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Chaudhary Ahmad Ali

Chaudhary Ahmad Ali

I-Link Digital, Chief Architect Data Analytics

Gilbert, Arizona, United States

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Ahmad uses his 22 plus years in technology to lead, architect, and deliver BI solutions using Azure and Power BI as well as mentor those with less experience in the discipline. He started his journey as a software engineer back in 2002, then discovered MOLAP and Tabular models in 2006 and that has been his area of expertise ever since. Ahmad specializes in the design of very large semantic models with billions of rows that meet the report-rendering service-level agreement of 10 seconds or less. Additionally, his deep knowledge enables customers from various industries and sectors to confidently adopt the best practices on every design layer of BI projects.

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • power bi
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Data Engineering
  • BI Engineering
  • Realtime Analytics
  • Machine Learning & AI

Direct Lake Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the Past Year

In this session, we will discuss when to use Direct Lake and explore best practices for utilizing this capability in MS Fabric. We will also cover strategies to maximize its effectiveness. As a Subject Matter Expert, I will share my experiences and lessons learned from implementing Direct Lake for clients with large-scale data use cases.

Power BI Development Framework

Explain the best practices of designing and implementing BI solutions using Power BI

2025 Data.SQL.Saturday.SD (SQLSatSD) Sessionize Event

June 2025

SQL Saturday Austin 2025 Sessionize Event

May 2025 Austin, Texas, United States

Microsoft Fabric Conference 2025

Direct Lake Best Practices and lessons learned from the past year

March 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

2024 Data.SQL.Saturday.SD (SQLSatSD) Sessionize Event

September 2024

SQLSaturday Denver 2024 Sessionize Event

August 2024 Denver, Colorado, United States

2024 Data.SQL.Saturday.LA (SQLSatLA) Sessionize Event

June 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States

Microsoft Fabric Conference 2024

Power BI Development Framework Post Fabric Launch.

March 2024 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Data Saturday Phoenix 2024 Sessionize Event

March 2024 Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Chaudhary Ahmad Ali

I-Link Digital, Chief Architect Data Analytics

Gilbert, Arizona, United States

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