Global Fabric Day 2026: Security, Location & Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric
📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026
⏰ 9:30 AM – 1:45 PM PT | 12:30 – 4:45 PM ET | 4:30 – 8:45 PM GMT
📺 Free YouTube Livestream with Full Replay
Join us for a free, interactive YouTube livestream with full replay as part of Global Fabric Day 2026, the second annual worldwide event coordinated by the Global Fabric Community and hosted locally by Microsoft Fabric and Power BI user groups. 🎙️
This session is hosted by the Microsoft Fabric Location Intelligence & Security User Group, one of the only Fabric communities focused at the intersection of geospatial intelligence, security, and connected AI.
The Microsoft Fabric Location Intelligence & Security User Group exists for practitioners who sit at the intersection of geospatial analytics, security, AI, and modern data platforms, and who want to make Microsoft Fabric their home for all four.
📍 WHAT MAKES THIS EVENT DIFFERENT
Most Fabric events focus on analytics, engineering, or AI in isolation. This event explores what happens when location intelligence, security, and connected data are brought together inside Microsoft Fabric.
For organizations pursuing AI, operational intelligence, and modern data platforms, these intersections are becoming strategic advantages.
If you are responsible for AI initiatives, fragmented data, governance requirements, or proving the value of your Fabric investment, this event is designed for you.
📋 AGENDA
🟣OPENING SESSION: Why Organizations Are Standardizing on Microsoft Fabric
⏰ 9:30 – 10:00 AM PT | 12:30 – 1:00 PM ET | 4:30 – 5:00 PM GMT
The business case for Fabric as a unified data, AI, and governance platform. Why 2026 is the year data, security, and AI teams are converging on a single intelligence layer instead of fragmented tools.
Topics include:
The shift from fragmented tooling to a unified Fabric architecture
How Microsoft Fabric connects data engineering, analytics, AI, and Real-Time Intelligence
Why security and governance are built-in properties of Fabric, not add-ons
What the Fabric ecosystem looks like in 2026 and where it is heading
🟢SESSION 1: HOW - Extending Fabric, The Ecosystem Advantage
⏰ 10:00 – 10:45 AM PT | 1:00 – 1:45 PM ET | 5:00 – 5:45 PM GMT
Fabric is no longer just a product. It is the center of the Microsoft data and AI ecosystem. This session explains why every month of Fabric investment buys you more capability, and how the partner and ISV ecosystem accelerates what your team can build.
Topics include:
Real-Time Intelligence as the bridge between streaming signals and analytics and AI
Fabric IQ and Copilot as multipliers on top of governed data
Esri, ArcGIS, and location-aware partner workloads that plug directly into Fabric
Security and governance as architectural properties of the platform
How the partner and ISV ecosystem fills gaps and accelerates adoption
What this means for architecture decisions you are making today
🟠SESSION 2: WHERE - Location Intelligence, The Most Overlooked Business Signal ⭐
⏰ 10:45 – 11:30 AM PT | 1:45 – 2:30 PM ET | 5:45 – 6:30 PM GMT
Every Fabric event covers analytics and AI. Almost none treat location as a first-class signal. This is the session that makes this user group different.
Topics include:
Why location is the hidden KPI behind risk, resilience, logistics, and service quality
How Real-Time Intelligence plus geospatial analysis enables decisions while events are still unfolding
Geospatial analysis inside Fabric, not in a separate GIS world
GEOINT-style examples mapped to commercial and public sector Fabric scenarios, including outages, incidents, fraud, movement, climate, and borders
How Microsoft's Real-Time Intelligence capabilities support geospatial and event-driven solutions
Live demonstration of location intelligence inside a Fabric environment
🔵SESSION 3: WHAT - From Data to Intelligence
⏰ 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM PT | 2:30 – 3:15 PM ET | 6:30 – 7:15 PM GMT
Moving from data pipelines to trusted, governed AI outputs is where most organizations stall. This session focuses on what it actually takes to get there inside Microsoft Fabric.
Topics include:
AI readiness, what your data needs to look like before AI can trust it
Trusted AI patterns, governed data, clear semantics, and observable pipelines
Decision intelligence, connecting data outputs to real business decisions
How connected data, entity resolution, and semantic consistency determine AI quality
How Fabric IQ, semantic models, and connected intelligence improve AI outcomes and business decision-making
Common patterns that separate working AI from stalled AI projects
Fabric as the foundation for an enterprise intelligence layer
🟡SESSION 4: WHO - Identity, Security, and Agent Governance
⏰ 12:15 – 1:00 PM PT | 3:15 – 4:00 PM ET | 7:15 – 8:00 PM GMT
If Fabric is the enterprise intelligence platform, identity is the operating system that decides who and what gets to use it. This session covers the practical security architecture that Fabric practitioners need to know.
Topics include:
Fabric workspaces, items, and security modeled with Entra ID and RBAC
Row-level and object-level security as practical tools for real analytics environments
Service principals, managed identities, and agent permissions for AI and automation in Fabric
Zero Trust and identity as the control plane for your intelligence platform
Governance patterns for multi-team and multi-tenant Fabric deployments
Security architecture considerations for Fabric architects and engineers
⚪SESSION 5: NOW WHAT? - Building the Modern Fabric Career, Panel Discussion 🎯
⏰ 1:00 – 1:45 PM PT | 4:00 – 4:45 PM ET | 8:00 – 8:45 PM GMT
Technology changes quickly, but careers are built through a combination of skills, certifications, community participation, and practical experience. This session explores how successful Fabric practitioners are navigating that journey.
Fabric experts with AI and security skills are already showing up in high-value roles such as Fabric Data Engineer, Fabric Analytics Engineer, and Fabric-centric data architect in enterprises and partners worldwide. This closing panel brings together Fabric Super Users, MCTs, MVPs, and data engineers to answer the questions that matter for your career.
Panel questions include:
Which roles are emerging and what do they actually require
Fabric Analytics Engineer (DP-600)
Fabric Data Engineer (DP-700)
SQL AI Developer (DP-800)
Fabric Architect and AI and Data Architect (DP-750 plus SC-100 or SC-500)
What skills command salary premiums right now
How Real-Time Intelligence and streaming architectures change the job market
Where cross-skilling in security, Entra, Zero Trust, and data protection, adds the most value
How location intelligence creates differentiation for operations and risk roles
How certifications fit into a modern Fabric career narrative
PL-300, DP-600, DP-700, DP-800, DP-750 as the Fabric stack
SC-300, SC-500, SC-100 as the security and governance spine
What you would learn next if you were starting today
👥 WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This event is designed for data professionals, Fabric practitioners, architects, analytics engineers, data engineers, security professionals, AI practitioners, and GIS analysts interested in the intersection of data, AI, location intelligence, governance, and security.
Whether you are preparing for a Microsoft Fabric certification, evaluating Fabric for your organization, implementing security and governance controls, exploring geospatial analytics, or building AI-enabled solutions, you'll find practical guidance and community-driven insights throughout the day.
📺 FORMAT
Interactive YouTube livestream with full replay available after the event. Attendees are encouraged to bring questions for speakers and panelists during the live sessions.
ℹ️ ABOUT GLOBAL FABRIC DAY
Global Fabric Day is a free annual community event organized by Fabric and Power BI user groups around the world. Local events are independently organized and reflect the interests, expertise, and specialties of their communities.
📅 UPCOMING EVENTS FROM THE MICROSOFT FABRIC LOCATION INTELLIGENCE & SECURITY USER GROUP
June 23: Location Intelligence with Maps and GeoAnalytics in Microsoft Fabric 🌿
June 27: Global Fabric Day 2026: Security, Location & Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric 🌐
June 30: Get to Know Esri: From Living Atlas to Spatial Analysis for Fabric Users 🌍
July 7: Data and AI Security and Governance in Microsoft Fabric 🧠
July 21: Fabric IQ for Data Professionals 📊
July 25: Win in the Seams: Stitching Together Data and Security with Microsoft Fabric, KQL, and Data Logs 🪡
July 28: KQL for Data and Security Professionals ⚡
