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Christopher Schmidt

Christopher Schmidt

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Christopher Schmidt is a Principal Program Manager with deep expertise in real-time data systems, specializing in message streaming and event-driven architectures. At the forefront of Microsoft’s efforts in modern data platforms, Christopher has led initiatives that transform how organizations harness streaming data for intelligent, scalable decision-making. His work spans resilient, low-latency pipelines to AI-led consumption technologies. 

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • Real Time Intelligence
  • #Kusto
  • Eventstream
  • Eventhouse
  • Power BI Real Time Dashboards
  • Data activator

Supercharge your analytics with Microsoft Fabric Real Time Intelligence

For many years, data has been primarily batch loaded from sources on fixed schedules, resulting in operational challenges, outdated data, and delayed insights. The introduction of Lambda architecture aimed to mitigate these issues by accelerating some data processing. Now, with Microsoft Real Time Intelligence, we can easily enhance analytics architecture to easily integrate "hot-path" approaches to make data available faster.
In this instructional session, we will explore how to integrate event sourcing and other microservices patterns to achieve real-time data integration using Microsoft Fabric. Attendees will learn practical techniques and best practices for implementing these patterns to ensure seamless and efficient data flow.

Introduction to Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric: A Dive into Event-Driven Architectures

Real-time intelligence is revolutionizing the way we process and analyze data, making operations faster and more efficient across various applications. In this session, we'll explore how Microsoft Fabric empowers you to harness event-driven architectures in a low code SaaS platform, transforming data in flight. We'll dive into the core concepts, practical applications, and best practices that make these architectural systems the most powerful data analytics pipelines you've ever seen. Due to its powerful engine, we can even perform complex tasks like multivariate anomaly detection and predictive analytics directly on the streams of data as they are being processed!

You will learn:
-Grasp the basics of real-time data processing and event-driven architectures to measure the fabric of the business
-Understand how data transformations work in real-time messaging systems and how they differ from traditional data pipelines
-How to apply multivariate anomaly detection and predictive analytics directly within the visualization layer as data is being ingested in real-time

Effortless Data Transformation with Microsoft Fabric

The ability to transform and analyze data as it arrives is a game-changer for businesses seeking timely and actionable insights. This session will introduce you to some of the strengths of Real Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric, focusing on its capabilities for effortlessly transforming data. Say goodbye to complex orchestration paths and brittle pipelines, and let the database automatically handle the transformation for you. We'll delve into the core concepts, practical applications, and best practices that make KQL an essential tool for modern data analytics.

You will learn:

-Grasp the basics of real-time data processing in Microsoft Fabric
-How to chat with your data in real time as its being generated
-Learn best practices for data visualization and reporting, enabling real-time decision making

Join us to learn how you can unlock the potential of event driven architectures and revolutionize the way you approach data transformation and analytics.

Comparing data stores in Microsoft Fabric

In this presentation, we will explore the differences between three primary data stores in Microsoft Fabric: Lakehouse, SQL, and Eventhouse. Our comparison will cover various aspects including index maintenance, ELT patterns, scheduling/orchestration, and visualization capabilities. By the end of this session, you will gain insights into the unique features and advantages of each data store, enabling you to make informed decisions for your data architecture needs.

You will learn:
-The unique characteristics of each data store and how it relates to ELT patterns and data transformation
-Differences in each engines abilities around scheduling and orchestration capabilities

Operational Reporting with Microsoft Fabric

Data analytics largely consists of batch files that move data from one place to another, throwing larger and more complex hardware at the solution to get the best performance possible. Microsoft Fabric Real Time Intelligence revolutionizes data analytics by simplifying messaging and event based systems to reduce the complexity and cost of analytics solutions. In this session, Chris will walk through how Real Time Intelligence can be used to bring data in for analysis at speeds natively built for the modern age and how to making data available for operational reporting at record speed. Join us to discover how Microsoft Fabric Real Time Intelligence can transform your data analytics strategy!

1 hour duration,

DATACON Seattle 2025 Sessionize Event

June 2025 Seattle, Washington, United States

Christopher Schmidt

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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