Sónia Cruz
BI Tech Lead @ Devscope
Vila do Conde, Portugal
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Sónia is a Portuguese/German BI Tech Lead that has been working @DevScope, a Gold Data Analytics Microsoft Partner, for the last 7 years.
Sónia's academic journey began in Biomedical Engineering, where she developed her analytical and problem-solving skills. Her passion for leveraging data to improve healthcare and decision-making led her to her current role. At DevScope, she harnesses her knowledge to drive data-driven solutions, ensuring that insights are not only powerful but also tailored to specific business needs.
She is enthusiastic about anything data related - from programming to data visualization.
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Unlock the potential of Real-Time Analytics with Fabric
If you are a Data professional but you didn´t get the chance to explore streaming data scenarios, this session is for you!
Before Fabric, building analytics on top of real-time data was a complex and challenging task (not to mention costly!).
In this session, we will show how you, as a data professional, can take advantage of Fabric's Real-time Analytics (previously Kusto) to unlock the value of your real-time data in a simple way.
We will cover the main use cases for Real-time Analytics, showcase how to integrate real-time data into your One Lake using Kusto, and finally how to visualize it all within Power BI.
Power BI Security Playbook: A Framework for Naming, Access, Governance, and RLS
Managing access, sharing, and security in Power BI can quickly become complex, especially in organizations with multiple workspaces, datasets, and dashboards. Without a clear strategy, teams risk inconsistent naming, uncontrolled sharing, overly permissive access, and governance challenges that slow down development and increase risk.
In this session, I'll share a practical framework for Power BI access management and governance, drawn from years of real-world experience — covering naming standards, workspace and dataset roles, Row-Level Security, and sharing policies in a structured, repeatable way that scales from small teams to enterprise deployments.
Through live demos and lessons learned, I'll show how to audit your environment, apply consistent access patterns, and automate recurring governance tasks using the Power BI REST API and the Fabric Core MCP Server — so your governance framework runs itself instead of relying on manual checks.
You'll leave with actionable takeaways — including tips for managing security groups, standardizing access across environments, and setting clear sharing guidelines — and a repeatable framework for keeping your Power BI environment organized, compliant, and productive, whether you're a developer, architect, administrator, or analytics team lead.
Leverage Power Query to get data from Rest APIs
Are you curious about REST APIs or consider yourself a Power Query enthusiast? If so, this session is tailor-made for you! In today's data-driven world, there is an abundance of valuable data sources available online, often only accessible via API requests. For those who may lack experience in writing code, accessing this data might seem daunting. But fear not!
Join this session to discover how to harness the capabilities of Power Query within Power BI to seamlessly retrieve data from APIs. We will explore the different types of API requests you can make, providing practical demonstrations and step-by-step guidance.
Here's what you'll learn:
- Fundamentals of API Requests: Understand the basics of REST APIs and how they work.
- Integrating APIs with Power Query: Learn how to connect Power Query to various APIs with ease.
- Types of API Requests: Get acquainted with GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and other types of requests you can make to interact with APIs.
- Best Practices & Tips: Gain insights into best practices for working with APIs in Power Query, including handling authentication, managing rate limits, and optimizing performance.
- Troubleshooting & Debugging: Equip yourself with techniques to troubleshoot and debug common issues when working with APIs.
Whether you're a novice or have some experience with APIs, this session will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to unlock new data sources and enhance your data analytics capabilities. Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your Power BI skills and make the most of what the web has to offer!
Fabric: From Real-time Data to Custom ML‑Driven Insights
Real‑time analytics is no longer optional — organizations expect immediate, intelligent insights from their data. Microsoft Fabric’s Real‑Time Intelligence experience brings together event streaming, KQL databases, and low‑latency reports, but its true potential emerges when you enrich those streams with machine learning tailored to your business.
This session explores how to build an end‑to‑end real‑time analytics solution in Fabric and extend it with a custom machine learning model designed specifically considering the data patterns. We’ll demonstrate how to ingest and transform high‑velocity data using Event streams and KQL, operationalize a ML solution using Fabric Data Science capabilities, and integrate model scoring directly into your real‑time pipelines. Beyond anomaly detection, we’ll show you how the model can classify incoming data points and generate actionable recommendations - enabling automated decisions, alerts, and intelligent workflows.
Expect a practical, demo‑driven journey covering architecture and lessons learned from real projects. Whether you’re modernizing existing streaming workloads or building new intelligent applications, you’ll leave with a clear blueprint for combining Fabric’s real‑time engine with the flexibility of custom ML solutions — unlocking insights and actions that built‑in models alone can’t deliver.
Empower Your Data with Real-Time Intelligence leveraging Data Activator within Fabric
Are you a data professional eager to explore the dynamic world of streaming data? Look no further, because this session is tailor-made for you!
Fabric's real-time intelligence capabilities are revolutionizing how we interact with data, allowing users to take immediate actions based on real-time insights. In this session, you will discover how to harness these cutting-edge features to transform your data analytics.
Here's what you'll discover:
- Immediate Action with Data Activator: Learn how to utilize Data Activator within Fabric to set up triggers and alerts based on real-time data changes. This powerful capability empowers users to take immediate actions, such as sending notifications, updating dashboards, or initiating workflows, all in real-time. Imagine being able to respond instantly to critical events as they happen, without delay.
- Main Use Cases for Real-Time Analytics: Understand how real-time data can be a game-changer in various scenarios, from financial markets to supply chain management, enabling timely and informed decisions. By leveraging real-time intelligence, you can stay ahead of the curve and make proactive decisions that drive business success.
- Integration with One Lake: Learn how to seamlessly integrate real-time data into your One Lake environment, ensuring that your data is always up-to-date and ready for analysis. This integration simplifies data management and allows you to maintain a single source of truth.
- Real-Time Data Processing and Enrichment: Discover how Fabric's real-time intelligence enables you to process and enrich streaming data on the fly, transforming raw data into actionable insights instantaneously. This capability ensures that you always have the most relevant and current information at your fingertips.
- Visualization in Power BI: See how to effectively visualize real-time data within Power BI, making it actionable and insightful. Learn how to create dynamic dashboards that update in real-time, allowing you to monitor key metrics and respond swiftly to any changes.
With Fabric's cutting-edge real-time intelligence capabilities, you can transform how you interact with your data, turning insights into actions instantly. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your analytics game with Fabric!
Decide on the fly: Real-Time Analytics in Microsoft Fabric
Are you a data professional eager to explore the dynamic world of streaming data? Look no further, because this session is tailor-made for you!
In the fast-paced domain of aviation, the need for real-time data analytics is paramount.
However, before Fabric, building analytics on top of real-time data was a complex and challenging task (not to mention costly!).
In this session, we will take you on a journey through the clouds, demonstrating how you, as a data professional, can take advantage of Fabric's Real-time Analytics (previously Kusto) to unlock the value of your real-time data in a simple way.
We will cover the main use cases for Real-time Analytics, showcase how to integrate real-time data into your One Lake and take advantage of the other fabric experiences such as Data Activator, and finally how to visualize it all within Power BI.
By the end of this session, you'll be well-equipped to navigate the world of real-time analytics, enabling you to make swift, data-driven decisions.
Cruising Altitude with Power BI: Optimizing Your Analytics Journey
In this training session we will take flight into the world of Power BI with a focus on best practices, optimization and performance, considering an enterprise BI scenario.
We'll begin our journey with 'Architecture & Querying,' exploring the foundations of Power BI and its data querying capabilities, just like the precision instruments in an aircraft cockpit. Moving forward, we'll delve into 'Data Modeling,' where we'll craft our data 'flight plan,' ensuring smooth navigation through a sea of data. Next, in 'Reporting,' we'll soar into the skies of data visualization, creating compelling dashboards. Finally, we'll 'Deploy' our insights to empower decision-makers across the aviation landscape. Buckle up for a data-driven adventure!
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Sónia Cruz
BI Tech Lead @ Devscope
Vila do Conde, Portugal
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