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FabCon 2026 Barcelona: Artificial Intelligence Takes Center Stage in Microsoft Fabric

I recently had the opportunity to attend FabCon 2026 in Barcelona, Microsoft’s flagship event dedicated to Microsoft Fabric data, analytics, Artificial Intelligence and and SQL Server. As a Technology Leader data analytics and quality, attending events like FabCon enables staying ahead of the rapidly evolving Microsoft ecosystem and understanding how new innovations can create business value for our customers. This… 

Data Point Prague 2026

For the first time, I joined some days ago the Data Point Prague . The biggest International Data Conference in Prague. A two-day event dedicated to advancing knowledge in data technologies. Thanks to dbi-services to let me the possibility to attend this event. Thursday, May 28, 2026 The first day was dedicated to pre-conference Workshops. I choose the workshop “Performance… 

A Misleading SSAS Error in Power BI Report Server When Using DirectQuery Mode

Our client was experiencing issues after publishing a report that used Direct Query mode. Specifically, when the report was queried, the following error occurred: Error :  We couldn’t connect to the Analysis Services server. Make sure you’ve entered the connection string correctly. However, this issue did not occur in Power BI Desktop. In Power BI, several data loading modes are… 

SQLDay 2026 Workshops Overview

SQLDay 2026 offers a full-day workshop program on 11 May 2026, before the main conference scheduled for 12–13 May 2026 in Wrocław, with onsite and online participation options depending on the session. The workshops cover several areas of the modern data platform: advanced BI, AI and MLOps, SQL performance tuning, PostgreSQL adoption, and Microsoft Fabric automation. DAX – Beyond the… 

SQL Server’s LinkedIn Posts catch-up!

You may not have followed all my posts this summer about what we are doing with Microsoft SQL Server technology and the BI stack like Power BI and Azure Data Fabric. So, I thought I’d write a little catch-up blog post, to help you to find all LinkedIn Posts! First, a bit of humour with this image of SQL Server… 

Metadata-driven pipelines : la continuité du Master Package SSIS

Organiser des flux, c’est une question qui m’a accompagné tout au long de ma carrière. Quand j’ai commencé avec les ETL, j’ai appris “à l’ancienne” : toutes les règles de gestion codées directement dans les packages. Une approche rigide, lourde à maintenir, et qui surtout créait une dépendance forte de mes clients envers moi. Assez vite, j’ai développé une autre… 

Data Point Prague – Session avec Mark Lelijveld

Les 29 et 30 mai dernier (oui, j’ai pris un peu de temps pour écrire mon blog suite à un planning un peu trop chargé) j’ai assisté à la DataPoint à Prague. Avant de parler plus des sessions auxquelles j’ai assisté, je souhaitais remercier l’organisation de cette conférence.L’accueil était super, une mention spéciale à Bára qui a pris le temps… 

Exploring the Future of Data at SQLBits 2025 in London

I’m looking back on three amazing days of interesting technical insights from the SQLBits event 2025 in London. It’s actually my first time having the pleasure of attending one of Europe’s biggest data platform events and I can sincerely say, that I enjoyed every minute of interesting workshops and sessions all around Data management, Data engineering and analytics with the… 

SQL Server 2025 – Retirement of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

Microsoft has announced the end of the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) service. In other words, Microsoft will no longer provide new versions of SSRS. Currently, the latest available version is the 2022 version (https://www.microsoft.com/fr-FR/download/details.aspx?id=104502). However, it is important to note that this service will be supported until January 11, 2033. Moreover, it will still be possible to use SSRS… 

Experiencing SQLBits 2025 in London

This week, I’m in London attending the SQLBits 2025 conference.Since joining dbi services as a consultant, this is my second time taking part in the event. The last time was in 2022, but I attended remotely due to the uncertainties surrounding international travel at the time, as COVID-19 was still a concern.You can actually find the blog post I wrote… 

SQLDay 2025 – Wrocław – Sessions

After a packed workshop day, the SQLDay conference officially kicked off on Tuesday with a series of sessions covering cloud, DevOps, Microsoft Fabric, AI, and more. Here is a short overview of the sessions I attended on the first day of the main conference. Morning Kick-Off: Sponsors and Opening The day started with a short introduction and a presentation of…