Fabric, from the people running it
Talks and live demos on moving data platforms to Microsoft Fabric and using AI agents
In short
A Tallinn Data Week satellite event where two Estonian companies share how they moved to Microsoft Fabric, what worked, what did not, and what it made possible. The programme includes talks on migration from Qlik and another platform, Fabric IQ, and how AI agents need business context. There are also live demo corners, expert Q&A and lunch.
Summary by Eventeeka from the organizer’s announcement. The original text follows below.
21 October 2026, Wednesday · 09:00–13:00 · Free · EN
Palo Alto Club, Telliskivi tänav 57, 10412 Tallinn, Harju maakond ↗
Tallinn Data Week satellite event by SparkleSolutions OÜOne morning, one journey: from an old reporting estate to a data platform your AI agents can actually understand.
Two Estonian companies share how they moved to Microsoft Fabric, what worked, what didn't, and what it made possible. Then see it live and ask your own questions over lunch.
Programme08:30 Doors open, coffee
09:00 Welcome
09:10 Fabric in 2026: what it's worth, what it costs, what to decide first
Pieter Jansen, Managing Partner, Sparkle
09:40 Qlik to Fabric at Äripäev: the method, and where AI actually helped
Liis Rush, Head of Data Platform, Äripäev
Äripäev has multiple businesses, multiple source systems and multiple versions of every customer, all reported in Qlik.
Liis shows how a small part-time team is moving everything to Microsoft Fabric: what to migrate first, how to untangle one customer across many systems, and how to prove the new reports match the old.
Then the AI story: why writing down your standards comes before any assistant, where AI sped things up, and where it confidently got it wrong.
10:10 Coffee break
10:30 Nabuminds: from an existing platform to Fabric, and what came next
Aaron Lee Amarga, Head of Business Intelligence, Nabuminds
Aaron explains why they moved their existing platform to Microsoft Fabric, how a short kickstart turned into a team that runs it themselves, and where dbt fits.
The value of Fabric goes beyond reporting: a Fabric Data Agent for business questions and Real-Time Intelligence on live data, helping save money by detecting critical issues early.
11:00 Fabric IQ: the company brain
Sparkle · Pieter Jansen
AI agents are only as smart as the business context you give them.
Fabric IQ lets you describe your business, its customers, products and how they relate, on top of your data. We show what it is, what it takes, and a live example of an agent answering questions across the business.
11:30 Meet the experts: one-minute intros to the demo corners
11:35 Lunch + Demo & Expert Corners
Grab lunch and walk between four live demo corners run by Sparkle experts. Each corner runs a short demo at 11:45, 12:10 and 12:35. In between, bring your own questions.
Fabric Data Agent: ask your data questions in plain language
Real-Time Intelligence: live data, live dashboards, automatic alerts
Calibrating agent models: how to make an agent give the right answer, and measure it
Capacity management: what is using your capacity, and are you paying for the right size
13:00 Close
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