In-person event
Microsoft Fabric & Databricks: Better Together
Cut through the noise around Fabric and Databricks. Learn how leading organisations
are combining both platforms to deliver trusted data, modern analytics, and AI at scale.
Tuesday 15th September 2026
9.30am – 4.00pm
This is an in-person event, in the Leeds city centre.
As organisations accelerate AI adoption, decisions about data platforms have become more important than ever. Microsoft Fabric is expanding what is possible across analytics, engineering, and AI. Databricks is powering advanced data science and machine learning at scale. However for most organisations, the question is not which platform to choose, it is how to use them together.
Better Together is a practical, hands-on event for data leaders and their teams who want clarity on where Fabric fits, where Databricks fits, and how to build a modern, governed, AI-ready data platform using both.
This is a collaborative session shaped by real delivery challenges, grounded in live demos and honest conversation about what works in practice.
What you’ll learn from the day:
- When to use Fabric, when to use Databricks, and how they complement each other.
- Live demos of Fabric IQ, agentic AI, and Databricks Genie in action.
- How to move from data everywhere to a governed, unified platform.
- Governance and compliance in practice: sensitivity labelling, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Microsoft Purview.
- How teams are surfacing insight differently, beyond traditional dashboards and reports.
- Real-world use cases delivering measurable value across sectors.
- A clearer picture of where your organisation sits and what to prioritise next.
Who should attend?
This event is designed for Heads of Data, Data Platform Leads, and Data Engineering teams. It is technical enough to show real value to practitioners, whilst grounding everything in the strategic decisions that leaders need to make.
Speakers
Andrew Edge,
Data & AI Solutions Lead:
Simpson Associates
Jon Smith,
Healthcare Account Technology Strategist:
Microsoft
Whether you’re evaluating Microsoft Fabric, already using Databricks, or looking to build a modern data and AI platform, this event will give you practical insights you can take back to your organisation.
Delivered in partnership with Microsoft, this event combines product insight with real-world implementation experience gained from helping organisations design, govern and modernise their data platforms.
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