Fabric in a Day Workshop

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25 February, 2026
Microsoft Paddington Office

🗓 Date: Wednesday, 25th Feb 2026

🕐 Time: 9:00 AM – 17:00 PM

📍 Location: Microsoft Paddington Office, 2 Kingdom St, London W2 6BD

One Day. All About Fabric.

Hitachi Solutions invites you to a free, interactive, one-day workshop at Microsoft’s London Paddington Office for a day designed to help you experience the full potential of Microsoft Fabric – the unified analytics platform that brings all your data together for faster, smarter decision-making. 

Whether you’re a business leader, analyst, or technical specialist, this hands-on session will show you how Fabric simplifies the entire data lifecycle, from ingestion to visualisation, helping you turn complex data into meaningful insights, 

By the end of the day, you’ll leave having built a complete end-to-end data solution – showcasing how Microsoft Fabric can, unify disconnected data systems, break down silos, improve efficiency, and accelerate insight, all while reducing cost and complexity. 

 

What To Expect?

Throughout the day, you’ll progress through the complete data journey – connecting, transforming, modelling, and visualising data using Microsoft Fabric.

Begin by connecting to diverse data sources using Fabric Dataflows and Data Factory. Learn to automate ingestion and monitor data pipelines for seamless integration. 

Business value: Reduce time-to-insight and eliminate manual data processes. 

Step 1: Connect and Ingest Your Data

Begin by connecting to diverse data sources using Fabric Dataflows and Data Factory. Learn to automate ingestion and monitor data pipelines for seamless integration. 

Business value: Reduce time-to-insight and eliminate manual data processes. 

Step 2: Transform and Prepare for Analysis

Next, you’ll clean, enrich, and prepare your data using Apache Spark notebooks – ensuring it’s accurate, consistent, and ready for reporting.

Business value: Build trust in your data and improve decision-making. 

Step 3: Model for Scale and Reusability

Design efficient data models that support enterprise-wide reporting, with reusable datasets that simplify analysis. 

Business value: Empower self-service analytics and reduce reliance on IT teams. 

Step 4: Visualise and Share Insights

Finally, you’ll bring your data to life with Power BI, creating interactive dashboards and KPIs that deliver real-time insights across the organisation. 

Business value: Enhance transparency, collaboration, and agility. 

Why Attend? 

During this workshop, our experts will walk you through the key components of Fabric, including: 

  • Lakehouse architecture and design 
  • Data transformation using Fabric Pipelines, Dataflows and Spark 
  • Fabric Data Warehouse 
  • Real-Time Intelligence, AI, Machine Learning and Copilot capabilities 

You’ll gain practical experience through guided exercises that demonstrate how Fabric supports better decision-making and performance across your organisation. 

Agenda 

09:00 – 09:30 | Arrival and Welcome (breakfast provided) 
Settle in, meet the team, and get an overview of the day ahead. 

09:30 – 9:45 | Introduction to Hitachi Solution
Learn more about what we do and who we are.​

9:45 – 10:00 | Lessons from Microsoft: Unify and activate your data for AI innovation ​

10:00 – 10:45 | Choosing Your Storage and Compute Platform
 Explore the architecture of Fabric, including Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, and Real-Time Analytics, and learn how to select the right components for your needs.

10:45 – 11:0 | Break

11:00 – 11:45 | LAB 1: Ingest and Load your Data
Learn how to connect and ingest data from multiple sources using Dataflows, Data Factory, and Pipelines. ​

11:45 – 12:30 | Fabric Governance in Practice: Q&A with Sarah Coward, DEFRA Product Owner​

12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break 

13:30 – 14:15 | Intro to Apache Spark ​

14:15 – 15:00 | LAB 2: Data Transformation Spark & Notebooks
Hands-on session focused on preparing, cleansing, and transforming data using Apache Spark notebooks and business logic. ​

15:00 – 15:15 | Break​

15:15 – 16:00 | LAB 3: Data Visualisation
Build data models and bring insights to life using Power BI dashboards and KPIs. ​​

16:00 – 16:45 | Real-Time Intelligence, AI, ML
Explore how Fabric integrates with AI and Copilot to enable predictive analytics, automation, and intelligent insights. ​​

16:45 – 17:00 | Wrap-Up, Key Takeaways & Closing remarks
Recap key learnings and next steps for applying Fabric in your organisation.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is designed for data and analytics professionals who want to explore the full capabilities of Microsoft Fabric through hands-on experience.

It’s ideal for:

  • Data analysts, BI developers, and data engineers looking to understand how Fabric unifies data pipelines, modelling, and reporting.

  • Solution architects or data platform leads evaluating Fabric for enterprise adoption.

  • IT and digital transformation managers seeking to modernise legacy data systems and improve self-service analytics.

  • Business analysts who want to better connect data insights to decision-making.

Our Speakers

Graeme Ord

Graeme Ord

Hitachi Solutions

Graeme is a Senior Architect with over 20 years of consulting experience, focuses on the delivery of data and analytics solutions. He has been involved in implementing and establishing many successful programmes and projects covering data warehousing, data platforms, data visualisation, and self-service analytics solutions. These initiatives have enabled clients – and their users – to engage with their data and gain actionable insights by means of best-in-class Microsoft platforms and impactful visualisations.

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Anthony Sheldrake

Anthony Sheldrake

Hitachi Solutions

Anthony is an experienced Data Architect with a decade of expertise in analytics and data platform design. He delivers innovative Microsoft-based solutions that transform how organisations manage, model, and visualise their data. Anthony specialises in building scalable architectures in Azure and Microsoft Fabric that help businesses unlock insights, improve efficiency, and make data-driven decisions with confidence.

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Rumen Krastev

Rumen Krastev

Microsoft

Rumen is Global Senior Partner Solution Architect at Microsoft Partner organization with over 25 years of experience in IT and specialising in the Data & AI space. Rumen is part of the special Fabric Insider Program of Microsoft Fabric Product Group, which gives him direct access to the Fabric Engineering and latest news and roadmaps as well the opportunity to advocate for feature request from customers and partners. He’s also Architect Champion for Microsoft Cosmos DB and PostgreSQL for EMEA and certified Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert and Microsoft Certified Trainer. Rumen is passion about AI with particularly deep interests in GraphRAG, fine tuning and Confidential AI

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Details

  • Date 25 February, 2026

Venue

  • Microsoft Paddington Office