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Fabric & Power BI Manchester at Data Decoded — Rob Sewell & Duncan Boyne
Tuesday 13 October 2026·5:30pm·Manchester Central Convention Complex
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Date & Time
Tuesday 13 October 2026
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location
Manchester Central Convention ComplexWindmill Street, Manchester M2 3GX
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About this event
Two practitioner talks on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, held as the user group's evening session at the end of day one of Data Decoded MCR.
Rob Sewell explains what fabric-toolbox is and why you should care, touring Microsoft's open-source Fabric tools: FUAM for tenant monitoring, FCA for cost analysis, DAX performance testing, semantic model auditing and the MicrosoftFabricMgmt PowerShell module. Duncan Boyne, a Power BI and Fabric consultant at Tugger, shows how AI can build a whole three-page report, from data model to Figma wireframe to finished pages, including where it goes wrong. 17:30 to 19:30 in the Data Governance, Risk & Compliance Theatre, then the conference afterparty.
Free, but you need a free Data Decoded ticket as well as the Meetup RSVP.
Why go: hands-on Fabric tooling and an honest look at AI-built reports in one sitting. Best for Power BI developers and data platform owners.
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