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Shabnam Watson @ShbWatson

Microsoft MVP | Author | Architect | Helping Organizations Modernize Data & Analytics with AI-Driven Insights | Speaker

Joined February 2009
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🚀 DP‑800 series starts this morning! Join Mikey Bronowski and me as we kick off a new Reactor series on SQL AI with a DP‑800 exam tour. 🗓 May 5 ⏰ 8 AM PT | 11 AM ET 👉 developer.microsoft.com/en-u… #DP800 #SQL #AI #AIinSQL #AzureSQL #SQLServer #SQLinFabric #SQLCommunity

Get Certified: SQL AI Developer (DP-800) | Microsoft Reactor

Attend Reactor Event Series for on-going opportunities to learn, connect, and build. Expand your skillset.

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🚀 DP‑800 kicks off Tomorrow! Join Mikey Bronowski and me for a guided exam tour of Microsoft’s new SQL AI certification. 🗓 May 5 ⏰ 8 AM PT | 11 AM ET 👉 developer.microsoft.com/en-u… #DP800 #SQL #AI #AIinSQL #AzureSQL #SQLServer #SQLinFabric #SQLCommunity

Get Certified: SQL AI Developer (DP-800) | Microsoft Reactor

Attend Reactor Event Series for on-going opportunities to learn, connect, and build. Expand your skillset.

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🚀 DP‑800 kicks off Tuesday! Join Mikey Bronowski and me for a guided exam tour of Microsoft’s new SQL AI certification. 🗓 May 5 ⏰ 8 AM PT | 11 AM ET 👉 developer.microsoft.com/en-u… #DP800 #SQL #AI #AIinSQL #AzureSQL #SQLServer #SQLinFabric #SQLCommunity

Get Certified: SQL AI Developer (DP-800) | Microsoft Reactor

Attend Reactor Event Series for on-going opportunities to learn, connect, and build. Expand your skillset.

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My 2026 Microsoft MVP swag has officially landed! Thank you so much to @IrishSQL , MVPGA, and Microsoft for everything you do to support and invest in this community. Proud to be part of a program that truly values sharing, learning, and giving back. #MicrosoftMVP #MVPBuzz
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Looking forward to speaking at FABCON in Atlanta this March. I’ll be presenting “End-to-End Security for Data Warehousing in Microsoft Fabric” #FABCON #FABCONSQLCON26 #MicrosoftFabric #DataWarehouse #Security
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Excited to be speaking at SQLCON in Atlanta this March. I’ll be presenting “A Guide to Making the Most of Your SQL Skills Using Microsoft Fabric”. Hope to see you there. #SQLCON #FABCONSQLCON26 #MicrosoftFabric #SQLinFabric
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Arun Ulag
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Microsoft has acquired Osmos to push the future of autonomous data engineering forward in #MicrosoftFabric. Less manual work. More AI ready data. Faster insights. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/7jmex4ka

Microsoft announces acquisition of Osmos to accelerate autonomous data engineering in Fabric - The...

Today, Microsoft is announcing the acquisition of Osmos, an agentic AI data engineering platform designed to help simplify complex and time-consuming data workflows. Microsoft Osmos: Extending...

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💡 I submitted a feature request for Microsoft Fabric RTI Copilot—and it needs your votes! ✅ Explain queries & streams ✅ Add comments to queries Help bring these features to RTI! 👉 Upvote here: community.fabric.microsoft.c… #MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #RTI #RealTimeIngelligence

Re: Enhance Copilot in Real Time Intelligence to Explain existing queries/streams - Status changed...

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Martina Grom ☁️ 🏃‍♀️ 🦋#bekind@magrom
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Contoso was the age of modern workplace, Zava is the age of AI #contoso #zava #microsoft365 #copilot
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Clean Power BI models aren’t just good practice, they’re essential for AI. Implementing a star schema, using clear naming conventions, and adding descriptions create models that AI can interpret accurately. #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #Copilot #AI #MSIgnite
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Here is the last Microsoft Ignite AI session of the day to watch for free. Learn how to use Power BI and data agents in Fabric to become an AI-first organization. Starts at 7 pm EST, Nov 19th. ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/s… #MSIgnite #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricDataAgents
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For those interested in Fabric IQ, this is your chance to learn: ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/s… EST - Nov 19 Free virtual attendance. #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ #RTI #FabricAgents
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🚀 Big news from #MSIgnite! @arunulag introduced Fabric IQ, taking Power BI semantic models to the next level by turning them into ontologies for AI agents with real business context. Learn more: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fa… #FabricIQ #MicrosoftFabric #AI
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I see a new icon in Microsoft Fabric workloads! See the green IQ icon! This is from the "Innovation Session: Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databases - the data estate for AI " by @arunulag at #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ
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🌟 Meet Fabric IQ: Your Enterprise Semantic Layer for AI Microsoft has introduced Fabric IQ, now in preview. Fabric IQ is the foundation for smarter decisions and better outcomes in the era of AI. 👉 Learn more: blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en… #MSIgnite #MicrosoftFabric #AI #FabricIQ

From Data Platform to Intelligence Platform: Introducing Microsoft Fabric IQ

The organizations winning today are not merely collecting more data. They are the organizations turning data into intelligence, and intelligence into action. They are building systems that observe,...

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🎉 SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric is now Generally Available! 🎉 The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database. 👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news #MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI
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The official #MSIgnite blog and link to Book of News is out! See all the announcements around AI and SQL! #AI #MicrosoftFabric #SQLDatabaseinFabric
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18 Nov 2025
AI is redefining how organizations work and innovate. The most important news from #MSIgnite: responsible integration, real-time decision making, and a future shaped by intelligent technology. Here's the latest: msft.it/6004tR0dO
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17 Nov 2025
Would love for everyone to tune into the #MSIgnite Keynote Tuesday at 9am pacific. If you aren't here physically, you can watch at ignite.microsoft.com/. I'm very excited for the new #MicrosoftFabric announcements that we will highlight.

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17 Nov 2025
Tomorrow #MSIgnite kicks off the next wave of AI transformation. ⚡️🌐 Join us live at 9AM PT as Microsoft leaders unveil what's next in AI, cloud, and security. Save this post and tune in: msft.it/6019tRMz1
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INFOSEC F0X 🔥
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16 Nov 2025
My favourite generational leap back in the day ! EGA->VGA was huge back in the days.
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Excited to be part of the first ever #sqlcon next March 2026 in Atlanta. The top experts from the #sqlfamily will be there along with @Microsoft speakers to give you the latest on #sql, ground to cloud to fabric. Register today at aka.ms/sqlcon.
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