Microsoft Fabric & AI Learning Hackathon

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (UTC)

Get ready for the Microsoft Fabric & AI Learning Hackathon! We're calling all Data/AI Enthusiasts and Data/AI practitioners to join us for the kick-off event where we will give background on the Hackathon challenges, provide links to get started, and give you a preview of what's to come in our upcoming Microsoft Fabric & AI Learning Hackathon Workshops! Plus, you'll get to meet other hackers, mentors, and experts who will help you along the way. Come with ideas or come for inspiration, we'd love to hear what you're planning to build!

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (UTC)

Learn how you can leverage the Copilot powered capabilities in Microsoft Fabric to improve the experience of developers and end users. This presentation will show how to go from start to finish applying features that Copilot in Microsoft Fabric offers. By the end of this presentation, you'll know how to leverage Copilot in Microsoft Fabric and be equipped with strategies to increase productivity and improve efficiency across all the workloads in Microsoft Fabric.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (UTC)

Join this session to learn how to create specialized AI powered Data Experts, on your data. The new AI skill experience is designed to seamlessly integrate into your custom AI solutions, or enhance the capabilities of your applications. You’ll gain insights into the process of tailoring this AI skill to your specific needs. Join us to unlock the power of GenAI and transform your data into a knowledgeable asset within your AI ecosystem.

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (UTC)

Leveraging high-volume, high-granularity data while it’s still in motion is critical for timely and accurate AI applications. Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric makes it simple to stream, analyze, and act on data in real-time. Join this session to learn more about how to use real-time data in your AI applications – such as using event-based triggers to ensure that generative AI responses are based on the most current information, powering real-time semantic searches using vector similarity in Eventhouse, identifying the unknown unknowns within the data using anomaly detection, and more.

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (UTC)

Efficiently managing high-volume, complex data is critical for building scalable AI solutions. Data Factory in Microsoft Fabric streamlines the process of ingesting, transforming, and orchestrating data, making it easier to prepare and integrate diverse data sources for AI applications. Join this hackathon to explore how Data Factory can help automate data workflows, enabling seamless data preparation for AI models. Learn how to design scalable data pipelines, automate data transformation, and optimize data integration, all within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. This is your chance to unlock the full potential of AI using Data Factory!

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (UTC)

This session dives deep into the development of AI-ready applications using Azure SQL DB, open-source platforms, Azure OpenAI, and more. We’ll cover the principles of modern application design, delve into the vector capabilities that enhance application performance, and demonstrate how to interact with your data conversationally. Additionally, we’ll explore how to mirror SQL data in Microsoft Fabric, providing you with the knowledge and practical insights to harness the full potential of Azure SQL DB for building intelligent, data-driven applications. Whether you're a developer, architect, administrator, or IT professional, this session is your golden ticket to mastering SQL and AI.

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (UTC)

Leverage the power of AI and BI to get key business insights on your Azure Cosmos DB data in Microsoft Fabric. Using mirroring, your Azure Cosmos DB data is seamlessly, incrementally replicated into Fabric OneLake in near real-time. Using DirectLake mode for PowerBI and co-pilot enhancements in Fabric, you can unlock the potential of generative AI to get key insights into your business-critical data.

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (UTC)

This session dives deep into recently released and brand-new features and integrations that are revolutionizing how we optimize, analyze, and integrate PostgreSQL databases in the cloud. From Automated Index Tuning recommendations to the latest news on Generative AI developments, with vector, azure_ai and azure_local_ai extensions. Whether you’re a seasoned developer looking to leverage cutting-edge tools or a data professional aiming to stream or mirror PostgreSQL data in Microsoft Fabric, this session will equip you with the knowledge and practical insights to harness the full potential of Azure Database for PostgreSQL.

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM (UTC)

Building robust AI solutions starts with effective data management. Microsoft Fabric's Data Warehouse provides a powerful platform for storing, transforming, and analyzing large datasets, enabling seamless integration with AI applications. In this hackathon, discover how to leverage the Data Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric to streamline data, design efficient data models, and run advanced analytics. Learn how to optimize your data for AI, ensuring accuracy and performance at scale. This is your opportunity to harness the power of Microsoft Fabric’s Data Warehouse to elevate your AI projects!

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (UTC)

You've hacked, you've learned, you've created! Now it's time to wrap-up and submit your awesome AI projects for the Microsoft Fabric & AI Learning Hackathon. In this session, we'll show you how to submit your project details, code, and demo video. We'll also give you tips on how to prepare for Microsoft Ignite, where you can expect new announcements related to Microsoft Fabric and more! Best of luck to all of our participants, we look forward to seeing what you've created!