Insider Ep. 10

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What is the next evolution of Power BI? Will Power BI Desktop ever become a prompt-first UI? And how do you actually decide whether you need a semantic model, an ontology, or both? I sat down with Mohammad Ali — Director of Product Management for Power BI at Microsoft, overseeing the PMs across the entire Read more about The Next Evolution of Power BI — A Conversation with Mohammad Ali | Fabric Insider Ep. 10[…]

Data Integration, Migration & the Future of ETL in Microsoft Fabric — A Conversation with Wee Hyong Tok | Fabric Insider Ep. 9

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Is ETL as we know it coming to an end? What is the real migration path from ADF, Synapse, or SSIS to Microsoft Fabric? And what does AI mean for the future of the ETL developer’s career? I sat down with Wee Hyong Tok — Partner Director of Product Management for Data Integration at Microsoft, Read more about Data Integration, Migration & the Future of ETL in Microsoft Fabric — A Conversation with Wee Hyong Tok | Fabric Insider Ep. 9[…]

Fabric MCP Servers, CLI & AI Agents — A Conversation with Hasan Abo-Shally | Fabric Insider Ep. 8

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Everyone is talking about MCP Servers. But most people still cannot clearly explain what one actually is, why it matters for Fabric, or how it differs from the APIs and skills they already use. In this episode of Fabric Insider, I sat down with Hasan Abo-Shally — Product Manager for Fabric MCP Servers and CLI Read more about Fabric MCP Servers, CLI & AI Agents — A Conversation with Hasan Abo-Shally | Fabric Insider Ep. 8[…]

Everything About the Microsoft MVP Program — A Conversation with Rie Merritt | Fabric Insider Ep. 7

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This episode of Fabric Insider is a little different from the others. We are not talking about a product feature or a technical update. We are talking about a program that has shaped the Microsoft data community for over two decades — and one that a lot of people misunderstand. The Microsoft MVP program is Read more about Everything About the Microsoft MVP Program — A Conversation with Rie Merritt | Fabric Insider Ep. 7[…]

Fabric Real-Time Intelligence & Fabric IQ — A Conversation with Yitzhak Kesselman | Fabric Insider Ep. 6

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We had Fabric. Then Real-Time Intelligence. Now Fabric IQ. What comes next? That is the question I most wanted answered when I sat down with Yitzhak Kesselman — Corporate Vice President for Real-Time Intelligence at Microsoft Fabric. Yitzhak leads not only Fabric RTI and Fabric IQ but also the Microsoft observability products within Azure. This Read more about Fabric Real-Time Intelligence & Fabric IQ — A Conversation with Yitzhak Kesselman | Fabric Insider Ep. 6[…]

What’s Hot and New for Power BI Semantic Models in 2026 — A Conversation with Christian Wade | Fabric Insider Ep. 5

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Christian Wade has been in the enterprise BI space longer than most. He was working with semantic models — Analysis Services, VertiPaq — long before Power BI even existed. Today he is Principal Product Manager Architect for Power BI Semantic Models at Microsoft, responsible for the intersection of product strategy, technical architecture, and customer relationships Read more about What’s Hot and New for Power BI Semantic Models in 2026 — A Conversation with Christian Wade | Fabric Insider Ep. 5[…]